Friday, December 18, 2009

Russian Santa (Ded Moroz) Jammin at the mall















When I took this photo he was playing 'Summertime'!!

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Praying for Polly

My friend Gillian's three year old daughter is having brain surgery today at 7:45 am CST in Chicago. She will be in surgery for about 3 hours... please join with me in lifting up this little one.


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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

thought for today

Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more."

~ Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), American author of children's books. From 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas'.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Visit to the Optometrist


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Spencer's glasses got broken so we had to take him to the optometrist to get new ones. We braved the snow and cold for a good cause. We were in and out with his new glasses in one hour!

Monday, December 14, 2009

First snow day!


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Our neighbors had their kids out on the playground in the snow... the little one on the sled was laughing pretty hard!

Friday, December 11, 2009

it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Here in Russia the big holiday is New Year. That is when Ded Moroz comes and presents are given to one another. This is the tree at Krasnaya Ploshad, one of the shopping malls here in town.

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

thought for today

“Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.”


Oren Arnold