29
Jan
Jan
A slower weekend
He woke up, got out of bed and moved his bowels. If I could find a daily narrative as gripping as that, I swear I would post daily as opposed to once in a few days.
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Archive for January, 2007
26
Jan
Jan
Skating, congestion charge and fun puzzle
According to Natasha, Becky has not had this much fun at a figure skating practice in years.
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24
Jan
Jan
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…
We woke up this morning to a beautiful sight: Our garden covered in snow.
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22
Jan
Jan
Kids stay home
The coldest day of the year so far did not fail to produce commuting problems.
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19
Jan
Jan
Beets and other happenings
A whole new religion is being born, and Natasha is its prophet. The cult’s mantra is Happiness is when you have beets!
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16
Jan
Jan
Sunday in the park and around
Natasha found a gray hair in her head. Gevalt! Somebody’s getting old!!! I have exhausted my vocabulary looking for synonyms of “young” to use during a seemingly never-ending pep talk…
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13
Jan
Jan
Russian Winter
I drove my parents to the airport in the morning, and we are all by ourselves again. Time to get back to work, school and otherwise routine existence.
Time to resume our grand plan of Old World exploration, too. Upon returning from Switzerland, we did a few things with the parents (such as a narrated city bus tour, which Natasha had never taken before, and visiting the Royal Observatory in Greenwich), but otherwise, my mom and dad have done us better, with visits to places we had not gotten to yet, such as the British Museum, the National Gallery and the Tower. Ok, Natasha and I have been to the latter, but not as part of the official programme.
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11
Jan
Jan
Soccer, parents, school…
Anglification of me - I have watched three full soccer games on TV over the last four days.
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07
Jan
Jan
Visiting parents and random notes
Famous England weather. It is not too cold, just cold enough to be unpleasant, and with wind, dark skies and intermittent rain, it is hard to will oneself to go outside…
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04
Jan
Jan
New Year in Switzerland (part 2)
If you have not read the first part of our report, you can do it here. Otherwise, read on.
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03
Jan
Jan
New Year in Switzerland (part 1)
Well, we’re back! We had a great time, despite having driven more than a thousand miles overall, and entered new year on a high note. Hope you all did the same! (I don’t mean driving)
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