This is going to be another short post, because I spent many many hours tonight making Pumpkin Whoopie Pies. They are for a cookie swap at work tomorrow and M's class party on Thursday, where she is supposed to bring…

Oh do I have some good photos to share tonight. The girls were at the Nutcracker tea this afternoon after their performance, and Daddy was able to capture some photos when he went down to pick them up. The soldiers…

Today was the girls' 3rd Grade Recorder Concert. The whole grade got on the stage and played a number of songs. Everyone wore white on top and black on the bottom. A has gotten her "black belt extreme" in recorder…

The girls had a performance tonight at the Warner. Special guests in attendance: Mrs. Powell (with ballet newbie Mr. Powell), Mrs. Yedwab and her daugher Audrey, and Amy/Sofia/Virginia. It wasn't the A cast, but it was still very good, and…

Random Report tonight: The girls had standardized testing today. One word they had to provide a definition for: "rapid". Some choices they had: "as fast as building a skyscraper", "slow as a snail walking across a lawn", and something else.…

Here is the blog post I composed in my mind until the girls went to sleep tonight: One would expect our lives to be really crazy right now. Two eight year-olds, a six-month old baby, demanding full-time jobs, a dog,…

This was supposed to be a mellow weekend, without that many plans. It didn't feel that mellow. Here's what transpired: Baby food made: carrots (joining homemade pears, canteloupe, sweet potato and butternut squash in the freezer) Performances: 1 (Friday night)…

This photo basically sums up our lives right now: Isn't it the best!?