Last night I got home from our cell group, and I went to say goodnight to John, who was already in bed. He told me about his day. He kept saying "Kyle..ding ding". They had gone over to Kyle's house while Rhonda got some stuff from a rummage sale, so he must have heard some kind of bell there. While I was holding him, he did one of his patented shrieks, and I said "Shhh". And John said "Oh, Hanna sleeping." Yes, Hanna is sleeping! We need to be quiet!
This morning when Rhonda got Hanna up, she had one sock off, as it had somehow come off in the night, and she picked it up and held it out to Rhonda. Then, when Rhonda brought her downstairs, she held out her foot, like she wanted the sock put on. Her foot must have been cold!
Finally, don't have to go anywhere tonight, so can take the kiddies outside, as it has been warmer. (Might rain Sunday, though.) I'll try and take John for a bike ride tonight, for the first time in long months. I say booooooooo to winter.
history nugget of the day:
One August night in 1661, Nicolas Fouquet, French Minister of Finance, invited 6,000 guests to a party to show off his ravishing new chateau, Vaux-le-Vicomte. His most honored guest was Louis XIV, the 23-year-old King of France, but what began as one of the grandest celebrations in the kingdom's history became a farewell party for Fouquet.
Designed by Louis Le Vau, France's premiere architect, Vaux-le-Vicomte was an unprecedented study in opulence that instantly stirred the king's jealousy and suspicions. The chateau was pure French, without the Italian influence that had dominated European architecture for so long, and it boasted specially designed tapestries, marble mantelpieces, thick Persian carpets, and scores of golden clocks. Highly prized paintings by artist Charles Le Brun, including one of the king, were everywhere. Fabulous gardens designed by Andre Le Notre held gilded statues, fountains, and waterfalls, and even a forest of orange trees.
Louis decided Fouquet must have paid for such opulence by looting the French treasury, which was considered stealing from the king himself. Louis returned Fouquet's hospitality by jailing him for alleged theft and taking the tapestries, furniture, and over a thousand orange trees for himself. He even stole Fouquet's architect, gardener, and artist, and announced plans to build his own country estate on the site of his father's old hunting lodge outside Paris.
Work began in 1668, and by 1682, the new chateau had become the official residence of the French king. Designed by Le Vau, the chateau occupied 2,000 acres, with 12 miles of roads, more than 700 rooms, 2,153 windows, and 51,210 square meters of space underneath 26 acres of roof. Its formal gardens, designed by Le Notre, featured millions of bulbs and 1,400 fountains. Its name has become synonymous with luxury: Versailles.
This morning when Rhonda got Hanna up, she had one sock off, as it had somehow come off in the night, and she picked it up and held it out to Rhonda. Then, when Rhonda brought her downstairs, she held out her foot, like she wanted the sock put on. Her foot must have been cold!
Finally, don't have to go anywhere tonight, so can take the kiddies outside, as it has been warmer. (Might rain Sunday, though.) I'll try and take John for a bike ride tonight, for the first time in long months. I say booooooooo to winter.
history nugget of the day:
One August night in 1661, Nicolas Fouquet, French Minister of Finance, invited 6,000 guests to a party to show off his ravishing new chateau, Vaux-le-Vicomte. His most honored guest was Louis XIV, the 23-year-old King of France, but what began as one of the grandest celebrations in the kingdom's history became a farewell party for Fouquet.
Designed by Louis Le Vau, France's premiere architect, Vaux-le-Vicomte was an unprecedented study in opulence that instantly stirred the king's jealousy and suspicions. The chateau was pure French, without the Italian influence that had dominated European architecture for so long, and it boasted specially designed tapestries, marble mantelpieces, thick Persian carpets, and scores of golden clocks. Highly prized paintings by artist Charles Le Brun, including one of the king, were everywhere. Fabulous gardens designed by Andre Le Notre held gilded statues, fountains, and waterfalls, and even a forest of orange trees.
Louis decided Fouquet must have paid for such opulence by looting the French treasury, which was considered stealing from the king himself. Louis returned Fouquet's hospitality by jailing him for alleged theft and taking the tapestries, furniture, and over a thousand orange trees for himself. He even stole Fouquet's architect, gardener, and artist, and announced plans to build his own country estate on the site of his father's old hunting lodge outside Paris.
Work began in 1668, and by 1682, the new chateau had become the official residence of the French king. Designed by Le Vau, the chateau occupied 2,000 acres, with 12 miles of roads, more than 700 rooms, 2,153 windows, and 51,210 square meters of space underneath 26 acres of roof. Its formal gardens, designed by Le Notre, featured millions of bulbs and 1,400 fountains. Its name has become synonymous with luxury: Versailles.
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