Here is some very cute work that A did at school yesterday. I love the drawings! More creativity from the girls: last night when I got home from work, they had the exercise mat and a bunch of…
Do you think this is what M's teacher had in mind when she asked the class to "[w]rite at least four sentences about what we did in science today. You must use the word 'balance' in at least one of…
I have been VERY bad about posting recently. I got home Friday with a migraine that wiped me out, and last night Daddy and I went out to dinner and I didn't post when I got home. But I am…
I haven't posted for a few days. It has been an overwhelming week in terms of work, and I've been wiped out at night and both nights fell asleep before posting. Tonight I have vowed to get a post up!…
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…
First, an addendum. I remembered a few more names that I call the girls (when I woke them up, all kinds of names just poured out of me!): Snoopers Wigglepups Guysies Snickers Snickerdoodles But the big news of the day…
