I was going to post some pics of our Christmas in Philly, but blogger is acting weird. So that will have to wait.
Christmas in Philly was a whirlwind as usual. Satisfying the grandparents' insatiable appetite for time with ESK as well as doing all the things on my list while back in my hometown is darn near impossible. So, for those I didn't get to see while I was back.... Sorry! Again! Next year? I know, I stink.
Is it me or does the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas just fly? This year was especially hectic for us since a lot of our energy the week before Christmas was spent navigating the icy and snowy Portland roads. Apparently, we got out of Portland in the nick of time as a snowstorm hit the day after we left and folks were stranded in the airport for three days! And then another major snowstorm hit on Christmas Eve. They say this is the worst stretch of winter weather Portland has seen in 30 years.
Now that we're back to (thankfully, snowless) Portland, things are eerily quiet. I felt like I ramped up for the two holidays and now there's a void. No people to see, no shopping to do, no church-related activities....
Not that I'm complaining. Now that I'm finally done unpacking all our luggage, including the two extra suitcases of Christmas presents, I'm finally getting around to long-term projects like my honeymoon scrapbook (fyi: married in June 2006) and organizing our mail/cellphone-charging area in the kitchen.
One of my biggest resolutions for the new year? Budgeting! So despite all the post-holiday sales, all we've done so far is some window-gawking and online browsing. Sigh.
However, I did come across this site: Little Seouls. Lately, ESK has been a sponge with her vocabulary and to capitalize on her growing brain, I've been looking around for items to teach ESK the Korean alphabet and Korean words. Check it out.
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we looked at that site too, but i wish they had more korean stuff not just translated items. korean books/dvd's are EXpensive!!! while in nyc, we went to koryo books and bought 3 board books, and it made me 45 dollars poorer. the dvd we wanted was about 35, so we left it on the shelf. pororo series is pretty cute. we saw some on youtube for free. :)
we're trying really hard to teach noah both, but it's not easy. for now, he knows all his vocab in both, but will only say it in one or the other, whichever happens to be easier to say. funny, no? :)
it was crazy for us too in philly. hope it wasn't too stressful. i'll have to post pix from our trip too. hope you're feeling well~ ESK is soooo cute!
uy, i still have yet to unpack some stuff. i like the korean-lettered puzzle-playmat on that website. cool. i'm at a loss with teaching G korean.... she just thinks it's weird and funny when i speak it.
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