tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75195711652034230362024-03-05T04:15:17.499-05:00The Weaver FamilyLiz and Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174444965036271488noreply@blogger.comBlogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519571165203423036.post-41254920446768087022014-12-25T08:00:00.001-05:002014-12-25T08:00:25.537-05:00It's a Christmas Miracle!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have too many toys (kid and adult) to put together to make this a long blog, but I wanted to share some Christmas morning videos and pictures for those of you on the other coast that we won't be able to see this year.<br />
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Merry Christmas from the Weavers!<br />
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This print from Kristen is particularly special because it was commissioned by the PA ARNG to commemorate two of Kurt's unit members who died in Afghanistan. Definitely the best gift of the year for Kurt.<br />
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Whoo hoo! An iPad just like Will's! Now we can play Talking Tom wherever we go!<br />
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Maybe the biggest surprise of them all... a new phone after going a month with an old school flip phone.<br />
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I actually dog-eared this cap in the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog because I thought it was awesome. So glad mom and dad read my mind! It is awesome.<br />
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Jon was excited about his robot (one of the best toys of the year) but since I haven't put batteries in it yet, these little minecraft figures were the first thing he wanted to play with:<br />
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Liz and Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174444965036271488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519571165203423036.post-48263436823836187372014-11-23T11:15:00.000-05:002014-11-23T11:15:26.580-05:00Jon's Musical Debut<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This whole video is pretty funny, but the file was too big to share here. Jon did great. At one point he forgot he was the cow for a second (the kid who was supposed to be the cow got sick), but the audience loved it. :)</div>
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I've been meaning to share some of the pictures from our trip to Rwanda last month and now that the movers are packing up our stuff, I finally have time to do it. (Ok, so I didn't finish it while they were packing, and now that I am unpacking, free time is not that much better, so I just need to finish). Here is a picture recap of the trip.</div>
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I think our hotel selection really had a huge impact on how well this trip went. Hotel Le Garni du Centre was a lot cheaper than the Western-style hotels and while it was small, it was also very nice, clean, and comfortable and the staff got to know us and treated us very well. I was also very happy with how well the Wi-Fi worked here (and throughout the trip really).</div>
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We got a tour of the US Embassy on our first day in Rwanda and Nakumatt store was one of the things they told us about, basically a Rwandan version of Walmart within 5 min walk of our hotel. Very convenient and very helpful. We mostly used it to buy bottles of water. Not the typical Eastern African experience. Kigali is well developed. Our first meal was a lunch buffet just outside the store with typical Rwandan fare of cassava, beans, spinach, meat, and some other things I wasn't sure about, but it was good.</div>
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Right next door to the Nakumatt is a Bourbon Coffee which is basically a Rwandan Starbucks with overpriced drinks and all (they were good though). This picture was taken at the one in the Kigali Tower. </div>
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After our first interview was complete, we had the afternoon free and decided to walk to the Natural History Museum which was a little over a mile from our hotel. Now that doesn't sound too bad, but Rwanda's nickname of "land of a thousand hills" is absolutely true (poor me, I know). The back patio of the museum had some great views of the Southern portion of the city as well as a live poisonous snake collection. Did you know Black Mambas aren't actually black? </div>
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The first restaurant we decided to have dinner at was called Heaven. It had a great outdoor patio which we came to learn was characteristic of most of the nice restaurants in Kigali and the brochettes (BBQ skewers) were delicious. The owners of the restaurant are American and have a neat <a href="http://www.heavenrwanda.com/our-story/" target="_blank">story</a>.</div>
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After a few facebook posts showing us as tourists in Rwanda, my mom reminded me that we were there doing research and that I was only showing half of the trip. The work pictures aren't as exciting and generally consist of the picture below shown multiple times. Working at the hotel made for a very nice office though and the students did a great job.</div>
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After one of our interviews, our gracious hosts (university professors) took us to lunch at Chez Lando. This was a great experience because our only interactions to this point were in office settings. They thought is was strange when we all asked for water with our meals instead of Mutzig (a favorite beer) or some other beverage. The world cup was playing in the background and was very nice to have because restaurant service is VERY slow in Rwanda. An hour and forty five minutes for lunch was about the average.</div>
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One evening we decided to visit Hotel des Milles Collines which is one of the nicer Western style hotels in the City Center just up the street from where we were staying. We saw more Muzungus (what they called us) there then we had seen all week walking around the city center. The restaurant at Milles Collines was nice and had a nice view, but it was also the most expensive and we decided we preferred the less formal restaurants. </div>
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The restaurant below was called New Cactus and was decorated in a Southwestern sort of theme. It served good Italian food, go figure. It also had a nice open setting and a great view. Doug's boss recommended this one to us (I really like the how many surprise Rwanda connections I had).</div>
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On our way back from New Cactus we stopped at a big store, but didn't buy anything because we still had some traveling to do. I meant to go back and buy a big map I liked, but never made it.</div>
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One of our favorite days was the day we spent doing the <a href="http://azizilife.com/get-involved/experiences" target="_blank">Azizi Life Experience</a>. We basically met with eight women from a weaving co-op and they showed us some of the chores they do in a typical day and then taught us some weaving. This was the house of one of the women. And yes, I look ridiculous, and lunch was delicious.</div>
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This picture is deceiving. There were so many people in this part of Kigali. I don't know how I managed to take a picture with so few. It really is a very population dense country. I like the name of the restaurant... Mama Boy.</div>
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We had one day where our interview fell through and we didn't have morning plans. It was rough.</div>
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I really knew nothing about soccer or the World Cup before this trip, but I learned quickly because it was everywhere. Usually projected on a gigantic screen.</div>
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This is the day I let the students take charge. They decided to go hike to the top of Mount Kigali. They were very excited to not have to dress up (since they were in charge) and to wear athletic shorts. I was kind of missing that aspect of U.S. culture as well. </div>
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Their plan was to start at the stadium and then follow their nose to get to the top of the hill (as suggested on a blog). I was skeptical, but played the roll of follower and went along with it, and it actually turned out pretty well.</div>
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After our 3 mile hike, we found the one and only bagel café in Kigali (run by an American).</div>
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A few days before our flight home we arranged to go on a two-day guided tour of Akagera National Park. Due to the high population in Rwanda, the park had been reduced in size, and the lions were killed by farmers a while back because they were attacking the livestock, but the park still boasts some pretty cool animals: hippos, elephants, monkeys, baboons, giraffes, zebra, eagles, antelope, etc.</div>
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It looked much closer in person (I think we drove up a bit), but Maria is pointing to an elephant in the road.</div>
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We spent our next to last day in Rwanda finishing up the work we had started. I still need to do something with the results (like write a journal article), but I think I'll finish unpacking the house first.</div>
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Our last day in Rwanda we got to experience Umuganda where EVERYTHING shuts down and citizens are expected to clean up their neighborhood from 0700 to 1100. No stores are allowed to be open and no one is allowed to drive. I like this policy and think we should do in the U.S. This traffic circle was always busy and we always felt like we were playing Frogger trying to cross the streets, so it was very strange to see it empty.</div>
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We've been good this year!</div>
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Jon standing in front of Santa's delivered items!</div>
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An old family gun with names engraved by it's previous owners.</div>
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This is the pose I got when I asked Jon to stand in front of his presents. He got a Lego train set and stuff to make a Lego city among a bunch of other stuff.</div>
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Micaela got a mixture of beauty, sports, and electronics stuff this year! Not shown is her new Dell XPS18 Tablet which she got to open a little early.</div>
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The other half of my pile includes some nice running gear and a beautiful new Citizen watch!<br />
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Kurt and I also got electronics this year, but we didn't wait for Christmas. I got a new Nokia 2520 tablet (and sold my old iPad) and Kurt got a Dell XPS27 Desktop computer.</div>
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Fall came and all of the leaves fell. There were A LOT. Most we were able to mulch up with the lawnmower, but we blew some of them into a pile for Jon and the dogs. This is our small pile. </div>
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But then it got cold and the fountain in our pond froze. So much for moving water not freezing. I think the 3 goldfish in it are still alive, we've since bought a heater for it. This is when we were jealous of CA weather.</div>
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For Thanksgiving we went to PA. We had just had a storm that dumped mostly sleet. The power was out in PA until about 2 hours before we arrived because the ice caused downed power lines. Wish you lived here, don't you. </div>
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It did make for some beautiful scenery though!</div>
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We decided we wanted to do a fun activity with the kids before leaving, so we took Jon and Micaela along with their cousins Nick and Kendall to an ice skating rink. No one was any good, but it was fun! I was a bit impressed with Jon's balance and the boy's fearlessness. Micaela was good and fast when she was holding someone's hand.</div>
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The apple doesn't fall far from the tree... two goofballs putting the topper on the tree. We did this after getting home from Thanksgiving in PA.</div>
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The weekend of the USC-UCLA game Kathy Higerd posted a picture of all her grandkids in UCLA gear, and we just couldn't have that. Unfortunately our school spirit didn't do much for our team.</div>
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We also do an advent calendar every year. This year instead of small candies or presents every day we decided to do activities or give clues to a few bigger surprises that we had hid around the house. Some of the activities were to make coffee filter snowflakes, make christmas cookies, and have a fancy candlelight dinner (even though we are not fancy people in our sweats).</div>
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Kurt and I also had Christmas parties for our respective offices. Kurt's was at the hotel on West Point and they played a cool Christmas Jeopardy game that Kurt had put together. The kids went to that one, but Jon was kind of bored, so he's laying on the floor with my iPad while we all talk and eat. My Xmas party was an adult-only ugly sweater themed event at a Restaurant in Cornwall. It was a lot of fun until Micaela called to tell us Jon was throwing up (24 hour flu). I won the ugliest female sweater award.</div>
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We also bought season hockey tickets to watch the West Point hockey team. They are a young team and are not very good if I'm being honest, but it's still a lot of fun to go.</div>
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And then we had our first snow storm, followed by a day of melting and freezing to make everything icy. And then it snowed again.</div>
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Jon finished his first half of Kindergarten and loves to write. This is his Earth Manual and his book of sight words (which he calls passwords). He's still working on his letters and likes to do them backwards, but he sure does have being "cool" down. The picture below is what he told me "cool" looks like.</div>
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Because we are going to PA for Christmas, we decided that we would open the presents we have here before we go. Mainly the stuff mom and dad had sent. Since I have to work tonight (Sat) and tomorrow morning, we decided that this morning would be our mini-Christmas. The kids didn't seem to mind. Micaela got her big present (a new tablet and desk) and Jon got a T-Rex Robot that takes voice commands from mom and dad which is awesome.</div>
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Liz and Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174444965036271488noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519571165203423036.post-17697597792145565692013-08-03T16:35:00.000-05:002013-08-03T16:35:29.447-05:00Yay, no kids!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This weekend we found ourselves kid-less thanks to the kindness of (both sets of) grandparents. This has actually happened three or four times this summer, so we are very fortunate! We don't always remember to take advantage of the opportunity though. The last time the kids were gone for a week, I ended up working five 11-hour days and never really did get our vacation suitcases unpacked. This time, we started off our Friday night by going to Kurt's work and cleaning out and organizing their supply closet. Voluntarily. We are weird. But since I helped Kurt with that, he let me decide what we were going to do today and I chose something outdoors. We were going to go on a bike ride, but it was sort of raining this morning, so we decided to go for a hike instead. Kurt did a lot of trail running/hiking when he was training for the NorthFace Challenge, but I really hadn't done anything except that time I got lost in Black Rock Forest. Storm King mountain sounded good to both of us, so off we went. It wan't particularly long or difficult. A little steep at times, but it only took about 40 min to get to the top and the views were great. We got to the top the same time as another couple coming from the other direction, so we actually got a nice picture of us, which never happens. And now that I've done something active, I feel justified in spending time just sitting here at the computer with nothing really better to do than blog, which also never happens. I guess I could be working on an article I'm supposed to be writing, but I'm going to procrastinate on that a little longer and enjoy being bored. </div>
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This last picture is how we finished the hike... with a stop at our favorite coffee shop. </div>
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So I guess I've been a little negligent with my blogging lately. Just realized that I never did finish the 25 photo a day in December challenge. Maybe next year.<br />
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It's the first day of Spring Break for West Point and it's a beautiful day outside (still a little cold though). We are having a nice relaxing Saturday so I have some time to share some of the pictures we've taken lately. Many of these have already been posted to facebook, but there are a few new ones.<br />
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Over Presidents' Weekend we wanted to do something fun, so we took the kids to a place called the Castle Funzone. It was fun.<br />
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We've also discovered Army Hockey. We like hockey because it starts a bit later, isn't nearly as crazy busy, doesn't take all day like football does and is exciting to watch. The pictures below were of some little kids who came out and played between the periods. After the game was over, they had some special olympic skaters come out and play which was cool too.<br />
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I was at Micaela's middle school waiting to pick her up from drama practice one day and I saw these cool clouds. They were more impressive in person.<br />
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Kurt's parents came down for Micaela's play and we took a drive through the towns on the other side of the Hudson. Cold Springs is pretty nice and we had a very good lunch at a place called the Depot.<br />
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Jon still plays with Trio Blocks. They've been a hit for the past two years, but his building skills have certainly improved. <br />
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The same weekend that Micaela had her musical, Jon went to a birthday party for one of his classmates at an inside jumping place. He had such a good time, that I think we're going to do the same thing for his birthday. The party favors were pretty cool too.<br />
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Helping Kurt with the laundry? We love the Ikea chair bed that we can roll between the rooms when there are guests. It's the size of a twin bed and the kids sleep really well on it.<br />
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I got this picture off Kurt's phone. Not quite sure what's going on here :)<br />
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Kurt has done some work to make our front porch one of the nicest places in the house. We love sitting out there in the mornings and evenings. It's where he does most his drawing too.<br />
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These videos were really funny to watch because there were a bunch of failed attempts before they finally got a good flight. I'll just post two though.<br />
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And we finally got a copy of our movie poster. Yup, I'm famous. Our spoof of the Hunger Games turned out pretty well, but I will not be pursuing a career in film (as actor or producer) any time soon. Or ever.<br />
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We love doing the advent calendar with the kids, but it's hard to find stuff to fit in the little boxes, so we've started using post-its with little notes written on them.</div>
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A picture of our Christmas Cards wishing us peace and happiness. Yes, that one in the middle is from my push-up buddy George. He sent me a Xmas card. Thoughtful of him to remember me :)</div>
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Kurt had this when we met. It's been on the tree ever since. Micaela really likes it. This was the first year that Jon got to place it on the tree, next year it will be back to Micaela who is almost tall enough to do it without being held up.</div>
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Liz and Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174444965036271488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519571165203423036.post-1367174246727241152012-12-21T20:20:00.001-05:002012-12-21T20:20:58.892-05:00Day 19<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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They are slowly disappearing off the tree, but there is at least one left!</div>
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So instead I'll show you a present I got from one of the full professors in the department. It's homemade wine that is very good (well, was very good, it's gone now). The label says "Grape Expectations, Holiday Red, Dirtman Special Reserve". Thank you COL Fleming!</div>
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Liz and Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174444965036271488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519571165203423036.post-8890498181900085552012-12-16T17:05:00.001-05:002012-12-16T17:05:35.704-05:00Day 16<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Day 16: Outside Christmas Lights</div>
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Okay, not the greatest display of Christmas lights ever, but we were going to put them up today and then it started raining, so one strand is what you get. And a Santa flag on a candycane pole.</div>
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The Christmas Song. One of these days I'm going to try a chestnut for the full experience.</div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Chestnuts roasting on an open fire</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Jack Frost nipping at your nose</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Yuletide carols being sung by a choir</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">And folks dressed up like Eskimos</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Everybody knows a turkey and some Mistletoe</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Help to make the season bright</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow </span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Will find it hard to sleep tonight</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">They know that Santa's on his way</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">And every mother's child is gonna spy</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">To see if reindeer really know how to fly</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">And so I'm offering this simple phrase</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">To kids from 1 to 92</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Although its been said</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; text-align: left;">Many times, many ways</span><br />
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It's quite the departure from last year when we actually went and cut down our own tree, but I am quite thankful for this fake tree that came with lights on it and still looks quite nice.</div>
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Day 13 - Family</div>
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It's Sunday morning and we are sitting on the couch watching a Christmas movie (we've been promising this to Micaela for two weeks). Don't ask what we picked, it was a bad choice for a family movie (re-do tonight).</div>
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Day 12: A Beautiful Sight</div>
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Okay, so I probably should have put up pictures of the kids, family, Christmas stuff, the Hudson Valley, West Point or any number of the beautiful things around here. But this is more of what's on my mind right now- last day of classes is tomorrow! It's been a fun semester, but looking forward to Christmas Break!</div>
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Day 11: Green</div>
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Well, I've already shown a picture of our fake tree (which I am a huge fan of), so I won't do another. Instead I'll thank Mari because Kurt took advantage of her generosity to redecorate the house with some cool new posters that he's wanted for a while. This first one is mostly green, right?</div>
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Liz and Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174444965036271488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519571165203423036.post-26505459756891071122012-12-13T19:09:00.000-05:002012-12-13T19:09:46.575-05:00Day 10<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Day 10: Wrapping Paper</div>
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I have no picture for wrapping paper, because we don't wrap presents. If we do, it's usually in a plastic grocery bag. Or for a really special occasion, tin foil. That's why we give all our Christmas gifts to the wonderful Grandmothers to help us with the wrapping. Thank you!</div>
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Liz and Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174444965036271488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519571165203423036.post-82205957944121327492012-12-11T17:01:00.002-05:002012-12-11T17:01:56.423-05:00Day 9<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Day 9: Something I'm Reading</div>
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Yes, that's an undergrad Physical Geography textbook. I'm writing homeworks, quizzes, and exams, so it gets referenced a lot. Very exciting, I know.</div>
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Day 8: Ornament</div>
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One of my favorite Christmas traditions - finding the pickle ornament. You can read about it <a href="http://german.about.com/library/blgermyth11.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Day 7: Bright</div>
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Referring to the candle below the pictures we just hung up in our dining room.</div>
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Liz and Kurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174444965036271488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519571165203423036.post-17392705850228172902012-12-07T19:07:00.000-05:002012-12-07T19:07:18.335-05:00Day 6<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I couldn't decide which picture was more indicative of our shopping trip today, so you get both:<br />
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Day 6: Shopping (a few small gifts and two rugs for the house)</div>
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Perfect for staying inside on the couch under a blanket while the kids run around (and we'll just pretend that I posted this yesterday since I'm already one day behind from the start)</div>
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