Archive for January, 2006

To all our Chinese Friends

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

Happy New Year!

Snow Emergency

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

No, this is not Philadelphia. Although it SHOULD be (actually, it’s Japan).
OK, after much consideration, I have come up with the most likely theory for the dearth of snow this month in Philadelphia.
It’s Doug Green’s fault. Yes, the WTS OT professor whose brilliant idea for cutting down on interruptions during grading was to pack [...]

Self-Imposed Boot Camp

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

That’s where I am right now. In Greek Boot Camp.

There’s no mud or obstacle courses. But the schedule is pretty rigorous and there’s not much sleep. My month of January has been dedicated to preparing for the Greek placement exam at WTS. Pretty much if we aren’t at church, watching LOST, or catching a [...]

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Monday, January 9th, 2006

Little almost-two-year-old Maggie is more likely to call for her older sibling with “Brother!” (actually, it’s more like “Brudda”) than his given name, “Ethan.” She’s really lucky. What a great gift to have an older brother. Ethan and Maggie have lots of fun together. And as they get older you can already see how Ethan [...]