Happy New Year! We had a fun, busy day today. First were services this morning. I sat on the bimah and opened the Ark, dressed and undressed the Torah, and got to look out on the whole service. It was…

Happy Rosh Hashanah! A few funny/cute things to recount. Yesterday M was watching a Charlie & Lola episode where Lola imagines countries all over the world – Spain, India, Japan. When we got to Japan, she said, "That’s where you…

Daddy did solo duty today so that I could go to NY for Darrah’s wedding shower. I got to see Darrah, Deb, Jason, Dina and Tuvana, and Daddy took M&A to drama class, the school Fall Festival, and Addy’s house.…

Tonight I have a little help from the girls writing the P&B blog. Hello, girls. Tell me about school today. M: Well, Hayden was sick so he had to go home early. I didn’t paint but we made a really…

On Monday, Aunt Darrah added a comment to the blog that noted that M looks like her cousin Sarah in some of the soccer photos. Well, last night, the girls and I were scrolling through the blog, and M said,…

Ok, so today the girls said/did several funny things both when they woke up and as soon as I got home from work, and I wrote them down! First, I got out of the shower and heard through the monitor…

And…. we’re back. I had a lovely few days in Portland. I got to see some family – Aunt Ann and our cousins Jan and Mike. They were lovely and kind and went out of their way for me. Many…

Today was the girls’ first day of soccer! They did great. A wanted to stop and hang out with me a few times, but I made her get back in the group, and she did fine. They have some friends…

We’ve had no naps since last week. At first it was resulting in a less prolonged bedtime. But tonight, it’s 10:12, and the girls are still up, claiming they can’t sleep. Not good. Last night the girls got up in…