Categories March 2017

T Minus 4 Days

Today we had the run-through with Rabbi Rosenwasser at TS. The girls did great! Very few mistakes, and they delivered their speeches for the first time in the synagogue. It all went pretty smoothly and we went over the whole service.…

Categories March 2017

Prep

Here's what was accomplished today: Escort cards finalized, and they are so cute. Alcohol ordered and planned. Tables assigned. More money out the door. A few more thank-you notes written. Any vegans coming? Montage finished. Still more to do but…

Categories March 2017

Weekend To-Do List

We are one week out. One week! To be done this weekend: -Finish speeches -Practice speeches -Practice torah and haftorah -Thank you notes -Pick up M's dress -Drop off my dress for some alterations (yes! I have picked a dress!…

Categories March 2017

Back in DC

I was on a short trip to Hartford yesterday and am back today.  Things moving apace: A has had lots of Hairspray rehearsal this week, which she really loves. The downstairs is pretty much all painted. Now to the front…

Categories March 2017

The Last RSVP

The girls invited Hillary to their bat mitzvah, and they sent her personalized letters along with the invitation. Other than a few remote relatives, she is the only invitee we hadn't heard from yet. Today we came home to these…

Categories March 2017

Quick Catch-up

I have missed out on a lot over the last few days, just because we've been very busy with a lot happening here. The downstairs is painted! It's now grey. The house is a total mess because of it. UGH…

Categories March 2017

Erev Seber Show

This was a long day. A had a Hairspray rehearsal after school and then I picked her up at 4:50 and took her to Rockville for a Seber rehearsal. It is 10:39 and we just got back a few minutes…

Categories March 2017

Snow Day. Not.

Today was NOT a snow day. There was a two-hour delay, but DCPS didn't cancel school. Instead, they waited til all the kids were on their way to school, and then they announced that absences would be excused. Waste of…