Lots going on this weekend. A had a live BFA audition (via Zoom) on Friday and has a few more next weekend. Stressful! But she did great. She and I will go to NY on Thursday night and stay til…

N had a snow day for no reason at all today. It was supposed to snow this AM, but it didn't. It didn't even rain. So after declaring today a delayed start last night, MCPS canceled school altogether this AM.…

EXCITING NEWS. N's 5 pound gummy bear arrived yesterday.  To say that he was excited would be an understatement. Questions:  How is it? "It is good. It is big. It is extremely big." Is it what you expected? "Yes, maybe…

Last night, M spoke at Temple Sinai's Friday Shabbat service for MLK's birthday. She spoke about student activism for affordable housing, and she did a great job! I recorded it on video but don't have any still pictures. We were…

Here is the update from here! A finished her exams AND the last of her college applications today. Wow! She is officially a second semester senior, which is one of the best times in life. Congrats to A!  M is…

Our transportation woes continue… with some solved and some new ones. This morning, we discovered that the girls' battery was dead again. So, that meant a quick ride to school for M around 8:20. N's bus is back in business.…

We've had a number of transportation challenges in the last week. Nate's school bus driver has COVID, or is filling in for someone who has COVID, and his bus hasn't been running since break. So he needs a ride to…

This has been an odd week, with the year starting off in fits and starts. Two snow days, pre-planned half days for GDS, reading day/exam day at Sidwell. So no one had a full week and there has been lots…

As a kid, I was always envious of people who had the game Mousetrap. I never had it, but I may have played it once or twice at someone's house and I really liked it. When the girls were little,…

We got 5 inches of snow today. No school for N (M&A already had the day off). Dad took him sledding today: I think N really needs to go back to school. But tomorrow is another snow day! ALSO BIG…