Yesterday we had THANKSGIVING at Jay and San's. Her mom and dad and grandma & grandpa were there. We had primerib and a pretty nice time. CN came with us.
It seems like with CN we are really becoming a family. We are spending as much time with him as possible now that he is done hunting. He got a 4x5 deer that he was pretty happy with but didn't feel it was big enough to mount.
We are starting to work on house plans (modular) to possibly put on a foundation on Dad's land in Sundance. It isn't totally ideal for both of us and our jobs but we think it might work and "might" be ready for the next step.
I sent out areally nice picture card of CN, the boys and me infront of rough lock falls in Spearfish canyon to everyone! Guess that makes our little family sort of more official to everyone else.
Fans of Charles Dickens
今年夏天我以一个不做生意的旅行者的身份带敦敦在伦敦住了三个星期，十岁小孩的眼睛就像一台超级摄像机，记录了伦敦这座美丽的城市的色彩和味道，泰晤士河上的每座桥梁，高楼大厦间的绿地，莎翁的私人剧院，圣保罗大教堂 （St. Paul Cathedral）的钟声，大象城堡（Elephant and Castle）街上忙碌着讨生活的皮克维克们，圣吉姆斯（St. James）公园里跟老妇人散步的小狗，伦敦桥下卖冰激淋的姑娘，地铁里奔着自己的远大前程的小白领，一一存入了孩子的童年记忆。
我和敦敦都是'老狄'的超级粉丝，在西敏寺的诗人角我们拜访了'老狄'，循着他当年的脚步，我们就像来自荒凉山庄的雾都孤儿一样在利物浦火车站附近的小巷里穿梭，感受维多利亚时代的气息，狭窄的街道，斜坡石板路，旧市场的招牌和老古玩店的的幌子。敦敦突然急着想方便一下，我们连忙走进RBS伦敦总部大楼，小姐问我找谁，我想了半天想起RBS中国总裁是我们的邻居，但低头看了看我们娘俩的装扮，实在不像做银行的，我又是死要面子的人，只好又代敦敦冲出RBS大楼，走进街对面一间阴暗的酒吧，我要了杯咖啡，跟性格粗狂的老板娘聊了一阵家常话。伦敦酒吧老板娘大都是40多岁的女人，虽然青春一去不复返，她们还是喜欢用很重的眼影压住艰难时事留下的黑眼圈，喜欢用桔黄色的小紧身衫裹着自己干瘪的上身，低腰牛仔裤使她们弯腰和递酒时会让她们小杜丽式的蛮腰时隐时现，被一帮失业汉和退休的老头们围着，说着他们想听的话，听着他们想说的话，讨论着他（我）们共同的朋友。
对'好男儿'不屑一顾的敦敦很崇拜狄更斯。狄更斯也是让敦敦第一次留下男儿泪的作家，我还清楚地记得3年前的那一幕，在炎热的新加坡，7 岁的敦敦在自己的屋子里读书，刚下班的我叫他吃晚饭，敦敦回过头来，我诧异地发现，两行晶莹的泪水挂在他稚嫩的脸上，再看孩子小手里捧着的是英文版的'远大前程'(Great Expectation)。我被孩子的感动感动了。没想到'老狄'的故事能深深地打动孩子的心。有一次敦敦犯错，我气急了也用藤条打过他的小手，疼痛没使孩子流泪，倒是我看到被打红的小手心疼地流泪。也就是那一刻我决定不再体罚敦敦。藤条能使孩子皮肤疼一会，但心灵的震撼会伴随他一生。我买下所有能买到的英文文学名著缩写本，让敦敦浸在大师们美丽的文字中，难怪到了英国，敦敦对伦敦和英国乡间的景色感到似曾相识，对英格兰的初访，再现了他书中读过大师们对各种景物的生动描述。
'老狄'不愧是世界上最有影响力的文学巨匠，人们透过他笔下的形形色色人物生活看到了一个时代。他写自己的人生，录社会百态，描人对金钱的贪婪，他笔下主人公的自我牺牲，忠诚和信任的品德是超越时代的财富。一个高超医术的医生能医千万人的疾病，像狄更斯这样有社会责任感的天才作家能医几代人的心灵。
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