And anything else you may celebrate. We’ve had a relaxing day–gifts, SCD dinner, and a fire. Pyjamas all day long. The “talkie-talkies” were opened today, and Dawit said “I’ve been waiting for these my whole life!”
Archive for December, 2007
Happy Christmas!
Posted in Family Life on December 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Waiting for Santa
Posted in Family Life on December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The kids left a partially-eaten gingerbread house made by Dawit, a cup of milk, a note, and a picture “made with love” by Lily for Santa. I happened to witness the making of the gingerbread house, and if Santa only knew how much finger-licking was involved in its construction, he might think twice about eating.
Crafty Christmas
Posted in Family Life on December 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Lily shares my love of creating things. These are the bookmarks she made as holiday gifts for her classmates and teachers:
This morning Dawit participated in the crafts, and we made Reindeer food. Oats and heart glitter with a bit of magic.
Then I drove the two little reindeer around to friend’s houses to deliver [...]
Poetry Tea
Posted in Family Life on December 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Lily’s first grade class recited poetry today. Each student chose a poem and stood at the front of the class, practicing their public speaking skills, and presented their poem. Lily chose The Song of the Lily-of-the-Valley Fairy by Cicley Mary Barker.
Then each poet gave their grown-ups a book of their original poetry. Lily’s had a [...]
In Ethiopia right now…
Posted in Ethiopia on December 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The government is forcing untrained civilians to patrol a rebel area.
NY Times article.
Conversations with Santa
Posted in Family Life on December 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lily: If the house has two chimneys, how do you decide what to do? What does Rudolph like to snack on? Do you ever run out of toys? Can you watch children anytime you want? Does Mrs. Claus ever go with you?…
(she goes back to Santa to hug him [...]
A beautiful start to the day
Posted in Family Life, Lilyisms on December 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lily crawled into bed with me before sunrise, wrapped her little arm around my waist, and said: Mommy, I love you so much that I don’t have the right words to explain it.
I know just what she means.
Center Stage!
Posted in Adoption, Ethiopia, Family Life on December 10, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In Kindergarten, each student has the opportunity to be on Center Stage for one week. It’s Dawit’s week! We made a poster with photos of him with friends and family and pets, the classroom is displaying a full-sized Ethiopian flag, and he brought in a favorite book and music.
Today, his classmates gathered around as he [...]
The Latest Addition
Posted in Adoption on December 4, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I spent the morning with the latest addition to the Purple Folder gang. Her Sweetness has been home from Russia for 3 weeks, but her parents have been waiting for 2 years. Three trips to St. Petersburg later, she’s finally here.
She adores the pets. She has an intuition about them, and is sweet and gentle. [...]
