Categories February 2023

Erev Spelling Bee

Tomorrow is the CCES Spelling Bee and N is nervous. We've been quizzing him on lots of hard words on the list – words like hobbledehoy and crevices and Sanskrit and acknowledged and tankard and on and on. N is…

Categories February 2023

Happy Valentine’s Day

Today is Valentine's Day! M celebrated with some chocolates we sent her, and she sent us roses and pickles (aw) today via delivery and a smoothie to A in NYC. Very sweet.  A isn't opening her chocolates until she meets…

Categories February 2023

National Gallery Trip

Today the 5th grade at CCES went to the National Gallery of Art for a field trip. N saw lots of artists that he knows because of the postcards from Grandma. Monica (Ayan's mom) chaperoned and sent lots of pics…

Categories February 2023

Band Concert Helper

Tonight, N worked at a concert at CCES. It was a beginning band concert, so mostly 4th graders with a few 5th graders thrown in. N and 4 other advanced band members helped get performers ready to go on. He…

Categories February 2023

Weekend Wrapup

Lots of stuff happened this weekend! A had a social weekend in NYC and went out a lot, despite it being very cold. Today she had lunch at a "dog cafe" where there were dogs and there was poop on…

Categories January 2023

Blend Jet

I am not sure how I have gone so ling without posting about the Blend Jet. N saw an ad for it around Christmas and wanted it badly. It's an individual blender that makes smoothies and shakes. He wanted to…

Categories January 2023

Our Weekend

N and I have had a fun weekend! Here are some things we have done: Exercise: I did a boxing glass and took H for a run this AM; N played in a rainy soccer game today. He had to…

Categories January 2023

Movie Night

Dad has gone to India for 5 nights and N and I are home together doing fun stuff. He didn't have school today, so we've had time together. He had a birthday party at Shepherd Park with lots of other…

Categories January 2023

Weekend Update

Not much to report from the weekend. A went back to school – boo! We miss her a lot. Hobart misses her a lot too. She started classes today and has a monologue to do for tomorrow. Shakespeare, which she…