One of our Christmas surprises for the kids was our new puppy, Data. For those who don't know me or my children well, he's named in honor of one our favorite Star Trek characters, Lieutenant Commander Data. The character was killed off in the last Star Trek: Nemesis movie as he saved the lives of his captain and fellow shipmates. (Our friends, Jim and Melanie, will remember me sobbing as his 'life' ended on screen). Anyway, Data is a wonderful puppy. Very quiet and snuggly and is potty training well - thank goodness. It's like having a new baby in the house sans the diapers and bottles!!
One of my favorite gifts was receiving a phone call at 6PM Christmas Night from Dalon in Hong Kong. He sounded wonderful! He's being very positive and appreciates any progress he makes as far as the language is concerned. His trainer has been transferred and his new comp is coming from an area of Hong Kong that has a large english speaking population, so the new comp is a little rusty in his own Cantonese. This is really a blessing for Dalon, because it means he has to speak more on his own and rely less on his comp. His trainer was great, but it's the right time for Dalon to strengthen his own skills.
As we made our family phone calls, I just realized how blessed we are to have technology to communicate and stay close. I love to email Dalon and receive his in return, but to hear his voice and to hear the sincerity as he expressed what a wonderful experience he's having was precious. To hear my brother's and sister's and our parents voices was wonderful and we were so far away!! What a miracle this technology is in our day.
One more thing that is miraculous! The completion of our garage. Arlen is a miracle worker with a hammer and nails. We are excited that it's done and now on to the next project - building a sewing room/guest bedroom! Yea! We're excited to have Arlen's brother, Paul with us to start that project off on the right foot!
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Congratulations on Data! We know that you will just love him. Daschaunds are the best doggies in the whole world. Pretty soon, you will realize that you have 6 kids, not 5! Cause he is gonna think that he is human pretty quick!
I too am so grateful for the technology we have today. With my family and friends being spread all over the world it is wonderful that I can communicate like they are in the next room! However, I too love to speak directly to my parents and hear their voices. Much more personal! Congrats on the new puppy! We just lost our iguana so we are minus a pet these days!
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