August 2010

Worming Is A Verb

August 30, 2010 2 comments
little girl holding an earthworm in her hands

“Worming” around our house means digging for earthworms. When we go over to visit my parent’s house, Mrs. Sayuri and Pop-Pop (my dad) go “worming” in their back yard. She gets so excited when they find one. And surprisingly she giggles with delight when they squirm and squiggle in her hands. She often describes them [...]

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Sabbath Smells Like Roses!

August 28, 2010 3 comments
pink roses

Mrs. Sayuri is beginning to understand that Sabbath is a weekly occurrence and that it’s a very special day. She often wishes it to be Sabbath, when it’s not. One day she asked me if it was Sabbath, and followed her question with the qualifying statement “because it smells like Shabbat”. Curious to hear what [...]

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Daughter Of The King

August 9, 2010 3 comments
prince and princess back view

Our little princess (Mrs. Sayuri) wears her crown everyday. As soon as she wakes up she makes sure to put on one of her crowns. Mr. Happy Feet thinks it’s great fun to take her crown off and run away with it… Big sister doesn’t exactly feel the same way! Half my day could be [...]

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