Today I suggested that N set up a dog show using his dogs and the magna tiles.  Here is what he created: Here is the ring where the dogs competed: Here is A trying to get Lucky interested in a…

Tonight is the end of a long week. It was the last week of the advisory, our last full week before the Vietnam trip, the last week of school applications. I think we're all happy to make it to Friday.…

I got back from Boston last night, just in time for the night before the last day of the second advisory. Today was the last day of school for the week and they are now officially halfway through. N had…

Today is MLK Day. Here's how we've spent it. We had breakfast with Grandma and Grandpa, and they hung out and read to/played with N while Daddy and I had to go out for an hour and before they left…

We had a lovely dinner tonight at True Food with Grandma Dina and Grandpa Ron, and then came home to celebrate their January birthdays with cards and presents here at home. It was nice to see them as they make…

Things have been busy around here, with applications due in a few days, so I've been a little scarce here at the blog. Things of note that I haven't posted about: Girls have had a lot of schoolwork, including Passport…

Last week, Grandma Sandy took the girls to see An American In Paris at the Kennedy Center, and they went to the cast party afterwards. There was a photo booth there, and they got this photo taken. So cute! When…

The big event of the weekend was the wedding of Cowie and Winnie the Pooh. N planned obsessively for it. He made place cards for his guests (and put those guests in place). He made a dress for Cowie. He…

Re-entry today wasn't as bad as feared. N and I walked in to school about 2 seconds before they closed the door (I volunteered in the library) but he made it and was excited to be back at school because,…

It's very cold and winter-y here, and the shock of the reality of going back to school will set in tomorrow morning when everyone gets up at 7 (or 7:45 if you're N). Here's how they spent the last day…