Today was M&A's first day of school. No real classes yet, but they had various assemblies and meetings and regaled us with stories at dinner. Hard year to be a senior, as all the usual rituals that seniors do had…
This weekend ended up being way more hectic than I expected, with girls' plans hither and yon and people visiting us here. We made good use of the pool, inviting various friends (Larsons/Martins and Krevats) over to swim with their…
Maddie is back from her camping trip. She had a great time. Highlight of her summer. A drove on the Beltway and 270 – 2 hours up to Cunningham Falls. She did a great job. N was in the pool…
M is on her camping weekend away with Annabel, Maya, Phoebe, Maddy, Leo and Hank. It sounds like she is having a great time. They brought tons of stuff and food and supplies and were very organized. Daddy and N…
For tomorrow, N has to put 5 things that are important to him in a bag and present them to his class. He also had to submit a writeup of what the thing were and why they were important to…
Today was N's first day of school! It all went smoothly. He likes his teacher, the Zoom links worked, all smooth. He only had a half day so it wasn't too bad at all. Him at his station: First…
N starts third grade tomorrow! In preparation, we've cleaned out his room, returned library books, straightened out the art cart, gotten all his supplies ready for tomorrow, done a dry run on Zoom, and met N's teacher on Zoom last…
Things I am thankful for: gorgeous nights like tonight having a pool my parents healthy and nearby Imogene Netflix baseball, for N's sake if for no other reason (though no game tonight due to protests over police violence) my job…
N loves his gumball machine so much that he took it with him on a hike today with Cole, in his backpack. So cute. N also got his class assignment today. His teacher is named Mrs. Hammersla. We don't know…
Like every other 8 year-old, N has become keen on having a gumball machine with gumballs. Well, lucky for him, A procured not one but two gumball machines when she was about his age. I found one of them in…
