We are in the midst of holiday party crunch time. We had a few this weekend, the bootcamp holiday party last Thursday, and of course it's the first night of Hanukah tonight. All fun, a little exhausting, and stressful with…
Some exciting news for the kids. First, A finished her first semester of studio today! She won't be in a group with the same kids next semester, so it's the end of the time with Group B! She has a…
Tonight was N's winter concert at CCES. There was a performance by the Cheetah Singers, then the String Orchestra, and then the Instrumental Band. It was so cute. N played in three songs – Dreidel, We Wish You A Merry…
N was in the 5th grade school plays today, which are short plays written by the kids with the guidance of a playwright. Each English section put on its own play. N's was about a kid who was kidnapped because…
This was a big Camp Nebagamon week for N! On Tuesday night, he went to a DC reunion for campers at Jonah's house. Last night, Dad hosted the alumni reunion here at our house. And Adam, camp director, stayed here…
It has been a very momentous week. I had a birthday. Nate did a special report on CCNN. And I lost my job. So rather than dwell on the crappy stuff, let's focus on the positive. It was great hearing…
You can't make this stuff up. Someone flew a two-seater plane into some electrical wires here in Maryland last night, and as a result 80,000 people were out of power (not us). That led to a number of MCPS schools…
We had a busy but fun Thanksgiving here this week. Grandma Dina, Grandpa Ron and Darrah/Jason/Sydney/Eden came down from NY to celebrate Thanksgiving with us, and Grandma and Grampy and Aunt Tequila joined us too. Other people took a lot…
We had N's parent teacher conference today (with N), and it went very well! Ms Bailey had very nice things to say about N, as did his math and English teachers. He's having a very good year. We're very proud…
A came for the weekend with Delphy, which was really fun! A showed her all around DC – the monuments, the places from her childhood, etc. – and they saw some of her friends last night. It was nice having…
