tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post7399754274369466549..comments2024-03-08T13:52:22.224-07:00Comments on LAJOY FAMILY: New Sights and Old FriendsCindy LaJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16486626867331586704noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-29095209606322472392010-02-09T09:21:47.927-07:002010-02-09T09:21:47.927-07:00We visited the museum in Astana in 2001. I don...We visited the museum in Astana in 2001. I don't believe the pyramid was there then. I remember the museum had gifts to Kazakhstan from other countries, and the US gifts were a couple of oil lamps. Looked less than impressive in comparison, but I'm sure there's a story behind it. I'm sure Astana has developed significantly since 2001. Have a continued safe trip! Glad Kenny's eye is on the mend.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872912471446935968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35990418.post-47229922137352261622010-02-08T18:14:45.072-07:002010-02-08T18:14:45.072-07:00You are opening my horizons. I never reached the ...You are opening my horizons. I never reached the level of wisdom and understanding you have as a parent and about parenthood. The children, at least for the camera, look happy, and I am sure that the happiness is being internalized by the girls as it has for the boys. I understand the road you face with Angela. I faced something of the same with my own, biological daughter. We have a vision of what a mother-daughter relationship should look like, and then it turns out different, some joy for what it is, some delight for the surprises along the way, and some wistfulness for what we thought it ought to be.<br /><br />I am also surprised by the architecture you have found in Astanya. Thank you for the pictures. I think of the centuries-old parts of Europe, and, I guess, I envisioned Astanya to be that forgetting that the places I have been had quite modern sections amid or alongside of the old sections. Again, it's the perceptions--what I thought it would be versus what it is. The buildings you took pictures of are beautiful, and I hope the purpose for which they were designed is fulfilled.<br /><br />Love you,<br />LaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com