Yesterday was N's half-birthday. He's now 8 1/2, even though he thinks half-birthdays are silly and didn't make any fuss about it. To celebrate M and A went to Safeway and bought him black and white cookies. In other exciting…
Uncle Jonathan and I did some tandem cooking tonight: we both made the same recipe for dinner from the weekly New York Times recipe newsletter. On Sunday, he told us he makes 4 of the 5 recipes every week, so…
Well, it's been a long couple of days. But better now. The girls are hard at work on lots of end-of-semester assignments. N played a lot of baseball this weekend, with Daddy yesterday and with Alex here today. He's also…
I assembled N's breakfast this AM and asked him which fruit he'd like to have. He said,"There is a perfect looking banana over there." So I opened it and sliced it and made it into a smiley face. He said,…
This was an awesome birthday. Really, the best! It started at midnight last night at Marc Regardie's house, where a small group of senior staff people gathered to celebrate the Homesnap news. It was the first time I'd seen many of…
A lot has been going on around here lately! First, we had Thanksgiving last night. Sarah, John, Hannah and Andrew came over and we had a lovely dinner. Lots of yummy food, unseasonably warm weather and just a fun night.…
The big news around here is that Homesnap was acquired by CoStar for $250 million. The deal should close in about a month. Very exciting! I have been working nonstop for a few days but it's all interesting and good.…
M HAS HER DRIVER'S LICENSE! She got it yesterday. She did great on the driving test – very calm, smooth and no mistakes. The guy who administered the test was very kind and the whole thing went very well. Tonight…
Who will be more excited for Sadie to leave – M or Lucky? This is a tough question. Both of them hate Sadie's crying and noise; both hate when Sadie jumps on them. L hates when Sadie eats his food…
Another day, another lesson in having a pointer mix: 1) they need a lot of exercise; 2) they like to chew; 3) they are adorable. That is all.
