Tonight we went to see The Nutcracker with Buppie and the girls at Montgomery College. It was a good performance and the girls had fun, once they decided the music wasn't too loud and took their fingers out of their…

Tonight A decided to draw all over my new insurance cards because I told her that I was surprised that her name wasn't on it. Thankfully she used washable marker. M&A had another excellent haul tonight – dress-up dresses from Aunt…

We had a great weekend to kick off the holidays this year. Friday night we had dinner at Abigail's house – her parents cooked for us and it was mellow and relaxing. Saturday, we ran some errands and had the…

Here is a guest post from Buppie, along with some photos. As you know, yesterday I had the girls over for lunch.  They were to stay until Imogene called, saying she was ready to receive them at home.  Also, I…

Today M&A were picked up at school by Buppie, because Imogene had someplace she needed to be and it was my work holiday party. I haven't gotten the full report yet but according to Buppie it all went well. The…

M is very scared of anything that can hurt her or make her sick. Tonight she got upset when Daddy was reading The Nutcracker to the girls because there are mice in the book, and Daddy told her that if…

M said two funny things lately about A that I wanted to share. First, on Sunday, we were out running some errands and I realized that I had forgotten to bring some kleenex for A, who had been sneezing a…

We got notes about the girls at their conferences on Friday. Here's what they said: "A comes down the hall cheerfully, ready to start her day in the room. She really responds well to the classroom routine. She likes the…

What a weekend! Here’s a tally: Number of playdates: 2 (Jessie today and Hannah/Andrew yesterday) Types of cookies made: 2 (potato chip and caramel crumble) Parties attended: 1 (today at Peter H.’s) Babysitters: 1 (Buppie, last night – thank you!)…

Today was Conference Day at M&A's school. I took a lot of notes. A: A's teachers say she is loving, thougtful, and comes to class with a big smile. She makes a lot of eye contact with them, and is…