Categories August 2015

BBM Thursday

Another good day of school for the girls, minus a long wait for the bus this morning. They didn't have too much homework tonight and did what they were assigned enthusiastically. I feel like homework is going to pick up…

Categories August 2015

Third Day of School

Third day of school went well. The girls got off the bus all smiles and said that it was a fun day. It started uot a little stressfully, though – two buses went by the girls' stop and didn't stop…

Categories August 2015

Nats Game Tuesday

Tonight we went to the Nats game. It was the FIRST – yes, FIRST – game of the ENTIRE season where the whole starting lineup was in it. And it showed. They won 8-3. YAY NATS.  Mets won too. Here…

Categories August 2015

First Day of Middle School

Today was the first day of middle school for M&A. It  went well. There wasn't much instruction today, but lots of rules and policies and procedures. A had Spanish homework – memorize the months and learn to say "Mi cumpleanos…

Categories August 2015

Last Day of Summer Break for DCPS

Here is how the girls spent their last day of summer vacation: -Lots of time on their new phones, setting up ringtones, preferences, contacts, wallpaper etc. They picked some cute ringtones. They LOVE their new phones, love carrying them around.…

Categories August 2015

Deal Orientation Day

The girls had their Deal Orientation Day today. They both came out really excited about 6th grade. In their own words: 1. What are you most looking forward to at Deal this year? A: 7th grade Math and Art. Everything.…

Categories August 2015

Back in DC!

We are back from our trip to Hawaii.  The last 24 hours was pretty fun. Tuesday was pretty rainy, so we explored Hanaelei and the North Shore by car and then came back to the hotel for some swimming. We…

Categories August 2015

Hawaii Post 3

Sadly, tomorrow is our last day here in beautiful Hawaii. We've made the most out of our time here.  Yesterday was our boat tour of the Na Pali Coast. The good: the views were amazing, and we got really close…

Categories August 2015

Hawaii Part 2

It has been a while since I posted, and we've done a lot! We are getting up very early tomorrow so this will sadly have to be a short post. I am beat. We had a great four days in…