Today was a mixed bag of a day. The allergist appointment was a success. The doctor suspects that A does have a lactose intolerance based on the symptoms we described. He says that there is no reliable test to take…

The girls do not have school tomorrow. Annelise is here and they are playing The Game of Life downstairs. It sounds like they are having fun. Of course, it's too late and they need to go to bed. Some cute…

Tonight:  M: "Mommy, if you ask me why I wore my pajama pants to ballet tonight, it's because life is short."  So true.

I haven't done a "By the Numbers" post in a while, so here goes… This weekend by the numbers. Movies seen: 1 (The Peanuts Movie – me, A and N) Ballet classes and rehearsals: 4 (which leads to many many…

I am having a terrible time getting the girls to go to bed (11:46PM). Right now they are playing New York, New York (the updated version) and doing their cheerleader dance from Holton Camp a few years ago. Other things…

I've been making an effort this week to really engage N after work with fun activities so that he doesn't get caught up in the slush of dinner/homework/ballet pickup. Last night we did 2 jigsaw puzzles and the spinny toy,…

Today I spoke at M&A's school for Career Day. I spoke to M's class, but A came and joined us so she got to hear me speak too. It went well! I think the kids liked it. They asked a…

Happy Halloween! We had a fun day yesterday. A had a soccer game in the late morning and unfortunately got hurt near the end when she got hit by a ball. She's better now but still limping a little, which…