Categories February 2009

Growing Up Is Sad

Today at school, M&A brought their tutu dresses in for Show Tell and Share. I tried to encourage them to bring different items for ST&S, but they wanted to bring the same ones. So I said OK. (Week 1, they…

Categories February 2009

DC Auto Show

Last Tuesday, I had to go to the DC Auto Show for work, and I had to leave the house a little early. I told the girls where I was going, and they said it sounded like fun and that…

Categories February 2009

Busy Saturday

Girls had a very active Saturday. First they went to their first gymnastics class in a long time. We rejoined the program and signed up for Saturday mornings. They are now in the 4-5 year old class and are doing…

Categories February 2009

Wednesday at Home

I was home today, as were the girls all day, as it was a "professional development day" at school. We had two friends over for a playdate – Vivian and Lily. Everyone seemed to have a good time. They were…

Categories February 2009

Q&A with M&A

Here are some questions that M&A answered tonight: Tell me some boring things that grownups talk about. Work, poop, potties, furniture, boring pillows they want to buy, grownup gum, socks, "keep your hands to yourself", trash, other boring things you…

Categories February 2009

Super Bowl Sunday

Fun day with the girls today. Mid-day we went to visit a friend of mine in the hospital who just had a baby, 7 weeks premature. We brought her some preemie clothes from when the girls were just born. Last…

Categories January 2009

Air & Space

Today Daddy took M & A to the Air & Space Museum with Frank and Addie. By all accounts, they had a great time. They saw "To Fly" and also checked out the planes and rockets, and ate astronaut ice…

Categories January 2009

Mommy’s a Party Girl

This morning, I sang some songs to the girls to the tune of "You're a Grand Old Flag"… like this: (To A) "You're my tiny girl, you're my tiny girl… you're the cutest, tiniest girl I know." (We call her Tiny, which…

Categories January 2009

Snow Day #2

President Obama made fun of DC today for canceling school due to ice. Yes, another snow day here in DC. It was icy this morning, but by midday it was nothing but wet sidewalks and above-freezing temperatures. Oh well. Girls…