All three kids are finally on winter break! N had his last day today. Each girl has an assignment hanging over her head but once those are done they will be on vacation. And both girls got boosted today so…

Yesterday was Ben's bar mitzvah! We have had a great time in Seattle celebrating Ben. It was a small, intimate service and reception and we've had a lot of fun seeing the extended family for the first time in a…

Tonight was a big night in our house. We have a new Tiger in our midst. I have only crappy pics but suffice it to say, 7PM was a very exciting minute here and we have great videos of M…

This was a weekend. Lots of social stuff: bootcamp holiday party here on Friday (40+ people); cookie swap today  Illness: A has been sick all weekend and missed her friend holiday dinner – thankfully covid/flu/strep negative M was back in…

Tonight N hosted another riddle/title contest over dinner. Here were the riddles: What speaks with no mouth, hears with no ears and comes alive with the wind? An echo. What doesn't exist but has a name? Nothing. What is the…

N got braces yesterday! They are only on his front 4 teeth and they look pretty cute. He got gold and silver rubber bands on them. He will only have these for 6 months and might be the only braces…

N has been running contests for a couple of weeks. He posts riddles on his door, which we have to guess the answers to, as well as some open ended questions to test our creativity.  There is a complicated scoring…

We celebrated the first night of Hanukah tonight, now that applications (for this week, anyway) are done. We dug into the pile of presents. First night's haul: Blockbuster Video shirt (Dad); box of fidgets/popits (Nate); Hanukah sweater and Nationals hat…

This is a very hectic week for the girls, with today as a deadline for many applications. They will both breathe a sigh of relief when they wake up tomorrow. I had a great, great birthday this week. Very low…