February 2008
28 posts
And we're Back!
Last night we arrived home from our trip to Seattle. We had a great time but we are very happy to be home.
Sunny with a high of 50 degrees
What a great day it was! The girls played outside for 3 hours. They even had the idea to run through the sprinkler. Still a little too cold for that, but it’s always fun to dream.
Hand-wringing About American Culture - Are... →
Sobering statistic from the article:
“Only 23 percent of [18-24 year olds] with some college could locate Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Israel on a map.”
Note to self: When I get home, I’m going to fire up Google Earth and help the girls find Tehran and Tel Aviv.
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The Rationale Behind Irrational Behavior →
I’m intrigued by Behavioral Economics. Add this to my growing, and increasingly daunting, reading list…
-EJ
As the photo above indicates, I’m happy to say Annika is finally getting better. After having a fever and being downright miserable for one week, today she seemed to turn the corner. It’s so nice to hear her happy voice and see her playing with her sisters again.
Thankfully, nobody else has caught what she had. I am looking forward to leaving the house again (with lots of Purell in...
Doctor Visit
After four days of having a fever, I finally took Ani into the urgent care. We found out that she has strep. After the examination, the doctor left the room to fax the prescription. During that time Annika asked me if she could tell the doctor that she loved him. I told her maybe not, but she could tell him he was a good doctor. So either A) Ani really got into the Valentine’s day spirit, B)...
6 Month Old
“Big Boy,” as Coco calls him, had his 6 month well child check today. He loved the one-on-one attention and did great. As a testament to his good nature (probably the result of 3 older sisters) he didn’t cry when he received his vaccination. The nurse said she had never seen that before. Way to go big boy!
Question.
As I was getting dressed today Elsa (3) asked me why momma’s have booby traps.
