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Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006 - 9:49 P.M.
So� Where have we been? Well, lets see.. Last Friday I played Santa at Fantasy Forest, Saturday morning Misti met with a friend for a brief shopping jaunt, Saturday afternoon we went to a 3-year old birthday/pony ride party 30 miles West of here, then we came back for a holiday party with other friends 40 miles east of here� got home to find that our main event Sunday had been cancelled which meant we could do a �stocking stuffer� for local children�s charity and proceed on to a Hanukah party with other friends� and that was just one weekends worth. Its been crazy like that for months, and every time we think we�ve got time to blog, something else crops up. Our big celebration this time of year is Yule, which we�ll be celebrating on Saturday. Sunday we�ll be sharing cookies in an old-folks home. Christmas day will be quiet. So, how�s Jack? Jack is counting with his fingers quite well, and has mastered the concept of counting to 100. He�s messing about with the concept of addition, realizing that 5+3 and 4+4 both equal 8. He will reliably count beads at least as far as 25. He�s more inclined to read anything that catches his eye these days, and will have a go at reading almost any word he sees. The video I posted a few weeks ago gives you an idea of his story-telling ability, with a bit of insight into where his mind wanders off to in the process of hearing or reading a story. We have joined a home-schooling group for younger children so that he can begin to mix with the kids he�ll be studying and playing with as time goes on. He has gone back to his worksheets over the past week or two and is accomplishing a great deal more with them now than before. It will be a little while before he has legible writing, but I figure there is plenty of time for that. He is far enough ahead in other fields of endeavour that, if it takes a while for his hands to catch up, I�m not worried. So, that�s our charming little guy. He�s still sweet and even tempered, very sharp, very bright, and always on the lookout for �young� ladies to romance. Blessings of the season to you all. Take Care Rod
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