Dad has gone to India for 5 nights and N and I are home together doing fun stuff. He didn't have school today, so we've had time together. He had a birthday party at Shepherd Park with lots of other…
Not much to report from the weekend. A went back to school – boo! We miss her a lot. Hobart misses her a lot too. She started classes today and has a monologue to do for tomorrow. Shakespeare, which she…
Tonight we went to an open house for parents at Silver Creek Middle School. It was pretty impressive. We will see what happens with N's applications and then make decisions. If he does go to SCMS, he is going to…
Today we took N to the Portrait Gallery so that he could see the presidential portraits. He was familiar with most of them from seeing them in other places, like his history and presidents books. He knew so much of…
Today N flew his Go Go Bird at Triangle Park. The wind was strong and the bird had trouble flying at times, and it kept going into the trees. One time it was very high in the trees but the…
N had his first of two standardized tests today – Reading (Math tomorrow). Apparently they scored the tests right away and N was tied for the highest score in the class! He was very pleased Also got this cute note…
We have a magnet collection which we add to every time we travel. Magnets make great souvenirs – they are not expensive, easy to carry home, and usually very plentiful. When I am traveling alone, I pick the magnet myself,…
N loves math. He likes studying it in school, but he also really likes asking questions that require math for the answer. When he asks questions like that, or works out problems in his head that involve math, I always…
If you want to know what M has been up to the last few weeks, these are screenshots from the Parents Newsletter we get from NSLI-Y. The group gets to go on lots of excursions and tours to broaden their…
We are back in DC! Before things get too busy with life here, I want to write about our last two days in Tokyo. Highlights of the last few days in Japan: -dinner where we grilled meat at our table…
