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January 2008
Remember What's Important
Wednesday, 30 January 2008 2:28 A GMT-08
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Yoga Week 4: The Yoga of Catan
Monday, 28 January 2008 5:10 P GMT-08
I didn't actually go to my yoga class this week. But I hung out with my yoga teacher instead of going, so does that count? I thought not...Jennifer had hip surgery last week so she will not be teaching for a couple of weeks while she recovers
Caitlin's New Skills (3yrs 7mths)
Thursday, 24 January 2008 1:04 P GMT-08
Caitlin is learning to write her name and make representational drawings. She drew her first self-portrait on paper in school on Thursday. She also drew a picture of herself with a sun and a picture of me. On Saturday, she watched Ashley draw a
An Irish Magic Tree House
Tuesday, 22 January 2008 5:33 A GMT-08
We finished reading Day of the Dragon King last night, book #14 in The Magic Tree House series. Prior to that we read about Pompeii in Vacation Under the Volcano. Ashley and Caitlin were very interested in the the idea that a whole town was lost beca
Yoga Week 3: More Balancing
Monday, 21 January 2008 9:55 P GMT-08
Tonight in our Yoga class we continued working on balancing poses:
Vrksasana (Tree pose, a favorite of mine that was also included in last week's class)
Garundasana (Eagle Pose, pictured above) I haven't practiced this pose in a number of years
Ashley's New Skills (5yrs 5mths)
Sunday, 20 January 2008 1:23 P GMT-08
Ashley is learning to read. Since the start of Kindergarten, she has been engaging in Writer's Workshop where the children write little stories about their lives and activities. The goal is to allow the child to come up with the sounds in the words
Children Need
Friday, 18 January 2008 6:05 A GMT-08
I came across the following at the pre-school of our little friend Katie. It made me smile. Children Need by Meiji Stewart Appreciation, for all they bring into our lives. Balance, somewhere between too little and too much. Commitment, it's the littl
My Favorite Things: Squirrels
Thursday, 17 January 2008 8:32 P GMT-08
One of the things I most love about living in Seattle is the enormous populations of squirrels. It seems like not a day goes by that I don’t see squirrels during the course of my day. We are even fortunate to have at least two families of squir
Yoga Week 2: Balance
Monday, 14 January 2008 9:18 P GMT-08
My second yoga class this year was so much fun. Jennifer focused on balancing poses and we enjoyed wobbling our way through Padangusthasana, Vrksasana and Natarajasana (Lord of the Dance Pose). After backbends, I particularly enjoy poses that work on
My Favourite Things: Quotations Pt 1: Reading
Monday, 14 January 2008 4:25 A GMT-08
As I was writing my post about my iPod and the books I have listened to on it, I thought about some of my favorite quotations about reading and books. My favorite is the first one on the list below (see an excuse to put together another list ).
My Favorite Things: My iPod
Monday, 14 January 2008 12:00 A GMT-08
My iPod is one of my most cherished, and most used, possessions. I have the Apple 30 GB iPod Video AAC/MP3 Player White (5th Generation), which I bought 2 years ago (and for $200 less than the current price of $489.99 at Amazon???). I keep all the
The Best Poo-Picker-Upper in the World
Sunday, 13 January 2008 11:04 P GMT-08
We've had some animal invading our garden at night for a year now. We know of this nocturnal intruder because it leaves turds in one particular section of the garden. The turds have been growing in size and attempts to block up gaps in the fenc
A Year of Yoga
Saturday, 12 January 2008 7:20 P GMT-08
On Monday I returned to yoga at The Yoga Tree. The three classes and the retreat that I went towards the end of last year reminded me just how good I feel when I practise yoga regularly. However, 2007 was not a year of regular yoga practices for me.
SAEWF Pt 3 A Trip to SAM
Tuesday, 8 January 2008 11:29 A GMT-08
On Thursday, again while Caitlin was at school, Ashley and I took advantage of the First Thursday tradition of free entry to museums and went to the Seattle Art Museum with my friend Linda. I hadn’t been since it reopened last year after extens
Start and End with Friends Pt 2
Tuesday, 8 January 2008 10:13 A GMT-08
Having closed out the old year with good friends, 2008 started out in similar fashion when our little friends Isabella and Juliana initiated an impromptu play date with Ashley and Caitlin on New Year?s Day. This resulted in James and I having the
Start and End with Friends
Monday, 7 January 2008 11:54 P GMT-08
True happiness...arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self, and in the next from the friendship and conversation of a few select companions. -Joseph Addison. I have been in blog withdrawl this last week. While the desire to blog
A Happy and Successful New Year
Tuesday, 1 January 2008 4:49 A GMT-08
Wishing you all a Happy and Successful New Year with the following thoughts to start out your year:"He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often and loved much;who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of little chi