Today is Halloween! We have ballet this morning, and then later this afternoon we will probably go to Chevy Chase Circle, where the stores give out candy to kids who parade up and down Connecticut Avenue. Then it's trick-or-treating tonight!!…

Today was the Halloween Parade at Lafayette. I took a bunch of pictures which I will upload tomorrow. It was ADORABLE. The classes started off at their classrooms, then marched in front of the school, then walked through the playground…

So, here's what happened with Star of the Week. A's teacher was out on Monday, so she wasn't Star of the Week until yesterday. And there is no school on Friday, and tomorrow is a short day with a Halloween…

This week, A is Star of the Week at school. That means that every day, she shares something about herself – pictures, a toy, a book, something she made. Today, she brought in some family photos, as well as a…

We are back from our trip to NJ. It was a lot of fun, and Sarah did a WONDERFUL job as a bat mitzvah. She gave a wonderful speech at the temple, recited her Torah portion without a hitch, and then…

Tomorrow, we leave for NJ for Sarah's bat mitzvah. We are very excited and very proud of her. Tomorrow there is an evening service, and then on Saturday she will be reading her Torah portion in the morning service. Then…

It's been a busy day on eBay for me today. I am now the proud new owner of not one but TWO more pink cheerleading costumes. One is size M and one is size S. Careful readers of the P&B…

Sometimes you do things as a parent that have unintended (and sometimes positive!) consequences. The girls bring home their completed homework in their backpacks after their teacher reviews it. As a result, I am accumulating lots of pages of homework…