{"id":169,"date":"2006-12-06T21:39:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-06T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tessa.datdec.com\/wordpress\/?p=169"},"modified":"2006-12-06T21:39:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-06T21:39:00","slug":"good-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyblog.datdec.com\/?p=169","title":{"rendered":"Good fortune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>I took Lex over to the La
\n Sallete Christmas lights display tonight. For those of you not
\n in the know, this local La Sallete group (church? I’m not
\n really in the know either) puts up a huge Christmas display
\n each year. They have an entire hillside covered in lights,
\n mostly shapes and words like “peace” and “faith.” They also
\n have a big nativity scene and children’s activities on
\n weekends. We just went to check things out and Lex enjoyed the
\n many different shapes and colors of lights. We counted the blue
\n stars and Lex argued that the stars are supposed to be in the
\n sky :) Smart boy. It was a nice evening. He didn’t even
\n complain too much about the excessive bundling that marks the
\n beginning of winter.<\/p>\n

I’ve also had the
\n chance today to reflect on how fortunate we are. I met with a
\n friend of mine this morning to be interviewed for an article
\n she is writing on the choices moms make regarding working
\n outside of the home. The conversation reminded me how lucky I
\n am that we are in a position that allows me to be home
\n full-time with Lex. While we aren’t financially well-off by any
\n means, we are certainly stable enough that we can prioritize
\n our child’s well being over money. Not enough people have that
\n option and I feel very lucky that we do. I also found out
\n recently that two women I know who are pregnant with their
\n second babies (both have kids about Lex’s age) are having
\n pregnancy complications. I feel very fortunate to be having yet
\n another smooth pregnancy and I can’t imagine, particularly at
\n this time of year, having to worry about the health and well
\n being of my little baby. <\/p>\n

But enough of
\n that… Here are some pictures from the last few days. We went
\n down to visit Jim and Julie last weekend and Alan and Lex
\n enjoyed Jim’s video game setup. Lex also enjoyed Alan’s
\n breakfast the next morning. The bundled Lex pictures are from
\n La Sallete tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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