Month: February 2011

Daddy has left for the week to the Middle East. He will be back on Friday. We had parent-teacher conferences today with M & A's teachers. They went very well. A's reading skills have really accelerated in 2011, especially this…

It's Oscar Sunday! We're a little over halfway through the awards. The girls are still up – 10:08 PM – but they don't have school tomorrow so I guess it's OK. We had a busy day – Sunday School, then…

The girls had a nonstop day today. They are now sitting on the couch with me and Daddy watching "High School Musical 3". They are totally rapt. Ballet this morning. Then home, and then we went shopping for some birthday…

Tiger Mom over here let the girls watch ALL of "American Idol" last night. They were tired and cranky this morning. Think there is a correlation? M is in an advanced spelling group at school. Here were her spelling words this…

M loves to do "science experiments". These usually involve mixing a lot of things in the house, including food coloring. It often starts in the bathtub and then moves to the kitchen. Of late, she has been making "lotion". The…

I went to Let's Dish tonight to make meals. M always says that she hates when I go to Let's Dish because I get home so late. I made it home tonight in time to say goodnight to them and…

Sad to see the three-day weekend end. We had a lot of fun, and lots of hanging around and relaxing. We needed that. So… without further ado: Planned playdates that were cancelled: 2 (sleepover with Emily and afternoon playdate with…

[Sorry for the absence. I fell asleep without posting the last two nights.] The girls, and M in particular, are very interested in money. M always wants to know how much things cost, etc. Here are some recent anecdotes: I…