We are at Buppie’s for a sleepover. The girls are sleeping in my old room. They have been calling for me a lot. Sensing my growing exhaustion, Buppie just went up and dealt with the most recent request. (A had…
The girls asked if they could sleep in my bed tonight. Daddy is away and I said, "Yes, it’s a special occasion and you can sleep in my bed IF and ONLY IF after I put you down there is…
Busy, fun day with the girls today. This morning we did some shopping. First stop: Target, which had some cute clothes for school but alas, no bikes small enough for the girls. Next stop: Sports Authority for shin guards and…
Another late night. We stayed up to watch the closing ceremonies from the Olympics from last night. After work, we also: Did a bunch of connect-the-numbers dinosaur pages Read an issue of National Geographic Kids Played Do a Deer on…
I was too tired to post last night, so I have two days to report on. Busy day yesterday. It started with brunch at Old Aidan’s house, which was fun, if a bit frenetic. Girls at this age are definitely…
Busy, busy Friday. Lots and lots of errands. I tried to do a conference call from home at 1 pm today, and the girls were omnipresent. I told them in advance that I needed them to be quiet and let…
The Wiggles concert was fun. We arrived a bit late due to terrible Beltway traffic, but I think we only missed a few songs. The concert was pretty short but the girls seemed to enjoy it a lot. They knew…
Lots of things happening today. 1. Grandma and Grandpa are back for a short visit – leaving this afternoon. Right now they are with the girls and Imogene at Glen Echo seeing a puppet show – Little Red Riding Hood.…
The girls told me the other day that boys like yucky things: Bob the Builder Thomas the Train trucks pirates Spiderman A said, "Those aren’t pretty things. We like pretty things." However, the girls do like: dinosaurs watching houses go…
Today was a beautiful Sunday here in DC. Not humid, sunny and hot. We went to dance class in the morning, and then met our friends Karen, Dave and Violet for brunch afterwards. We sat outside and had lots of…
