Categories May 2022

Back From NY

I am back from a few days in NY for work. I stayed downtown near NYU and saw lots of students getting ready for graduation in their purple gowns. I also bought lots of NYU merch. It's such a great…

Categories May 2022

Countdown to Graduation

Last night there was a party for Sidwell seniors and their parents at Glen Echo. It was fun – there was a DJ for the kids, and the parents mostly just hung out on the periphery and talked and watched.…

Categories May 2022

Catching Up AGAIN

A lot has been happening around these parts since I last posted! Here is a recap. M was chosen as one of two graduation speakers for her class!! She is excited and honored and no, she doesn't know what she…

Categories May 2022

Senior Softball Game

Today was M's Senior Game in Softball, which means it was her last home game as a senior. There is one other girl, Eve, who also had her Senior Game today. And what a game it was! M had the…

Categories May 2022

Happy 18th Birthday, M&A!

Today was the girls' 18th birthday! It was a pretty mellow day, a rainy Saturday that erased Nate's sports games and shortened M's stay at the Flower Mart. The girls woke up and we opened some presents, and A finally…

Categories May 2022

NYU TISCH!

Alexa got some excellent news today. She got into NYU Tisch! She is SO excited and we are SO happy for her! This is her right after she found out! We had a lovely pre-birthday dinner for the girls tonight…

Categories May 2022

Lunch At Chef Geoff’s

I was on work travel for a few days and am now home. While I was gone, Dylan tested positive for covid, which means that M is now very worried that she has it. She, Dad and N tested negative…

Categories May 2022

Cake Pops

N took a book about making cake pops out of the library last week, and has been fixated ever since on making them. He got M to agree to help him and last night/tonight they made these cute chick cake…

Categories May 2022

M Senior Day Pics

Here are some of the photos that M sent me from senior day on Friday and the promposal. And here are Dylan and N tonight making cake pops. None of the kids has school tomorrow! The girls are done, and…

Categories April 2022

Big Days

We are in the time of year when there are a lot of big, momentous things going on. Here are a few from the last week: M&A had their last days of classes yesterday. They are done! They will work…