Thanksgiving was fabulous and fun! But I can't get my photos to load . . .
All of the Xanthos clan was here for Thanksgiving, except for Karlie. We certainly missed her! We did have a veggie Thanksgiving the Sunday before to get into the spirit of things.
We ate, thanked, played games, even danced, and enjoyed a wonderful week.
01 December 2011
13 September 2011
Extravaganzas
My sister pointed out that I am a sucker for extravaganzas, mostly because I use the word a lot. Really it is just a word I use to describe something I feel particularly excited about or something that is going on that seems a lot more special than our average day. I often conjure up extravaganzas in my mind, but occasionally this results in me trying to make a huge cake or cram too many things into one day. So "extravaganza" has become part of our family lingo. Don't you love family lingo?
I also have an ongoing fantasy about putting on a real extravaganza.
It seems we also use the word to indicate the following:
1) Making a mountain out of mole hill. I am good at this. Basically I say this to poke fun at myself sometimes.
2) Me becoming visibly excited.
3) Thinking and talking about how much fun something is going to be such as saying, "wouldn't it be fun if we . . ."
We've had a few extravaganzas around here and I can't wait to tell you about them!
I also have an ongoing fantasy about putting on a real extravaganza.
It seems we also use the word to indicate the following:
1) Making a mountain out of mole hill. I am good at this. Basically I say this to poke fun at myself sometimes.
2) Me becoming visibly excited.
3) Thinking and talking about how much fun something is going to be such as saying, "wouldn't it be fun if we . . ."
We've had a few extravaganzas around here and I can't wait to tell you about them!
16 March 2011
Karate
Adrian started karate earlier this year. He was incredibly excited and has been
wanting to take karate for so long.
They are learning the basic skills and talk a lot about discipline, obedience, and self control. When the teacher calls out to the class, they stand as straight and still as possible and yell, "yes ma'am!" Adrian gets totally into it and takes it very seriously!
He absolutely loves his class. I love how much he enjoys it and seeing his beaming smile when he gets to try out his new moves.
Nora is disappointed that she can not be in karate. Maybe when she is older. But she wears an old karate costume faithfully to each lesson. She likes to tell people she is going to "karate dancing class."
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