Hannah's tooth
17/05/2008 22:12 Filed in:
Kids
Hannah was running along behind Joshua
and I after a trip to MacDonalds one day, and fell flat on her
face. She was holding a toy in her hand which I think she was
trying to save in her fall. I immediately took emergency measures:
I bought her a popsicle. Arriving home, we called a local American
dentist who turned out to be not answering his phone. So I headed
out to the unthinkable, to visit a national dentist. Halfway there,
our local dentist friend called me back and had me turn the taxi
around. The driver was quite confused and muttered all the way back
to my apartment. Hannah was fast asleep. When we got home, he
checked on her tooth and said he would wait a week to make any
decision. Teeth can be knocked loose temporarily, then firm up over
time. It is ironic, this tooth is the same one that Joshua had
pulled when he fell on it at the age of two!
Rat Tail II
17/05/2008 22:08 Filed in:
Kids
Last week we were at a training event
all day. The kids came, too. Occupied in their separate room, they
colored, watched movies, joined us for snacks, and Hannah cut her
own hair. That night I took out her hair ties and was brushing her
hair, oblivious to what she had done. Great locks of hair came out
in my hand (ok,she probably cut a patch the size of a dime). I
asked her, what happened, and she replied, "I have a rat tail, like
Joshua".
Hot Springs
16/05/2008 15:34 Filed in:
Travels
Joshua made some fast "sand friends" and they labored in the sun and mud as happy brickmakers for most of the afternoon.
Hannah caught some fish and immediately bonded with them (high maternal instinct). After dinner, I told her it was time to let the fish eat their dinner in the pond. She sadly dumped them back in and they skattered (one sank). Then, the most amazing thing happened. One swam back to us and came up to the surface to linger for a moment, as though to say goodbye. I, of course, narrarated that this was what the fish was doing. Hannah was overjoyed. Her fish had returned her affection.
Joshua wanted to bond with his dead fish by eating it, but we already had that base covered.
Puck from Midsummer Night's Dream
16/05/2008 14:27 Filed in:
Travels
This guy had the right idea, fishing
on a hot day! He looks like Puck, from MIdsummer Night's
Dream!
Casa Bonita of Asia??
03/05/2008 22:32 Filed in:
Travels
Casa Bonita is a restaurant in Denver with cave divers, sword fights, and horrendous food. Although the commute is a bear, we have found its rival in the Tibetan restaurant we visited last week. Completely authentic costumes, excellent food, ornately decorated dining room, interactive singing, dancing, even a pair of dancing yak! We took the kids and they loved it! Hannah danced almost the whole time, people were posing with HER for photos. Joshua sat quietly, taking everything in and asking questions.
The Yak: Hannah almost jumped out of her skin when it came out.
I guess she has never seen a clown before?
Funny, when we sat down to eat, she picked up her fork and asked her daddy, "What is this for?"