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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
School Holiday Concert 08
School Holiday Concert 08, originally uploaded by applesandcheeses.
Here's the second clip:
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School Holiday Concert 08, originally uploaded by applesandcheeses.
The quality of the previous video I posted was so horrible that I have been trying to figure out how to improve it. These clips are a little better, I think.
Here's the second clip:
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Holiday Concert
Dwayne and I thoroughly enjoyed the holiday show at Dinah's and Djuna's school. Here are a few video clips, just to give you an impression. The principal played the piano, the whole event was sweet and simple, and the kids seemed to be enjoying themselves. The funniest part was when the Kindergarteners came out and the parents all went wild, standing up and scooting around to get videos and photos. The principal said, "Ah, there's nothing like a Kindergarten parent. Turn around and look at yourselves." I did what she asked us to do and saw that there we were all standing, craning our bodies in awkward positions to get the best shots of our little sweeties. ¶ 1:54 PM 2 Comments
Dwayne and I thoroughly enjoyed the holiday show at Dinah's and Djuna's school. Here are a few video clips, just to give you an impression. The principal played the piano, the whole event was sweet and simple, and the kids seemed to be enjoying themselves. The funniest part was when the Kindergarteners came out and the parents all went wild, standing up and scooting around to get videos and photos. The principal said, "Ah, there's nothing like a Kindergarten parent. Turn around and look at yourselves." I did what she asked us to do and saw that there we were all standing, craning our bodies in awkward positions to get the best shots of our little sweeties. ¶ 1:54 PM 2 Comments
5th Birthday Party pictures
As promised, I am trying to update my online photos. So, at long last, here are photos from the girls' 5th birthday party (which was in July, though their birthday is in August). We had a great time at a lovely indoor playground called Amy's Playground. The theme was "Go Wild," and we had wild music, wild animal decorations, a pull-apart cupcake cake (in the shape of a lion), wild fun on the play equipment, and a wild balloon artist. Oh, and most importantly, a big bunch of happy, wild kids to enjoy it all.
Click [ here ] to see the pics.
Monday, December 08, 2008
Holidays
I haven't updated in awhile -- I feel so bad about it! I'll have to catch up with picture posting over Winter Break.
We have been thoroughly enjoying the holidays so far. We had a very nice Thanksgiving with my cousin Alison and her boyfriend Gavin, and now we are rocketing toward Christmas with lots of excitement.
Dwayne and I bought one of those advent calendars that has a little door for each day, and Dinah and Djuna love to open those doors to see what little goodie is inside. It could be anything from a piece of chocolate to Christmas socks, so that is a fun moment each evening after dinner.
We got the house decorated and our tree up this past weekend. It's our first year with an artificial tree. Dinah in particular sniffled all last December while the tree was up, so we figured we'd try a fake tree. Artificial trees are so expensive that we went on Craigslist and found a very nice 7.5 foot one for a great price. It actually looks pretty good!
Soon, we'll do our annual trip to Travel Town (a part of Griffith Park that has been set aside as an interactive train museum) for a Train Ride to Santa. The park staff decorates the park with lights, and they blare Christmas music. We go at nighttime, ride the train, enjoy the lights, visit with Santa, get our pictures taken and then dash back to the car to warm our fingers. Yes, it actually does get pretty nippy at nighttime in the winter here in So. Cal.
I feel great and grateful to be able to move on with my life after cancer. ¶ 11:31 AM 1 Comments
I haven't updated in awhile -- I feel so bad about it! I'll have to catch up with picture posting over Winter Break.
We have been thoroughly enjoying the holidays so far. We had a very nice Thanksgiving with my cousin Alison and her boyfriend Gavin, and now we are rocketing toward Christmas with lots of excitement.
Dwayne and I bought one of those advent calendars that has a little door for each day, and Dinah and Djuna love to open those doors to see what little goodie is inside. It could be anything from a piece of chocolate to Christmas socks, so that is a fun moment each evening after dinner.
We got the house decorated and our tree up this past weekend. It's our first year with an artificial tree. Dinah in particular sniffled all last December while the tree was up, so we figured we'd try a fake tree. Artificial trees are so expensive that we went on Craigslist and found a very nice 7.5 foot one for a great price. It actually looks pretty good!
Soon, we'll do our annual trip to Travel Town (a part of Griffith Park that has been set aside as an interactive train museum) for a Train Ride to Santa. The park staff decorates the park with lights, and they blare Christmas music. We go at nighttime, ride the train, enjoy the lights, visit with Santa, get our pictures taken and then dash back to the car to warm our fingers. Yes, it actually does get pretty nippy at nighttime in the winter here in So. Cal.
I feel great and grateful to be able to move on with my life after cancer. ¶ 11:31 AM 1 Comments
