Categories October 2008

Last Night of Tobbler Beds

Beds and dresser are coming tomorrow. I have cleared most of the stuff out of the girls’ room, minus the remaining furniture. They seem excited and unfazed by the change. They aren’t sad yet about the tobbler beds – perhaps…

Categories October 2008

Yom Kippur

Daddy came back yesterday from a whirlwind business trip to Europe. He brought the girls back two miniature replicas of the Eiffel Tower and L’Arc de Triomphe. Tonight, A was swinging the Eiffel Tower around, and said, "Look, this is…

Categories October 2008

Drama

We had a little drama tonight. I was in the girls’ room picking out a book, and they were in my bed getting under my covers to hide from me when I came back in the room. M hit her…

Bedtime Stories

Tonight before bed I told the girls stories about when they were born. I told M about her first bath, when she was just an hour old, and when the nurse told us that she had red hair. We couldn’t…

Race Day II

Wow – what a day! This morning I ran a ten-miler. Daddy and Grampy and the girls came and cheered me on at Mile 5 1/2 and 7 1/2. It was such a treat to see all of them! After…

Bike Rides

Busy day for the girls today! Daddy took them to drama class this morning and then to Taste of Bethesda with a friend from class. They got to see lots of dancers from other countries and even danced on stage.…

Back to School Night

Daddy and I went to Back to School Night tonight. Great to see their class, see the annual slideshow of photos of all of the kids (which always makes me cry (repeatedly)), hear from the teachers, and see the artwork…

Rosh Hashanah Photos

One of the sweetest things about the girls is their care and concern for each other. Today, A was trying to find a particular song on this Dora thing they have that plays music, and she was getting upset because…