Categories January 2008

Bedtime Notes

Friday. This morning, when she woke up, M said to me, "I want a lot of kisses this morning." Then she said, "This is my purple blanket. It can build its own plane and fly it." I asked her, "Just…

Categories January 2008

On the Road Again…

I am off to my favorite US city in the morning – Las Vegas. I’ve always wanted to go to the Consumer Electronics Show, and my dream is coming true. Unfortunately, it means a night away from home and the…

Categories January 2008

Gymnastics Pics

Another busy weekend. Gymnastics on Saturday morning with special guest Buppie, lunch with Aidan and Laurie, a playdate on Saturday afternoon with a set of twins from M&A’s class, some babysitting from Buppie on Saturday night, errands this morning, and…

Categories January 2008

Tutus

Today M said some really cute things. First, she told me that when she is a mommy, she wants to be just like me, because I am the best mommy. (Awwwww!). Second, I’ve been asking her lately not to demand…

All Nutcracker All The Time

Just when I thought Nutcracker mania couldn’t get higher, it did. Now the girls like to act out The Nutcracker, with me as Herr Drosselmeyer. I knock at the door, come in to the party, and ask who the girls…

Survival of the Fittest 101

Daddy got the girls a subscription to National Geographic Kids magazine for Hanukkah, and the first issue arrived today. So exciting – their first magazine ever! Their mommy is a magazine addict, so it was a proud moment for me.…

Then We Came To The End

Happy New Year! Tonight is, sadly,the last night of winter vacation. The girls don’t go back to school until Friday, but we have work tomorrow, so our vacation is done. I have had a very good time at home with…

Categories December 2007

Nutcracker Mania

Nutcracker mania has reached a fever pitch in our house, fueled mostly by A. Going into the holiday season, the girls’ interest in The Nutcracker had waned a bit. Once they learned that we were going to be seeing the…