Starting this Sunday, Masterpiece Theatre will be airing an original version of Jane Austen's Persuasion followed by Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, Emma, Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice (1995 version).
Set your tivo for PBS at 9 pm (8 for Jodi) on Sunday night for the next 4 months!
This couldn't have come at a better time with the writer's strike!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Monday, January 07, 2008
December wrap-up
So between trying to grab sleep here and there, nurse the baby, and letting the big kids know that yes, they do have a mother; I haven't done much.
Aaron's blessed mother has been here since the 11th. She goes home next week and that will put a halt to clean dishes and laundry until baby starts napping regularly. (and sleeping at night !) Its been such a help to have her here. Right now we are working on cleaning out Micah's room so we can make it Micah AND Joel's room. Besides me I think Joel's had the toughest adjustment. He was (lovingly) kicked out of his room and crib and now he's not the baby anymore. If you ask him if he's a big boy he will reply "No, I the baby. I the big baby". Oh well, I leave it at that for now. Eventually he won't want to be the baby, right?
Christmas was a bit more low-key. We didn't do all the fun activities that I like to do. We did make it downtown to see the gingerbread houses and ride the Christmas Carousel. That was fun. The kids loved the giant nutcrackers that are all over the city for the holidays. It was like hide and seek trying to find them all.
We also got out the Jesse tree book and ornaments. We didn't quite make it through all the readings, but surprisingly, I didn't let it bother me. We also made it to church on Christmas Eve, a service I always enjoy. Joel actually sat thought 75% of it!
A few days after Ethan was born, Aaron took the boys up to the mountains to cut down a Christmas tree. We found out from our neighbors that you can buy a permit for $10 and then you cut down any tree in the National Forest betwee 6-12 feet. They had a fun time doing that and we hope to make that a tradition. The tree wasn't as full as one you by at Home Depot since it wasn't pruned, but it made it look natural. Aaron brought it home and decorated it with the kids while Ethan and I watched. I was very impressed! I wasn't expecting a tree this year, but Aaron even put up the lights on the house too!
Overall it was nice to have an excuse not to get everything done I usually do. I actually got some Christmas cards in the mail (although it was after New Year's). I still have some more to get in the mail, so if you haven't got one yet, hopefully you will soon!
Aaron's blessed mother has been here since the 11th. She goes home next week and that will put a halt to clean dishes and laundry until baby starts napping regularly. (and sleeping at night !) Its been such a help to have her here. Right now we are working on cleaning out Micah's room so we can make it Micah AND Joel's room. Besides me I think Joel's had the toughest adjustment. He was (lovingly) kicked out of his room and crib and now he's not the baby anymore. If you ask him if he's a big boy he will reply "No, I the baby. I the big baby". Oh well, I leave it at that for now. Eventually he won't want to be the baby, right?
Christmas was a bit more low-key. We didn't do all the fun activities that I like to do. We did make it downtown to see the gingerbread houses and ride the Christmas Carousel. That was fun. The kids loved the giant nutcrackers that are all over the city for the holidays. It was like hide and seek trying to find them all.
We also got out the Jesse tree book and ornaments. We didn't quite make it through all the readings, but surprisingly, I didn't let it bother me. We also made it to church on Christmas Eve, a service I always enjoy. Joel actually sat thought 75% of it!
A few days after Ethan was born, Aaron took the boys up to the mountains to cut down a Christmas tree. We found out from our neighbors that you can buy a permit for $10 and then you cut down any tree in the National Forest betwee 6-12 feet. They had a fun time doing that and we hope to make that a tradition. The tree wasn't as full as one you by at Home Depot since it wasn't pruned, but it made it look natural. Aaron brought it home and decorated it with the kids while Ethan and I watched. I was very impressed! I wasn't expecting a tree this year, but Aaron even put up the lights on the house too!
Overall it was nice to have an excuse not to get everything done I usually do. I actually got some Christmas cards in the mail (although it was after New Year's). I still have some more to get in the mail, so if you haven't got one yet, hopefully you will soon!
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