Categories May 2009

Say it isn’t so…

I just filled out the girls' kindergarten forms. And I also got an email about the end of the year stuff happening at the nursery school. This is quite a transition. And I am very sad about it – I…

Categories May 2009

More Birthday Photos

Save the date. Next Wednesday is the girls' first ballet recital. I was at the dress rehearsal today, and I can say with confidence that it's going to be a good show. M&A have been tearing into their birthday presents.…

Categories May 2009

Drowning In Photos

I am drowning in photos from the party. I will start posting today, but it's going to be a long process. First – a few other things. Here is a pic of some of the bead creations M&A made last…

Categories May 2009

Birthday Wrapup

I am drowning in photos and videos from this weekend, with several able photographers supplying me with their shots, but I am too tired right now to upload and post. I will do so over the course of the week……

Categories May 2009

Pre-Birthday Party

It's the night before M&A's birthday party. The house is clean. The carpet is up. Ron and Dina are here. M has made a birthday sign for the door. Now we wait for the thunderstorms. Here is the castle cake…

Categories May 2009

Birthday Post No. 2

The girls had a lovely birthday celebration tonight. I am too tired to post photos and videos, but there are lots of good ones and I will post them over the next few days. We had a delicious dinner of…

Categories May 2009

Birthday Post No. 1

I am sure that I will post tonight about the girls' birthday, hopefully with some pictures. But first, I have to devote a blog post to my AMAZING niece, Sarah. She is the sweetest person, and so thoughtful and mature.…

Dubious Milestones

Here are a few things that M&A are not quite old enough for yet: chess, and arguably checkers applying labels to CDs their nascent collection of quarters from the 50 states (not much interest) books about astronauts and space missions…

Gotta Be Monday

Girls were in rare form today. A bunch of things: M stayed home from school. At 11, we went to school to pick up A to take her to the doctor, along with M. On the way, she said some…