Tonight, we did a dry run on the Halloween costumes. They look adorable. We will take lots of pictures tomorrow. For homework tonight, the girls had to draw a picture of their costumes and write a few sentences about them.…
We had parent-teacher conferences today. Here's what we learned: A is doing very well. She's reading at the 1st grade level, and her comprehension is excellent. She pays a lot of attention during stories. Her spelling and reading have improved…
Tonight, as part of their homework, the girls had to come up with words that start with P-U-M-P-K-I-N. M, as usual, raced through it. A, on the other hand, lingered and stalled, only settling for words that no one else…
Ballet classes/rehearsals: 3 Walkathons: 1 (very short one during Sunday School) Hours spent babysitting by very sweet 13 year old on our street: 4 Cupcakes/cookies/sweets ingested by M today: 6 Jigsaw puzzles completed and spread out on the dining room…
It is Friday. What happened this week? Daddy and I were in Rome but are back and are fully ensconsed in work again. A lost her tooth, finally, at school on Thursday. The girls and I did a 300-piece jigsaw…
The girls are making great progress on a 300 piece jigsaw puzzle that I brought home from work yesterday. It's a puzzle from The Hub, the new kids' network. They are doing really well with a hard puzzle!! There is…
I returned from Rome yesterday. Had a fun time with Daddy touring around, seeing the sites, having some yummy dinners and lunches, and just enjoying ourselves. While we were gone, the girls had a jam-packed weekend. They had 2 ballet…
I am headed out of town for the weekend. I am meeting Daddy in Rome, where he is on a business trip, and will be there tomorrow and Sunday. I fly back on Monday. I am very sad to be…
Here are some photos from the Pumpkin Festival. So cute! A, Addie and Sam in the hay maze: M – no teeth! M, A and Sam in the hay maze: Me and M: Daddy and A: …
We went to the pumpkin festival today, which the girls always enjoy. I have a lot of pics which I will upload tomorrow. We got 6 pumpkins: Daddy: large orange M: two greens Mommy: one orange and one green/orange A:…
