It has been quiet on the blog. We have been focused elsewhere. And January is such an odd month, really. Contrast the emotional and physical post holiday collapse with the obligatory introspection and resolution of the new year and your brain is receiving some seriously mixed messages. It is cold, and in Belgium, dark until way after 8:00 am. Prime hibernation weather. All of this goes toward an excuse for 24 days of not much on the Passey blog. Lest you think we have been curled up under a blanket the whole month, here is our January in brief:
Sarah went back to college with puffy cheeks and a great attitude.
Benjamin started physical therapy for his knee.
Matthew earned a part in the Middle School play "Treasure Island."
David attended a conference in Garmisch, Germany.
I taught 5th grade--again.
Anna twisted her ankle and missed two basketball games.
Benjamin aged 15 years worrying about his semester exams.
Benjamin passed all his semester exams.
Anna turned 15 and spent a fabulous weekend in Istanbul, Turkey.
She let me come along to pay for things.
Matthew discovered that his mother has pretty good taste in literature after all.
David explored future employment options.
Sarah got serious about Chemistry.
Julia realized that fractions weren't as bad as she thought.
Matthew developed an affinity for his sonic screwdriver.
Benjamin pined for rugby.
We had dinner with friends.
David did lots of laundry.
I stressed about travel arrangements.
We missed our families, and a wedding.
Julia played the theme from Pirates of the Caribbean approximately 356 times on the viola.
I bought a carpet--a completely unplanned meeting of the perfect carpet with an impressionable mind.
We made more fudge...and caramel.
We got less sleep that we needed.
We worked hard.
One more month mostly gone.
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