We are all back in the house! A and I returned from Pittsburgh around dinnertime, M came home midday (and promptly went to the Zoo) and N had a busy day of baseball and spending time with Grandma Sandy. But…

We are all in different places tonight! M is away for the weekend with her friend group on the Eastern Shore. N and Daddy are home in DC. And A and I drove to Pittsburgh today to see Carnegie Mellon.…

Today was M's last softball game of the year. Daddy, N and I went to watch. Sadly, they  ended up winless for the year. But they got outside every day and played and had a normal-ish season, so that was…

I was away last night – my book club went to the Salamander! It was relaxing and really nice to be away in a hotel for a night. Some pics:   Back at home, it rained a ton tonight and…

The main themes of this weekend were: baseball, parties and haircuts. N had two games, and the Swamp Monsters won them both. N played well, got some hits, some walks and had a lot of fun. He also spent half…

Today was a big day in our house. N is participating in a covid vaccine trial! He got a half dose of Moderna vaccine today, and will get another dose in a month. He will be tracked carefully in a…

Two examples of the kids repeating things they learned from their grandparents: Yesterday A was giving a piano lesson to Bella, and she said that she learned from Grandma Sandy that whenever there is a beat of three notes (3/4…

Weekend wrapup: N had a great baseball game yesterday. They had a rematch with the Sidwell team that beat them 2 weeks ago (which wasn't fair bc they didn't get to play the bottom of the inning), and they won…

Tonight, N fell into the pool. He was going outside to go in the trampoline (we play catch every night with bouncy balls with him in the trampoline and me outside) and somehow he fell in. I was in the…