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September 2010
Catching Up
It has been a few days since I posted. I've been under the weather and a bit too tired to post at night, so I have a lot to catch up on. Wednesday was the night of Rosh Hashanah. I…
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September 2010
First Sick Day of the Year
Back to the grind today. M woke up with a slight fever – 100.5 – so she stayed home from school. She had a relaxing day of reading books, watching TV, and waiting to go pick up A at school.…
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September 2010
Labor Day Weekend
I took a few days off from blogging over Labor Day weekend. So here's a report… The girls had a regular day of school on Friday. My office was closed, so I got to pick the girls up, which was…
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September 2010
Back to School Night
Tonight was Back to School Night. (Meanwhile, half the kids we know aren't even back to school yet.) We liked M and A's teachers a lot, and think that the teacher/daughter pairing is right in both cases. M's teacher is…
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September 2010
Backsplash
Turns out to have been a good day to be in New York. I am very thankful to be safe and sound, and am glad that my colleagues and friends at work are all safe. Thank you for the calls…
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August 2010
Counters!
I am on the train to NY and already missing the girls. A had PE today (so she wore sneakers, and also a dress (not encouraged)), and M had music yesterday (she got a certificate for being best in the…
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August 2010
Sleepy Monday
We are all tired tonight. The girls are asleep – M was complaining of being tired while we were doing homework. I am going to need to go to bed soon too! Tomorrow I go to NY for an overnight…
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August 2010
The Weekend, By The Numbers
Number of birthday parties: 2 (Jessie and Vance) Number of playdates: 1 (Lily, from M's class) Ice cream/frozen yogurt consumed by the whole family: a lot Temperature when we went swimming at Grampy's: 90 (which made the pool that much…
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August 2010
Cute Schoolwork of Year #1
M made this in school yesterday. The assignment was to show someone obeying the law, and someone not obeying the law. The law M chose was "No Crossing The Road When Animals Are Coming". Look at the detail in the…
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August 2010
Cranky and Ice Cream
This morning, M told me that she didn't want me walking her across the field at school to the place where the kids line up for school. She wanted to go alone and she specifically DID NOT want me with…