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A Few Random Observations from Jonathan's Visit
Jonathan is never cold. Our pool was a Florida-warm 77 degrees for his visit, but it didn’t take long for the rest of us to feel...
sursumcorda, 18 October 2005 |
A (semi) Normal Week (Oct. 3-9) (brass band, visitors...
Monday (Oct. 3rd) was a so-so day with classes and I was busy doing exam grading. It was a great day considering how much happened...
The Second Long Weekend (Sept. 23-25, Fri-Sun.) TOKYO and...
For those of you who are keeping track, this weekend comes right after my crazy night out to dinner and karaoke with fellow teachers...
Work Week Sept 26-30
Wow! I am so behind! I’ll just post stuff directly from my diary. It’s a little dry (not to mention not always in...
This is not a post 2
I'm so sorry I'm this behind but I keep doing amazing things. I don't have time to devote to describe Tokyo and sumo right now, nor...
This is not a post
Hello, hello! I have negative time to write an update right now. I just wanted to let people who are following know that since I've...
Home Safely
I just heard from Heather and Jonathan, who have safely navigated car and plane and bus and foot and are home in Pittsburgh. I didn't...
The short week (Tues-Thurs Sept 20-22)
Since Monday and Friday were holidays (Friday was the autumnal equinox), this was a wonderfully short week. I love my job. I...
The Engineers' Son
You might guess that Jonathan is the son of two engineers by the fact that he frequently peruses their Dilbert calendar, laughing...
Jonathan's "Happy Hunger"
I once read that a child should learn "at the rate determined by her own happy hunger." (I believe the quotation is from John Ciardi,...
The first long weekend: Sept 16-19 (Fri-Mon)
We had our first holiday weekend due to the Respect for the Aged national holiday (Monday, Sept 19). I enjoyed it a lot, though...
A Visit with Great-Grandma
Great-Grandma Landeen came for lunch yesterday, and Jonathan had fun playing trains with her, and reading the new books that she brought...
Running with Dad-o
On Friday Jonathan and Heather had accompanied us the park for our regular running date. While Dad-o ran, the rest of us walked around...
Almost (but not Quite) a Day without Swimming
Jonathan is not accustomed to having to leave the house before 7 a.m. for church, but he managed to be only one of the Seven...
A 22-Mile Bike Ride and a Three-Hour (Plus) Swim (Saturday)
Having learned that it is now possible to ride along the bike trail from our neighborhood to the bridge over I-4, Heather wanted to make...
Short hi
Hello! As you can tell it's been a busy week! I had a wonderful three day weekend last weekend, then we only had three days of school...
In Search of "Girl Pick Gourds"
Jonathan has several pictures of Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass windows that he likes to look at, so we were excited to give him...
A Facility for Quotation
One of the joys I remember from Heather and Janet’s childhood is hearing them quote back and forth to each other sections of...
Playground Fun
Yesterday we also went to the neighborhood playground, Heather and I walking, and Jonathan sometimes pulling, mostly riding in, the...
Day Two — More Swimming
The pool continues to be a big draw here, with Jonathan swimming as much and as often as he can convince someone to swim with him. Ah,...
The WMAG Returns to Florida!
Jon has graciously lent us Heather and Jonathan for a week! They arrived yesterday. I met them as they were descending the escalator;...
Wed and Thurs (Sept 14, 15)
Wednesday was another day at school. If something interesting happened I’ve forgotten it. It was, however, the first day...
The Subtlety of English Grammar
One of Janet's classes was discussing the causative have, such as "I had my hair cut" and "I had my bike stolen." She noted that the...
Friday-Tuesday (Sept 9-13) (Welcome party, Church,...
Sorry I haven’t written in a while. It’s hard to believe so much time has passed. I left off last Thursday, so I’ll begin...
Pictures!!!!
Finally! The moment you have all been waiting for! Here is a link to my pictures. You do not have to sign up to see my pictures, but...