Today is Friday and we have been in Curacao since Tuesday night. So far it has been a really fun trip. We are staying near Westpunt, in the northwest corner of the island, which is very sleepy and out of…
We spent today getting ready for our big trip to Curacao tomorrow. Lots of packing and preparation. Luckily, Grandma Sandy gave the girls a piano lesson and Imogene came over for two hours, so the girls and N had some…
Today was the last Nutcracker performance of 2012. So sad! The girls were wonderful, as always. I am so proud of them. It can't be easy to get up on a stage in front of hundreds of people, and dance.…
I was so tired last night that I couldn't post. I tried to go to sleep when I got home from work, but a series of interruptions kept me from doing it until late. But I slept well and feel…
Today I was able to go to both girls' holiday parties in their classrooms. A's was less chaotic than M's (half the kids), but both had the same activities: Hangman, cookie/cupcake decorating, and a craft that involved beads and pipe…
The girls had a performance tonight – their second-to-last. Imogene came with me, and Daddy was there with a number of his colleagues. It was a good show – the audience was very enthusiastic and the dancing was great as…
Hanukah went out with a bang tonight (yes, we are two nights behind). The girls got some good stuff – in addition to the GRAND PRIZE PIECE DE RESISTANCE COUP DE GRACE – tickets to see One Direction next June…
This was a busy weekend. Before I get into the weekend, though, I left out some stuff from last week. On Thursday afternoon, M's class had a fable telling session and a family recipe party. I wasn't able to go,…
The girls didn't have school today. Instead they had a playdate here with Molly and Evelyn, which apparently went well. They also practiced the piano and read, and A did her drawing of sea otter for her book report. It…
This morning I brought N with me to my bathroom while I dried my hair. He went from this: To this: Yay! What a cutie! He occasionally slumps over, but for the most part he can sit up! And he…
