Son #2 playing with a toy I brought for him. I get asked many times about the orphanage I visited so today I thought I would give you a tour: Orphanage had a playground…. They celebrated Christmas…. There was a music room…. And a gymnastics room…. We had equipment to use our imagination… Continue reading What was the orphanage like?
Month: April 2014
I wonder…..
When he sleeps, son #2, like all children, looks angelic. Gone is the tough guy demeanor. Gone is the attempt to carry his world on his little shoulders. And gone is the general mis-trust of the world around him. I stare at him sometimes and wonder what his little eyes have seen and what his… Continue reading I wonder…..
Time to put on the religious teacher hat just in time for Easter.
I am, for the most part, religious. I can hold my own on most Greek Orthodox name day celebrations, I can rhyme off the mandatory “church” days throughout the year, and I have a pretty good grasp of the bible. However I’m not a typical religious person. I don’t believe that my attendance in church… Continue reading Time to put on the religious teacher hat just in time for Easter.
Apparently I’m useless.
“Good thing my dad’s amazing at computers”, says son #1 when I ask him about his school project at bedtime the other night. “I need to do a power point presentation so I’m really lucky”. Power point?!?! Pfft. I can do power point, but since his dad makes a living dealing with computer systems and… Continue reading Apparently I’m useless.
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