Categories January 2009

Back to School

The girls returned to school today after a two-week absence. They were very excited to go back, and as we walked though the entrance and the halls this morning, they proudly showed off their new watches to every adult they…

Back In The Saddle

Well, we are officially back. The weekend was a typical DC weekend – a birthday party today (Aidan M. turned 5), a puppet show at the Kennedy Center, lunch at the Hoffmans' yesterday, and the usual slew of errands and meals…

Back from Colorado

We are back from Colorado! We got home on Wednesday night. I just haven't been able to post until now. The trip was a lot of fun. Here's what was good: Getting to spend a lot of time with Greg…

Categories December 2008

Christmas Eve

Here's what we did today: – Visit from Melissa and the little twins. – Nana took girls for manicures. – Haircuts with Paul. We ran into Debbie there! Girls look adorable. – Visit to Pat's house to see tree and…

Categories December 2008

Nutcracker

Tonight we went to see The Nutcracker with Buppie and the girls at Montgomery College. It was a good performance and the girls had fun, once they decided the music wasn't too loud and took their fingers out of their…

Categories December 2008

Hanukah Night 2

Tonight A decided to draw all over my new insurance cards because I told her that I was surprised that her name wasn't on it. Thankfully she used washable marker. M&A had another excellent haul tonight – dress-up dresses from Aunt…

Categories December 2008

Happy Hanukah!

We had a great weekend to kick off the holidays this year. Friday night we had dinner at Abigail's house – her parents cooked for us and it was mellow and relaxing. Saturday, we ran some errands and had the…

Categories December 2008

Guest Post From Buppie

Here is a guest post from Buppie, along with some photos. As you know, yesterday I had the girls over for lunch.  They were to stay until Imogene called, saying she was ready to receive them at home.  Also, I…