O Christmas tree
Quito, my birth city, turns 513 years old today; its fiestas should be just concluding. Last night, its suburb of Sangolquí observed a great success. Independiente del Valle built a two-goal lead over Emelec in the first of two games that will decide the Ecuadorian championship.
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Karin put up a Christmas tree, and, predictably, Samuel has been knocking it over and taking off the ornaments. Even so, he’s treating it more reverently than I expected. He knows a thing or two about Christmas trees, having familiarized himself with a picture-book version of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
I am so tired of reading that book, last week I broke down and ordered the DVD. I hope it calms his urges.
Fear not, Samuel says, quoting Linus’s recitation about the angel and the shepherds.
Today I saw him paging through a Christmas board book that he never used to look at much. He was talking to himself about the baby Jesus.
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Karin put up a Christmas tree, and, predictably, Samuel has been knocking it over and taking off the ornaments. Even so, he’s treating it more reverently than I expected. He knows a thing or two about Christmas trees, having familiarized himself with a picture-book version of A Charlie Brown Christmas.
I am so tired of reading that book, last week I broke down and ordered the DVD. I hope it calms his urges.
Fear not, Samuel says, quoting Linus’s recitation about the angel and the shepherds.
Today I saw him paging through a Christmas board book that he never used to look at much. He was talking to himself about the baby Jesus.