M is a badass.

M is supposed to send me pics of climbing yesterday, but she hasn't yet. So, no pics of climbing. She had a tournament today out in Columbia and said that she is very tired.  N didn't have school today and…

Today M took us climbing! We went to Earth Treks in Rockville and she totally showed us how it's done. First she got N on the training wall, then Daddy, then me. Then she showed us how good she is…

We finally got a shower curtain for N's bathroom, now that he is taking showers. Here is the one he wanted. SO not a surprise. A had a sleepover with Allison and Anna last night after the XC Secret Santa…

So M was supposed to go to Boston tomorrow for her first debate tournament, but the weather is going to be bad in Boston this weekend so the debate coach encouraged the kids to stay in DC and pass on…

Here is the puzzle we started during the snowstorm yesterday. We are working on it very sporadically around studying and it's making me think of the march 2 years ago. M suggested that we glue this one and I tend…

The weekend that wasn't. Things that were canceled: N's swimming lesson (illness); N's book club (illness – multiple); Sunday school (snow); M's soccer practice (snow); dinner at Grandma Sandy's (snow/roads); school tomorrow (snow); A's exam tomorrow (moved to Tuesday). Things…

So poor N stayed home from school today with a fever. Daddy took him to the doctor this morning and he doesn't have the flu or strep. He did throw up the second he got home from the doctor, so…

Poor N spiked a fever tonight of 102.3. His teacher is out with the flu and apparently a number of kids in his class are sick too. He wasn't himself after school and Nana told me he was sick as…

We had a lot of time in the car together on our trip. At one point N was really bothering M – touching her even though she kept asking her to stop. Finally, she said, "N, what you are doing…