Today was Special Visitors’ Day at the girls’ school. First we got to see an art show – M&A’s class did self-portraits. A’s name wasn’t on hers, but we knew which was hers because of the way she draws feet.…

We’re putting the finishing touches on M&A’s annual birthday CD. I think this year’s is the best so far (it’s the third one). Good mix of kids’ and grown-up stuff. (And by "grown-up", of course I mean mostly ’80s.) The…

A is feeling better today, thankfully. She stayed home from school but she is much better tonight. It was strange dropping off only M at school! But she seemed to be just fine without A. Tonight, A said, "It seems…

Weekend report. Yesterday, I had a work retreat and missed gymnastics and lunch. But luckily, I got out in time to take M&A to see Tuvana and Aliya. We also got to meet baby Anil! We went to the playground…

A did some touchingly sweet things today. First, she and M and I were walking Allie tonight. M (whom I suspect was hungry) started crying on the walk for no apparent reason. The crying went on for quite a while.…

M told me yesterday that she wants me to get her Crocs. These are Crocs: I was actually going to buy Crocs for the girls last summer, but they were in between sizes. This year, I decided not to get…

Today was picture day at school today. Here are the outfits the girls chose: The girls told me today that their music teacher, Sally, wasn’t there today. In her place was a different teacher. She: is named Bed has white…

Some more funny things. Before going to seder at Nana and Grampy’s on Sunday night, I was trying to get M dressed. She picked this very cute tunic-y shirt that is too short to wear as a dress. I wanted…

Tonight, M said to me, "Mommy, I love you the mostest. You are my best friend." A overheard this and said, "But what about me?" And M said, "A, I definitely love you. You are my sister." A came downstairs…