May 30 3, 2008 088Originally uploaded by laurenguldeHere are Emelie, Jonathan and Katherine with the graduate. Emelie is making sure that no one escapes...
Saturday, May 31, 2008
The wisdom of a kindergarten graduate...
May 30 3, 2008 087Originally uploaded by laurenguldeYep, he's no longer a kindergartener. So sad. He had a great year, grew a lot (both in height and maturity!) He's a great boy and I couldn't be prouder of him! He's very wise, too. The other day, in the car on the way to graduation:"Mom, I'm glad God made us with skin. We'd look weird without it."I agr...
sweetness
May 30 3, 2008 085Originally uploaded by laurengu...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
what it means to be young...
and some people wondered why this man was chosen to be our pope??I am once again blown away by the beauty, wisdom and simplicity of his words...Here is text from Pope Benedict's talk to the youth from May 18th in Genoa. You better read the WHOLE thing!"To be young means to have discovered the things that do not pass away with the passing of the years. If a young person discovers the great and true...
Monday, May 19, 2008
The hills are alive...
So, someone is converting the von Trapp family villa into a hotel... I am so there... once I win the lottery! It's something like $150/night. Who wants to come? Maybe we could sneak a few people in the luggage and split the cost... After the von Trapps left the house, Nazi security chief Heinrich Himmler used the villa until 1945. A missionary order which bought the home after World War II agreed...
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Curt's China Experience...
Since Curt was in China for his trip, he has shared a few stories with me. Some of them are very hopeful, about how China is progressing, allowing more free enterprise, etc... He also told me some very sad things.Like how many children are in the streets begging for food or money. One little girl touched him. She was younger than Jonathan, pulling on his coat, asking for food or money. She was a beautiful...
Thursday, May 8, 2008
What Jonathan would do for Alvin and the Chipmunks...
So, the other day, Emelie and Jonathan were watching their new Alvin and the Chipmunks DVD (our favorite movie, by the way!). The movie was beginning and the FBI warning popped up on the screen. Since they also watch the older episodes of Star Wars, Jonathan thought that any text at the beginning of a movie would be very important to the plot, and asked Emelie to read the warning to him.She did, and...
Bird's Eye view of Hong Kong
This is a pic that Curt took on the famous Singapore Airlines as he flew from Singapore to Shanghai, China the other day. It's not very clear, but it's my only proof that he's really on the other side of the world! He'll be back on Sunday: Mother's Day and Emelie's birthday. We can't wait to have him back!He said that Singapore was really interesting and "disney-like" and that Shanghai is very dirty....
Wanna make an easy $17,000?
Get this...If you'd like to make up to $17,000 over a 90 day period, sign up for NASA's Bed Rest Study.You get to do fun things like lay in bed (without getting up) for 90 DAYS, eat a "carefully controlled diet", lay with your feet elevated above your head and participate in various " tests to find out changes in the state of your bone, muscle, heart and circulatory system, and nervous system, as well as your nutritional condition and your ability to fight off infections." It's tempting!...