08.08.08

08.08.08 ..... the Olympics begin in Beijing. I remember a blurb on the Today Show on 08.08.07 announcing that they were a year away. That sure went by fast!

We aren't big into the Olympics, but it might be fun for the boys to see all the pageantry of the opening ceremony ~ although they may get bored - they won't even patiently sit through the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ~ what's up with that? Don't they know I used to sit through 3 days worth of the Jerry Lewis Telathon, just for the experience of it? They must take after their dad.

Anyway, I think we will tune in tonight and either go out for Chinese or order in Chinese for dinner. Kind of turn it into a family night thing. Just seems like we should, since it only comes around every 4 years. RV says their family tuned in for it when he was a kid. So, maybe they'll sit through it afterall - cuz you know they want to be JUST like Dad!

Could turn it into a geography lesson, too ~ and see where some of the 205 countries are that will be participating ... now that I've at least unearthed the globe in the scary schoolroom! When I run out today maybe I'll swing by the library and see if there are any books on China - although they might all be checked-out already. I'm always a day late .....

.... speaking of China - did you know that after battling infertility and then 3 miscarriages, we were in the process of adopting from China when along came Travel Trailer? Yep. The day we turned in our paperwork and met with the social worker was the day the pregnancy test turned positive - this time with a keeper. FYI, our Chinese daughter's name was going to be Hope.