The girls had a nonstop day today. They are now sitting on the couch with me and Daddy watching "High School Musical 3". They are totally rapt. Ballet this morning. Then home, and then we went shopping for some birthday…
Tiger Mom over here let the girls watch ALL of "American Idol" last night. They were tired and cranky this morning. Think there is a correlation? M is in an advanced spelling group at school. Here were her spelling words this…
M loves to do "science experiments". These usually involve mixing a lot of things in the house, including food coloring. It often starts in the bathtub and then moves to the kitchen. Of late, she has been making "lotion". The…
I went to Let's Dish tonight to make meals. M always says that she hates when I go to Let's Dish because I get home so late. I made it home tonight in time to say goodnight to them and…
Sad to see the three-day weekend end. We had a lot of fun, and lots of hanging around and relaxing. We needed that. So… without further ado: Planned playdates that were cancelled: 2 (sleepover with Emily and afternoon playdate with…
[Sorry for the absence. I fell asleep without posting the last two nights.] The girls, and M in particular, are very interested in money. M always wants to know how much things cost, etc. Here are some recent anecdotes: I…
May I brag for a second? These two girls just get more beautiful every day. I can't stop looking at them! I don't know how I ended up with not one but two gorgeous daughters. I know that it's inappropriate…
M came up with some science fair projects tonight. 1) Have one person chew different kinds of gum, and have another person measure how large the bubbles are that the first one blows, to see whether certain kinds of gum…
The girls had a good Valentine's Day today. They got valentines from their classmates, many of which came with candy or lollipops. Very few were homemade. I am thinking store-bought for next year; the handmade ones take too long. They…
We have a game we like to play when the girls are in the bath. We've played it for years. It's called "What's Your Favorite?" and it consists of my asking the girls a series of questions like "What do…
