Happy Birthday, Benno! Nice having you to share the day with!
I walk. I talk. I shop, I sneeze. I'm gonna be a fireman when the floods roll back. There's trees in the desert since you moved out. And I don't sleep on a bed of bones.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
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Beverly - Feb 19, 2008 7:45:38 am PST #8615 of 9843
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Trudy Booth - Feb 19, 2008 8:59:58 am PST #8616 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Happy Birthday, Beverly!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday Benno!!!!!!
If my counting-on-my-fingers is correct, then he's six (can you believe it? SIX!) years old now. What a big boy. Wow.
European years are different. It's a time zone thing and somehow related to the outer edge of a record album travelling faster than a point toward the center.
Benno is SIX and I am about two years older than when he was born.
Fiona - Feb 19, 2008 9:43:13 am PST #8617 of 9843
In which case, happy 29th birthday, Trudes!
Thank you everybody!!! It has been a great day, presents in the morning, Kindergarten party and a visit to the zoo to see the dolphin show this afternoon. The dinosaur party with all his friends is on Sunday.
SIX is a big deal here, as it's officially school age in Germany. He starts in September. He seems so big, and he's so whip smart, it's scary (especially the bit where he answers back using our arguments; take that, feeble parents). He's taught himself to read and write, knows eleventy-million dinosaurs off by heart, and hangs on every word as I read him Roald Dahl and Narnia. Happy birthday to my beautiful boy.
DavidS - Feb 19, 2008 9:46:44 am PST #8618 of 9843
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
He seems so big, and he's so whip smart, it's scary (especially the bit where he answers back using our arguments; take that, feeble parents). He's taught himself to read and write, knows eleventy-million dinosaurs off by heart, and hangs on every word as I read him Roald Dahl and Narnia. Happy birthday to my beautiful boy.
Now see, there's exactly why Benno had to be our inaugural Buffista baby.
JZ - Feb 19, 2008 10:35:15 am PST #8619 of 9843
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
It sounds like a thoroughly splendid day for a thoroughly splendid boy! Happy birthday, Benno, and love to all your family!
CaBil - Feb 19, 2008 12:00:30 pm PST #8620 of 9843
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Happy birthday Benno!
Trudy Booth - Feb 19, 2008 12:15:17 pm PST #8621 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Awww. Remember when Fiona posted her contractions?
Fi, do you read him the English books in English?
Fiona - Feb 19, 2008 8:43:43 pm PST #8622 of 9843
Fi, do you read him the English books in English?
Oh yes, I speak (and read) only English to both kids. The bilingual thing is working well: B. is a natural. C. is having a slightly harder time, but she's doing OK, and she's still only two-and-a-half. B. mostly speaks English to her as well, which suits me fine; there's already enough German about.
The rule in our house is that things are always read or watched in the original language, where possible. So I read "The BFG", and SO reads "Der Räuber Hotzenplotz".
Trudy Booth - Feb 19, 2008 11:12:27 pm PST #8623 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
That is so very very cool.
CaBil - Mar 03, 2008 12:28:08 pm PST #8624 of 9843
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Looking for anyone who is familiar with Acadian or Quebec French. Figure if there is a Buffista who is, they would hang out here...