Tuesday Tent

Remember this tent/fort/igloo thing that Buppie bought the girls a few years ago that we bring to the beach?   The girls wanted me to assemble it tonight. So I did. Much fun ensued. Got a few things locked down…

Monday Haikus

  Show Tell And Share Day M brought her potholder purse A, her pink doll. Phew! Mommy stayed out late Fun dinner with an old friend Thanks, Bup, for sitting! Mommy is hoping For six plus hours of straight sleep…

Back from NJ

We are back from New Jersey. We had a wonderful time with Uncle Jonathan, Aunt Liz, Sarah and Rachel. They were so generous and welcoming, and the girls had a blast. I think we will be talking about the weekend for…

One Day Til NJ!

The mail brought some surprises today. First was a CD-ROM I ordered – I Spy Jr. – for the girls. It's like the I Spy book series – you have to find various objects hidden in a picture. (In the…

The Aftermath

Thank you for the concerned calls and emails this morning (you know who you are). Perhaps I should have waited an hour before posting last night rather than pouring it all out right when the girls went to bed. Blog…

Yelling

I am not a yeller. I try to remain calm if something upsets me, and while I may use a stern tone of voice sometimes with the girls, I don't yell. Tonight, I yelled. We had a nice night when…

With A Name Like Smuckers…

A very long day today. Girls had school, Shabbat, and then stayed at home for the rest of the afternoon, despite the beautiful warm weather. But then we went downtown for the Smuckers' Stars on Ice show at Verizon. We…

A Serious Talk WIth A

First of all, I've been alerted by a few people that they never received a Feedblitz email about Monday's post about the 50 minute ballet the girls put on for me. So, if you missed it – click here to…