Categories October 2008

Friday Night

I was home today and got to see a lot of the girls. They wore very cute outfits today – A wore a brown polka dot dress with pink tights, and M wore jeans again (!) and a pink top…

Categories October 2008

Catch-up Post

Sorry that I have missed a few nights of posts. Too sleepy to post before midnight both nights. But all is well. News in our house: M’s ballerina costume from eBay arrived last night. She was very excited. Some new…

Categories October 2008

Will You Marry Me?

Tonight M said that she wanted to marry me. I told her that I was already married to Daddy, and that she will most likely find someone else to marry. She said, "Who?" I said it would be someone really…

Categories October 2008

Stream of Consciousness

Yesterday on the way to drama class, the girls engaged in a hysterical free association session. Here are the topics they covered in a 10-minute stretch: How much M loved the waterslides we went to in Seattle. We discussed which…

Categories October 2008

Call From A’s Teacher

When I got home from work tonight, there was a large box in the middle of the entryway. I couldn’t figure out what was inside (did someone send us a chandelier?), and then M came down and said, "Mommy! What…

Categories October 2008

Apparently It’s Sukkot

When I got home tonight, the girls had constructed a shelter on the white sofa made out of pillows, decorated on top and on the sides with pretty pastel tutus and tiaras. Inside the shelter, Piggy and Bunny and Cousin…

Categories October 2008

Green Pumpkin

We had a very busy fall day. After a short jaunt at the furniture store (bo-ring), we went out to Butler’s to go pumpkin picking. At the pumpkin festival we went down a long slide, went through some mazes, took…

Categories October 2008

Big Girl Beds!

The beds and dresser arrived today! The girls seem very excited and don’t mind that the beds have completely taken over their room. The dragonfly bedding and drapes we ordered haven’t come yet, but the furniture is in and assembled.…