I am on the train back from NY, where I spent last night and today. Daddy had a busy day with the girls – he took them to gymnastics, to the playground, and to dinner. Whew! Apparently it was a…

I had some outpatient surgery today, and here are are the reasons why I have gotten no sleep since I got home: A started playing the piano the second she walked in the door from the playground (right after I…

Today when the girls got to school, they had to write their names in one of two columns – the first if they live in Washington DC and the second if they live in Maryland. They knew exactly what to…

M & A had their five year doctor's checkup today. All looks good! And the best news is – no shots. A, who had been upset since the moment she left school today (actually, for at least a week now), was…

We had a pretty uneventful Memorial Day today. The girls were home in the morning, and then they came to my office with me to get my blackberry looked at (we had an IT migration over the weekend). I showed…

We've had quite a weekend so far. Yesterday we went to gymnastics and then ran some errands at Chevy Chase Circle. The girls had a good class – handstands against the wall, the "big trampoline", and the moonbounce! We had…

I am very tired, so this post will be in shorthand. Early doctor's appointment… grocery shopping at two stores and vet's office before 10:15 AM… off to school for last Pilim Shabbat and Shabbat sing… saw girls dance to "I…

Today was the Pilim class trip to the zoo. Daddy went for most of the trip. Apparently, the class saw the elephants getting a bath, as well as an orangutan climbing on the wires. Daddy took some photos but he…

We had parent-teacher conferences today. They went well. The upshot: M is excelling in fine motor skills; she is eager to learn, aware, "a sponge", she has gotten more comfortable with scissors, she is excellent with letters, she is much…

I have a lot to catch up on. I posted Sunday night when I returned from the college trip with Emily. Yesterday (Monday), the girls had school and Show Tell and Share. A brought a purse she had made from…