There has been a little more snow since last weekend, a wet snow in the middle of the week, followed by rain and more wet snow. This has been a week of changes as we prepare for the upcoming winter and spring. It has also been the final end of our holiday season. We had brunch with our neighbors Kerry, Jason, and Emmeline on Monday. We didn't see the Healey-Weeks as much in the second half of 2005 as we had in the first half. Maxim goes to school with Emmeline, but our schedules didn't overlap for months. It was nice to catch up, and indulge: homefries, grits, bacon, blueberry muffins, and poached eggs. Emmeline and Maxim play together.
Noah wishes he had more friends his age and gender. On Tuesday Marcela got another promotion at work, she is now the full time Preservation Specialist at the Schlesinger Library in Cambridge. This means switching Maxim and Noah from Monday, Wednesday, Friday, to a Tuesday - Thursday childcare schedule. And it means I'll have the kids at home on the opposite days. We moved Maxim's gymnastics to Wednesday and stopped Saturday dance for the time being. They will no doubt build dozens more tent structures until warmer weather comes and they can ride their bicycles again.
"Daddy?" I don't look up, I know the question. "Daddy." She walks in closer and taps me on the shoulder, "Daaaaaadddyyyyyy!" "What is it, Maxim?" "What day do the camels come? Is it tomorrow?" "No, not until Friday, sweetie." Following Argentinean tradition, we celebrate Three Kings as our gift giving day. January 6 was the twelfth day after the birth of Jesus, when Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar, three wise men, astronomers of the highest order, arrived by camel in Bethlehem bearing gold, frankincense and myrrh. On Thursday night, the kids left their shoes under the tree along with some bread and water for the camels. Maxim was smitten with excitement in the morning when she found gifts with her name and Noah's. Noah was less enthusiastic. He sat on my lap and let Maxim open everything - her gifts, his gifts, the gift for both of them. "I'm cold, Daddy." He fussed.
After some warm milk and the opening of his new train tracks, he became a little more animated. This year, we remember Christmas 2002, when Jodi, Jim, Nathan, and Amelia stopped in to Somerville and left us with, among other things, a plush giraffe child's chair. This has become not only Maxim's favorite chair, but Bones's as well, who will sleep most mornings, including Three Kings, in the giraffe's arms. Today we took down the lights, Marcela went into Cambridge to take a placement test for an English class she wants to take this spring. Catherine stopped by and we all went to the library. The tree comes down tomorrow. They predict there will be more snow. The temperatures dropped today back to a seasonable 20 degrees F. Winter is here.
There has been a little more snow since last weekend, a wet snow in the middle of the week, followed by rain and more wet snow. This has been a week of changes as we prepare for the upcoming winter and spring. It has also been the final end of our holiday season. We had brunch with our neighbors Kerry, Jason, and Emmeline on Monday. We didn't see the Healey-Weeks as much in the second half of 2005 as we had in the first half. Maxim goes to school with Emmeline, but our schedules didn't overlap for months. It was nice to catch up, and indulge: homefries, grits, bacon, blueberry muffins, and poached eggs. Emmeline and Maxim play together. 
Noah wishes he had more friends his age and gender. On Tuesday Marcela got another promotion at work, she is now the full time Preservation Specialist at the Schlesinger Library in Cambridge. This means switching Maxim and Noah from Monday, Wednesday, Friday, to a Tuesday - Thursday childcare schedule. And it means I'll have the kids at home on the opposite days. We moved Maxim's gymnastics to Wednesday and stopped Saturday dance for the time being. They will no doubt build dozens more tent structures until warmer weather comes and they can ride their bicycles again.
"Daddy?" I don't look up, I know the question. "Daddy." She walks in closer and taps me on the shoulder, "Daaaaaadddyyyyyy!" "What is it, Maxim?" "What day do the camels come? Is it tomorrow?" "No, not until Friday, sweetie." Following Argentinean tradition, we celebrate Three Kings as our gift giving day. January 6 was the twelfth day after the birth of Jesus, when Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar, three wise men, astronomers of the highest order, arrived by camel in Bethlehem bearing gold, frankincense and myrrh. On Thursday night, the kids left their shoes under the tree along with some bread and water for the camels. Maxim was smitten with excitement in the morning when she found gifts with her name and Noah's. Noah was less enthusiastic. He sat on my lap and let Maxim open everything - her gifts, his gifts, the gift for both of them. "I'm cold, Daddy." He fussed. 
After some warm milk and the opening of his new train tracks, he became a little more animated. This year, we remember Christmas 2002, when Jodi, Jim, Nathan, and Amelia stopped in to Somerville and left us with, among other things, a plush giraffe child's chair. This has become not only Maxim's favorite chair, but Bones's as well, who will sleep most mornings, including Three Kings, in the giraffe's arms. Today we took down the lights, Marcela went into Cambridge to take a placement test for an English class she wants to take this spring. Catherine stopped by and we all went to the library. The tree comes down tomorrow. They predict there will be more snow. The temperatures dropped today back to a seasonable 20 degrees F. Winter is here.
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