It has been a busy few days at our house. We had the party for Daddy's staff last night – almost 70 people in our house remembering Holbrooke. And today was the memorial service at the Kennedy Center. It was…
The girls have a four-day weekend. No school on Monday for MLK day, and professional day on Friday. We have a number of plans here and there – ballet, a birthday party on Sunday, a sleepover Sunday night, a brunch…
Tonight, when I got home from work, the girls had a big secret up their sleeves. They wouldn't let me go in their room because they wanted to surprise me. Then they got hard at work making red confetti in…
Sometimes the girls help me when I am putting together my grocery list. They read me the item on the list, and I tell them whether to check it off or not. Sometimes we have to add things that aren't…
We had a very busy Sunday today – Sunday School, birthday party, book club and then out to dinner. Whew!! Here is the weekly tally: Colors (total) chosen by the girls for their manicures today (plus sparkly clear coat): 3…
So I haven't been able to post the last few days because I am in Vegas for CES. It has been fun, but very tiring. I love Vegas, but it's not as fun when you're working. 🙁 I do keep…
We got the following progress reports from the girls' Sunday School teacher today in the mail. A appears to enjoy music very much and joins readily in discussions. She plays with a large group of girls while still having a…
The girls went back to school today and all went smoothly. Two exciting developments – we left ON TIME and were the FIRST ones in the class line today. (Well, A was second and M was first.) It helped that…
Feet above ground where we were this morning: 555 (atop the Washington Monument) Hours of Cake Boss viewed by the girls en route to and from Massanutten: 5 Money spent at arcade to win a snake stuffed animal and a…
Happy New Year and welcome to 2011!! We rang in the new year in Massanutten, VA, a resort nearby, with Chris, Laurie, Aidan and Caleb. We arrived yesterday and will head back to DC early tomorrow AM. Yesterday, we spent…
