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…

N is back in Survivor mode these days. With Season 50 right around the corner, he’s preparing by doing the following: It’s fun.

Well, we got walloped with the snowstorm that was threatening all week. It snowed all day yesterday and dumped about 8 inches plus sleet and freezing rain. It was cozy here. We have been binge-ing Survivor Game Changers and we…

Here is a sweet memory from last year. I always love when the kids come to the store. These pics were taken at the end of August before M went back to school. Meanwhile M is still on her west…

This morning, Dad and N and I went to the Capital Area Food Bank to volunteer with the Brown Club of DC for MLK Weekend. Along with a large group of volunteers, we sorted a very large donation of food…

Dad shared some more pics from Ivy Parents Weekend at Princeton in October. It was a fun weekend!

Two fun things happened tonight. N had his 7th/8th grade band concert. They played a bunch of holiday songs (Sasha explained why; still not sure I understand it), including a Nutcracker medley, Sleigh Ride, Winter Wonderland and more. (Also –…

This is one of those posts where I am going to revisit a day from last year and write about it now, since I didn’t post about it then. The date was October 25, when Dad and I went to…