Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Katya is writing...
We wrapped some Christmas gifts today and Katya was writing the names on
the labels. I'm glad to see her starting to write fairly legibly. She
can also read letters to spell words she sees.
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the labels. I'm glad to see her starting to write fairly legibly. She
can also read letters to spell words she sees.
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Saturday, December 08, 2007
Resurrecting the railroad
Well, after not running my trains for many months I decided I needed to
get the cover off the table and find a way to work on it again. I
decided to start over and build a modular system. I originally had
envisioned a train system that could snap together in different
configurations and be taken apart when not in use. I think I found just
the way to do it too. When I get done with the initial pieces I will
have 4 4' straightaways and 4 90 degree bends. I will be able to make it
8x8 square, 4x12 or 4x8 depending on which sections I hook together. The
best part is that Fred can build sections to hook to it at his house and
bring them down to play. It will stack against a wall easily and can
take up the whole basement if I want to. If I get tired of one layout I
can build another piece & swap it out.
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get the cover off the table and find a way to work on it again. I
decided to start over and build a modular system. I originally had
envisioned a train system that could snap together in different
configurations and be taken apart when not in use. I think I found just
the way to do it too. When I get done with the initial pieces I will
have 4 4' straightaways and 4 90 degree bends. I will be able to make it
8x8 square, 4x12 or 4x8 depending on which sections I hook together. The
best part is that Fred can build sections to hook to it at his house and
bring them down to play. It will stack against a wall easily and can
take up the whole basement if I want to. If I get tired of one layout I
can build another piece & swap it out.
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Monday, November 26, 2007
way cool,send a card to troops free
If you go to this web site, www.LetsSayThanks.com you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq . You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services.
Please send a card. It is FREE and it only takes a second.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these? Whether you are for or against the war, our guys and gals over there need to know we are behind them ...
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Thursday, November 22, 2007
Thanksgiving
We had a decent, yet quiet Thanksgiving today. The food was good as
always (and way too much of it).
always (and way too much of it).
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
11/21 update
Not a whole lot going on around here as of late. Tomorrow is
Thanksgiving so we're getting things set up here for that. Katya is
doing good in school and is making some great progress. Katya is
starting to read some words on her own now and as we read her books we
have her read the parts she can read.
Thanksgiving so we're getting things set up here for that. Katya is
doing good in school and is making some great progress. Katya is
starting to read some words on her own now and as we read her books we
have her read the parts she can read.
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