So, here's what happened with Star of the Week. A's teacher was out on Monday, so she wasn't Star of the Week until yesterday. And there is no school on Friday, and tomorrow is a short day with a Halloween…
This week, A is Star of the Week at school. That means that every day, she shares something about herself – pictures, a toy, a book, something she made. Today, she brought in some family photos, as well as a…
We are back from our trip to NJ. It was a lot of fun, and Sarah did a WONDERFUL job as a bat mitzvah. She gave a wonderful speech at the temple, recited her Torah portion without a hitch, and then…
Tomorrow, we leave for NJ for Sarah's bat mitzvah. We are very excited and very proud of her. Tomorrow there is an evening service, and then on Saturday she will be reading her Torah portion in the morning service. Then…
It's been a busy day on eBay for me today. I am now the proud new owner of not one but TWO more pink cheerleading costumes. One is size M and one is size S. Careful readers of the P&B…
Sometimes you do things as a parent that have unintended (and sometimes positive!) consequences. The girls bring home their completed homework in their backpacks after their teacher reviews it. As a result, I am accumulating lots of pages of homework…
Last night we took the girls to a full length ballet – Don Quixote at the Kennedy Center. They did a great job – little squirming or complaining. I am not sure they followed all of it, but they liked…
It's early Sunday morning. I fell asleep before posting last night, so this will be Saturday's post. The girls were out the whole day today. We went to ballet in the morning. (I still have no idea what they do…
Today is a big Friday in the girls' class. It's Picture Day (both girls are wearing dresses and have their hair up with blue ribbons). It's also Library Day, where they get to take a book out of the school…
We had a lovely day yesterday at Butler's with the Kohn-Murphys, picking pumpkins and enjoying the Pumpkin Festival. Too bad it was cloudy and freezing! We got six pumpkins – three orange, one white, and two green. I finally uploaded…
