Categories October 2009

Homework and Cheerleaders

Sometimes you do things as a parent that have unintended (and sometimes positive!) consequences. The girls bring home their completed homework in their backpacks after their teacher reviews it. As a result, I am accumulating lots of pages of homework…

Categories October 2009

Tilting At Windmills

Last night we took the girls to a full length ballet – Don Quixote at the Kennedy Center. They did a great job – little squirming or complaining. I am not sure they followed all of it, but they liked…

Categories October 2009

Rainy Saturday

It's early Sunday morning. I fell asleep before posting last night, so this will be Saturday's post. The girls were out the whole day today. We went to ballet in the morning. (I still have no idea what they do…

Categories October 2009

Photo Gallery

We had a lovely day yesterday at Butler's with the Kohn-Murphys, picking pumpkins and enjoying the Pumpkin Festival. Too bad it was cloudy and freezing! We got six pumpkins – three orange, one white, and two green. I finally uploaded…

Categories October 2009

Sleepover!

We're having a sleepover tonight. Lolly is here. As Tuvana reminded me, the last time we did a sleepover with Lolly, I live-blogged it. No such luck tonight. Daddy is home and I don't want to be on the computer all…

Categories October 2009

All About M

Today I am posting the "All About Me" book that M made at school last week. I think she is an amazing artist too! Take a look at her drawings, especially the piano and the ballerina with crossed legs:    …

Categories October 2009

All about A

I am headed to Detroit tonight for my first business trip in many, many months. Sad to be away from the girls and the routine. But it is a short trip – I will be back tomorrow night. And today…