Report from Florida
We are in White Oak, Florida at a conference center while Daddy has his foreign policy meeting. The place is amazing – built on many many acres, with a whole wildlife preserve stocked with exotic animals. The girls have been…
Author: Gayle
Off to Florida
Tomorrow, we leave for Florida for a few days. M, A and I are joining Daddy for a conference he’s attending there. We’re staying at a conference center that also has an animal reserve – should be fun! Hopefully there…
Red Jello!!
When I walked in the door from work tonight, M came upstairs from the basement and was very excited. She said, "Mommy, come here! Look at this. I need to show you something." She walked to the fridge and said,…
Photos from Apple Picking
Big news: Clifford costume arrived today. M likes it but she says it’s a little itchy. Here are some pictures from apple picking yesterday, thanks to Aunt Tequila.
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September 2007
Apples Apples Everywhere
Sunday night. Busy weekend. Today we went apple picking. We met up with Sarah/Hannah/Andrew and Amy/Sofia/Virginia, and Aunt Tequila, who is visiting from NY, also joined us and was very helpful with the picking. The girls picked many, many, many…
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September 2007
Pair of Witches
I like to sing silly songs to the girls. Usually I take existing songs and change the words. The best part is when the girls sing the song back to me later – they of course think that my words…
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September 2007
Fall Cleaning
It’s Friday. This AM I brought the girls to school and thought maybe I’d try curbside dropoff. Like drive-up banking, it’s better in theory than in practice. When the girls realized that I was contemplating NOT walking them in to…
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September 2007
One Down, One to Go
So here’s the Halloween update. When I got back from my trip, A still wanted to be an alligator, though she was starting to mention dinosaur more often. M no longer wanted to be a penguin or bunny, but had…
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September 2007
Home Again, Home Again
I returned from my trip to Detroit today. It was very good to see M&A after two days away. After I got home, they came with me to walk Allie. Then they had "dinner" (they aren’t eating much these days),…
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September 2007
Business Trip
I am in Detroit for work for two nights, returning home tomorrow. I miss the girls a lot. Tonight I asked them what pajamas they are wearing – A: purple polka dot; M: flowers and polka dots, pink and purple.…