I went out to dinner with some friends after work tonight. Daddy did homework with the girls, and when I got home they had read one of the books from the bookshelf: The Empty Pot. That's an old favorite of…
Tonight when I got home, the girls had brought up some little folding chairs from the basement. We decided to create a beach in the living room – blankets as towels, the folding chairs, and a step stool as a…
Tonight, we kicked off the M&A 2010 Reading Challenge, which entails reading all of the books on their bookshelf. If we decide we don't like a book, we will give it away. We will also write the date, and put…
Sad to see this vacation come to an end. Tomorrow it's back to school, work, lunchboxes, homework, traffic, and deadlines. Sigh. Today we tried to go to to the top of the Washington Monument. We had reserved tickets and rushed…
We did something unusual today – separate activities with the girls. A really wanted to see "The Princess and the Frog", and M adamantly did not. So, I took A to see the movie, and Daddy took M to a…
We have continued to have a busy and fun-filled week. Since I last posted on Tuesday, we have done the following: Day trip to Swarthmore to visit my friend Mary and her family. We had a long drive up and…
Our busy week continues! Yesterday was dentist appointment day for the girls. M has a little cavity that needs to be filled, but otherwise their teeth look great. They did very well at the appointment. Here are some photos: …
I haven't posted in a few days, over Christmas. We've had a very fun and busy weekend. On Christmas Day, we had a quiet day here at home. I went to see an old family friend who needed some help,…
Tonight is Christmas Eve. We are on the couch watching a movie (I accidentally rented "Babe: Pig in the City" instead of "Babe". Not a good movie for little kids – M is now crying.) The girls spent most of…
This morning, I took the girls to their first day of gymnastics camp. On the way, there was a car going slowly in front of me. I didn't curse at the driver, but all of a sudden M said, "Shit!". A…
