Merry Christmas 2011!
Luke 2:4-20
4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
Fresh Step
Owen: “Mommy, does that stuff make kitties sparkle?”
Owen’s Sweet Buddy
The other night we were pushovers and let Owen have a “snuggle buddy”…
Owen was thrilled!
Reading to his puppy and petting her ears.
Daisy loves her boy
Sleepy boy, sleepy pup
She stayed with him until we had to get up at 5:30 the next morning to do his breathing treatment…
Christmas Tree Hunting
Last weekend we went to a local tree farm to find our tree.
Waiting for the tractor ride to go find a tree…
Waiving…
Riding on the tractor/trailer
Decorating
Watching movies after a long…cold…day
Gems from “Up”
I love the movie “Up“. No kiddo movie can have me teary-eyed in the first 15 minutes!
I was watching it with the kids on Friday night and as it quickly goes through the life of Ellie and Mr. Fredricksen, Grace quickly made these comments…
As they are hoping for and then lose their baby…
Grace: “I want a baby so bad! But I just don’t want to get it out because either way seems like it would hurt really bad when you wake up from the medicine!”
Me: “Well, you are only 7, I think you shouldn’t worry about that right now…”
As they are growing old and cleaning house…
“I think that when people get married and grow old they should still always love each other.”
When Ellie dies…
“When the boy that I marries dies I am going to be so sad and lonely. Especially since by then Mommy and Daddy will be gone and the boy that I marry will be gone. That will be so sad.”
Reducing the Spread of Germs
Owen is doing what he can to help reduce the spread of germs in the bathroom…
He was very excited about using three pieces of toilet paper. I didn’t understand what he was talking about until I went in to use the bathroom…
“wasn’t that a great idea?!?!”
The Christmas Story
This is pretty sweet, I love their little voices…and following the “star”.
Stagnant
stagnant [stag-nuh
nt] adjective
1. not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
2. stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.
3. characterized by lack of development, advancement, or progressive movement: a stagnant economy.
4. inactive, sluggish, or dull.
This blog has been a bit stagnant lately. I haven’t had much to say, so I have chosen to be quiet.
Owen and I have been fighting off colds. He has been pretty run down. All last week we had stagnant air advisories. Thick foggy air. The poor little guy couldn’t breathe very well and by Wednesday he was starting to get sick. Thursday/Friday/Saturday we had to add in an extra breathing treatment in the middle of the day. When he gets sick he usually has a wheezy cough for 24-48 hours before it changes and he starts to improve. This time he had it for about 3 days. We had to hold him upright so he could fall asleep at night otherwise he would cough so hard he would start gagging.
Today he is much better, although you can still see in his eyes that he is run down.
Since we have been home from school he has eaten turkey, yogurt, a banana, a fruit leather a big tootsie roll and now he is drinking a glass of his beloved egg nog mixed with half and half:) Hopefully this is a sign he’s recovering.
The sun is out, there is blue sky and a frigid wind (you know, for this part of Oregon…) so I am praying that we will no longer be stagnant around these parts!
Go Ducks #11: Rose Bowl Bound
The Ducks played a great game against UCLA on Friday…and now we are heading to the Rose Bowl on January 2, 2012 to play Wisconsin!
The kids wore their “Go Ducks” clothes to school, I was pleasantly surprised to see how many other Duck fans there were at Grace’s school…mine, not so much…
But Owen and I represent:)
The #9 University of Oregon Ducks – 49
The UCLA Bruins – 31
Blondes
I have written before about Owen’s interest in tall girls…Well his interest now includes blondes too…He often stops in the middle of what he is doing to watch a blonde woman on tv.
Owen: (pointing to the tv) “There’s a blonde one. I like blondes.”
Me: “What about Emma*?” (a blonde girl in his class.)
Owen: “No, I don’t really like the blonde ones with glasses.”
Me: “Oh, really!” (I am “blonde” and wear glasses…)
Owen: “Uh, except for the ones with curly hair, those ones with glasses are ok…”
Me: “Nice save buddy…”
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*Not her real name…
