Today was the regional spelling bee, held at a DC elementary school on Capitol Hill. I picked the girls up from school at 11:30 and we headed downtown. M submitted her paperwork and randomly picked her number… and got: …
A has to write headlines for homework. They are supposed to be creative and fictional. Here are the headlines she has written: "Divorce Between A Horse And A Sheep" "Baby Digests Brother's Finger" "Difficult To Tell If Cow Has 200…
We had parent-teacher conferences today and they were great. Here is what their teachers Gregal and Raugitinane said about M&A: A: Great student, very detailed writing, very conscious of what to put in her writing, likes to make sense, doing…
Today was the last day of Sleepy Hollow shows. So sad! The girls danced at 1:30 and 6:30. Last night, we got them a Sleepy Hollow poster, and they had a LOT of the dancers sign it today, including Xiomara…
We got lots of snow today here, and the roads were treacherous, but the girls had two Sleepy Hollow shows today, and the show must go on! We saw it again tonight with Grandma and Grandpa, and it was great!…
Tonight, the girls had their second performance of Sleepy Hollow. They said it went well. They are sad because they love this cast, and tomorrow is the other cast, and they will miss their friends. But they will see them…
What a day! It started with N freaking out when we got to school this AM. He didn't want to go in the classroom. He clung to me and cried and wouldn't let go. His very resourceful teacher distracted him…
Snow day today. Daddy took the kids and Imogene sledding this morning and I went to work. They had a great time. I can share some photos when Daddy sends them to me. The girls had their first Sleepy Hollow…
Today, the kids had a pretty fun Presidents Day. Daddy took M, A and N to see Paddington at Mazza in the morning. The girls said it was sweet but a little young for them, and N made it through…
We had a lovely Valentine's Day here yesterday. The girls had ballet in the afternoon but no rehearsal, so they came home at 2. In the morning, N and I went to a puppet show called Winter Wonderland at Glen…
