On our latest trip, to North Carolina, we got to spend 9 days in my parents' home, and my mother-in-law flew in from California to join us for a few of them. It was a delight to have a whole chunk of time with a whole family to care for Yoni and watch him grow. He started doing a lot of cool stuff on this trip. Like crawling. Sort of. Or hurling himself forward? I don't know what to call it, but it's pretty funny.
If I were teaching a class on human development (ha!!!!!) the following video would be used to teach two important aspects of maturation:
1. The power of the Bible
2. The lure of electronics in the modern consumer era
What this video really says is that from the youngest age, we desire to be close to God, but the capitalist swine that rule our world distract us with blinking lights and cool sounds coming from sleek electronic devices which, the more that I think about it, may very well be a worthwhile distraction from the "Lord of Hosts." I mean really, think about it. Which would you rather have in your pocket when you're broken down in the snow, a Bible or a Blackberry? Hell, the Blackberry could probably hold a copy of the Bible on it. You can pray while you wait for the AAA guy to come pick you up! You CAN have your cake and eat it!
Anyhoo, We really had a good time in NC. We went to Weight Watchers. I know it doesn't sound so great, but their meetings are way better than what we have at home, and having lost a buttload of weight with them, I am really a fan.
We also went to Costco. Yes, I am serious. I frickin' LOVE that place! They have free samples, exercise equipment, electronics, books, flowers and air compressors all under the same roof! And there isn't one within a hundred miles of Ithacold! I felt like a tourist in there.
But I wasn't the only one to enjoy myself in Costco. Yoni was enchanted with the cheeses
And Kate was enchanted with Yoni:
The rest of the week was all about relaxing with people we love. We caught colds, ate good food, went for walks, did yard work, read books, and slept late. It was perfect!
It was hard to return to the cold of Ithaca, but our friend Chana and her two boys got us out for a beautiful hike on Sunday afternoon after we returned.
It was quite pretty
but we forgot Yoni's boots, and he had to wear my gloves on his feet:
A little after that, Kate nursed Yoni in the snow.
After a while, Yoni just wasn't up for many more adventures, so we warmed up with some pizza and cabbage soup at Chana's. Yummy! Well, we're done with big trips for a bit. Time to bear down in the cold. Happy 2009 everyone!
1 comment:
Aww, yay for Yoni!
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