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Entrepreneur

Today, while trying to get Jul do the mindless copying work in his book, he became frustrated. I totally understood his problem with what they were asking of him. In his frustration he said a rhyme with 3 of the 4 words. When i told him i was writing it down because it was a great little poem, he became excited and wrote it out himself!!! I was so encouraged that he came up with his own solution.

If that were the whole story, it would be enough... but as it were, I needed to go out and run some errands. Jul got his piggy bank, got money out of it, then asked if we could go to the A&P first so he could copy his poem. Sure, whats the harm in that, i assumed he wanted to send it to family or friends, so he made 11 copies. But no, he wanted to sell it to people on the street. Which he did.

I am so proud of him.

Back to Basics

It has been a crazy time around here. This will be the first weekend since.... well, we moved here that we wont have visitors. And this is the first week that Thomas is back to work.

So, we started easing in slowly... Last week we started getting Jul doing his school book. And last night i had to order him a new one, because he will be done this book at the end of the month. We also ordered math books. So... we have started that routine. Among many others.

Clover, Oakley and i baked yesterday together for the first time. EVER. And it was amazing!!! This kitchen allows me to be the parent i always wanted to be... cooking and baking together is very easy here.

So far i am really enjoying my new city and my new house. I hope to find some more home learners soon...

Yesterday the children loudly playing, boxes cluttering up the space. The blizzard blowing so hard at times that i couldnt see the church. Thankfully the company was wonderful. The weather seemed to reflect how i had been feeling for the past few weeks.

This is after the blizzard raged. The tail light of Rachel's car glowing from the flash.




Such a stark contrast to today. I'm sitting writing this from my couch in the dining room while the kids eat english muffins. Relaxing after the whirlwind of moving, unpacking, organizing, birthdays and friends. It looks like a snow globe outside, the snow falling so gently and the view from my window so serene.

Thomas's grandfather would come up with the craziest sayings.... he would call Thomas 'the great chinese-canadian grapefruit'.

or:
If your cry at my funeral i will wake up out of my coffin and break all the bones in your eyelash...

and although Jul never met this man, whom he is named after, he shares many traits with him, and tonight he only reinforced it by saying this:

if i run into him (james bond) i'm going to freak out like a baby with a Popsicle on his foot

what does that mean?!

oh my goodness!!! just dont use olive oil!!!

cake in a cup

There are things about Rabbi Shmuley i love! He is passionate and brutally honest. He speaks with complete conviction. I love that he spells G-d without O's because of the name being so holy. The Name is holy. He is right.

About almost everything. The only thing he is wrong about: the Messiah has come. He came, He saw, He lived, died and lives again! Rabbi Shmuley is doing the work of G-d. He is searching and discovering the secrets of G-ds heart. Jesus is probably saying 'AMEN, brother!' to what this Rabbi preaches! I know i am.