We had a lovely seder here last night with 13 family and friends. Grandma Sandy, Grampy, Aunt Tequila, Grandma and Grandpa, MADDIE, Nate, Laurie and Bill and Matt and Ellen. Lovely group! And Dad incorporated a number of readings from…
Dad, N and I are back from Puerto Rico. We went for 4 nights – Monday to Friday – and had a good time. We spent the first two nights in San Juan and the second two nights in Vieques.…
Lots of updates to share! N is on vacation now for two (!) weeks. Today he did his student-led conference, where he did a presentation for us and his advisor about how he thinks he’s done this year. It was…
8 years after we moved into this house, N has discovered the fun of using the basketball hoop. M is in the DR for spring break and sent this sunset: Tuvana sent me this pic of the three girls when…
I am back from a few nights away in Pittsburgh for Winter Institute, the annual conference for booksellers. It is good to be home. While I was away, I missed watching the premiere of Survivor 50 in person with N,…
We got a nice glimpse of M last night. She was here for a LISD Princeton trip and had a bunch of meetings today with some impressive organizations and people. (She wasn’t all that impressed.) We had dinner with her…
It was really nice having A home this weekend. She is on the plane back to LA and we already miss her a lot. (H does too!). We may catch a glimpse of her over spring break? Yesterday N and…
It has been a long week for N. He had a few tests and retests (math and science), GDS Social Justice Teach-in Day, and 8th Grade Hill Day, which was the highlight of his week. He was in the First…
Yesterday N and I volunteered at an adoption event in Rockville with Lucky Dog Animal Rescue. We were assigned to Sebastian, a tiny chihuahua who was very scared. It was his first event after coming up from Puerto Rico after…
Couple of quick updates tonight. N got a nice accolade in his English class today: “Nate, thank you so much for your thoughtful and robust contributions to our Socratic Seminar on To Kill a Mockingbird today. After such a disjointed week last…
