Family Life

We packed the kids into the car and went out shopping, wanting to catch those Boxing day deals. We looked at CDs, books, linen, shelving, toys, shoes, and chocolate, and ended up with about half the things on our list. The shops were not as crowded as we’d expected, and the boys were good (this [...]

My greatest Christmas fear, a very early morning, was groundless. Daniel was the first to rise, as usual, but the rest of us managed to relax in bed till about 9. You know you’ve grown up when you’d prefer Christmas morning came later, rather than sooner.
Debbie and I had put the gifts under the tree [...]

We sang Christmas carols for a while tonight before putting the boys to bed. Debbie played the piano and sang. I sat on the coffee table and held Micah and sang. Micah (8 months) rested his head on my shoulder and hummed a continuous monotone. His version of singing. He loves music and will sing [...]

We decorated cookies with the church young people. It’s always fun to see the results; the process is also quite entertaining. There are bags of icing sugar in different colors (”frosting” for you Americans), and little bowls of decorations. In the jovial, festive atmosphere it doesn’t take much to go from decorating cookies to decorating [...]

Yes, OK, so maybe the photo is a little misleading. The sun isn’t shining from a clear blue sky, the grass is covered by a foot of snow, and I’m definitely not out there lying down in shirt sleeves. But the picture captures the essence of where I am: I’m on holiday! A week and [...]