"Mommy’s Little Piggy"
Brrrrrr, I’m freezing this morning. Finally! My youngest son, who should know how to talk by now but can’t because all of my kids have Late Talker Genes, keeps asking me if Sinka Pause is coming to town. Sinka Pause; I had to blog that so I’d remember. We don’t do the whole ‘santa’ thing – we mostly just ignore it or let our kids know it is a fun game that people play – but he has seen all the Christmas movies and has been charmed with it all. Speaking of Sinka Pause, earlier this week an entire fleet of semi trucks pulled up to unload enormously large boxes (the size of Thanks for the prayers for my dad. He seemed to pull thru the surgery ok, but he has been having some difficulty since. They tried to send him home way too early (he asked to stay) and then apparently they found another issue and it sounds like he is going to have another surgery. Hopefully I’ll figure out more of what’s going on today. Jess is heading over there this morning. He’s in a terrible amount of pain. I hate being so far away, and I absolutely detest military hospitals. I’m afraid they are completely bungling things. I don’t if he’ll be out before Christmas or not. Yuck. In other news, I got the first issue of my Victoria magazinemagazine subscription. That is a lovely publication. Thanks again, Tiany! And it makes me feel all classy and cultured and elegant to have it displayed on my little black Japanese marble end table. Oh, and in other news, I made meat loaf with the deer meat and everybody loved it. And even better, I used my new kitchen aid to make it. I LOVE that thing! I had forgotten that meat loaf was a meal option. I get stuck making the same three things over and over and over again. Tacos, Spaghetti, Curry. I need to broaden my recipe list.
Lastly, for the best news yet, I found out that Geoff’s parents and his sisters and his grandfather (from Ca) are coming to stay with us next week. I am SO happy and excited. I was not expecting them to be able to make it again, especially so soon after Thanksgiving. I am blessed indeed. Hope you all have an extraordinarily happy Christmas. I (like many of you) will probably not be online much over the next couple weeks. Oh! And I almost forgot to tell you! Geoff the Great got a good sized raise – much larger than I could have anticipated. We are so thankful!! Isn’t that fabulous? Things are seriously looking up – and it’s not even 08 yet. |
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on December 22nd, 2007 at 10:55 am
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And a blessed Christmas and joyous new year to the Igarishi family! Keep your eyes peeled (pealed?) for Sinka Pause!
Rebeca
on December 22nd, 2007 at 11:05 am
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I am glad you update don your dad. We will keep praying. I know what it's like to be far away. Sounds like your Christmas will be very blessed indeed. God is good indeed!
Love,
Maria
who will make sure to invite herself over after the first of the year!
on December 22nd, 2007 at 11:54 am
Merry Christmas!
I hope you and your family have a great Christmas!
Angela
on December 22nd, 2007 at 12:44 pm
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We are still praying for your dad. If it helps to ease your fears, my dad was treated at a VA hospital and the care was wonderful. Have a Merry Christmas, Jen.
on December 22nd, 2007 at 1:01 pm
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i'm so happy about all of that. i've been praying for your family. merry christmas!
on December 22nd, 2007 at 1:02 pm
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Congrats to Geoff on the raise! That's a Christmas gift in itself!
Is Victoria magazine in print again? I thought it went defunct? (Who made up that word, anyway: "defunct"?) I used to have a subscription to Victoria, too. Loved it.
Anyway, wanted to stop in and say, "Merry Christmas!" Three days to go!!
Sally
on December 22nd, 2007 at 3:31 pm
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Wow, so many things to be thankful for and Sinka Pause isn't even here yet! 🙂 Congrats Geoff the Great– that is a wonderful blessing!
Praying for a wonderful Christmas for you and that the IRS stays where it belongs, in a land far, far away.
Love,
Marshie
on December 22nd, 2007 at 7:30 pm
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What a fun magazine. I used to get Victoria but I have let my subscription lapse.
Congrats to Geoff on the raise and his family is coming to visit! What a wonderful blessing.
on December 23rd, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Merry Christmas!
To the entire Igarashi family! Enjoy unwrapping that department store! LOL! And have a blessed time together as a family!
on December 24th, 2007 at 7:00 am
Your little guy is awfully brilliant, if you ask me…
Clearly by calling him "Sinka Pause" he is giving a nod to the materialism and consumer craziness of Christmas when all the stores encourage us, and free themselves to 'sink their paws' deep in to our wallets and take all our money for all the cool things we buy. See, he's just sharing a deep insight with you all….
either that or he just has the late talker gene, like you mentioned 🙂
We don't do Santa because when our oldest was 3 she was totally freaked out by the thought of a strange man sneaking in to our house at night, roaming around, eating our cookies and leaving stuff under our tree. nice. Santa nightmares….think we'll just stick with "it's a nice story"
Merry Christmas!
Barbara
on December 24th, 2007 at 9:53 am
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Merry CHRISTmas to you and your family!
on December 25th, 2007 at 6:51 pm
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Merry Christmas!
on December 26th, 2007 at 12:20 am
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Merry Christmas! …making note of the prayer requests and praises.
on December 26th, 2007 at 12:22 am
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Sigh. I never remember to sign my name
Melissa
oursidehomeschool.blogspot.com
on December 26th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
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I pray your dad is doing better, and I hope you had a fabulous Christmas with Geoff's family.
Briana tried to send Coie a Christmas card, which I didn't realize until it was returned~wrong address. I don't think I know your new one, but I could have told her it wasn't the one she sent it to!
Have a great week with your family.
Letitia
on December 26th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
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Oh, Jen – lots of prayers going up for your Dad!! It's so hard when loved ones are going through health issues!
God is truly blessing you in so many areas, isn't He? God is SO good!! I'm so glad things are looking up and I will be asking God's continued blessings for your life!
God bless you ~ Julie
on December 31st, 2007 at 6:45 am
I linked to you today
I was thinking 'New Years" and thought of you …
Here's hoping Sinka Pause brought you a nice big tray of sushi this year 🙂