Daddy did the triathlon this morning! It was a tough day. First of all, it was extremely hot. Mid-90s, which is unusual for DC in Sept. Not ideal for a race of any sort. Second, he got a flat tire…

I fell asleep before I could blog last night. Too tired. So… Friday? What happened? I went to a book reading with some friends last night and Buppie came over to babysit. I can’t remember much else from yesterday! A…

Tonight we drove Imogene to her church choir rehearsal after I got home from work. The girls wanted to go in, so we did, and hung out for a while during the rehearsal. A grabbed a hymnal and said, "I…

The girls had their first full day of school today. They did great! No clinging, no tears. They immediately engaged with the teachers and the kids and barely looked back when we left. We are so proud of them! Imogene…

The girls did great on their first day of school. No tears, no clinging, just happy faces. (Though I did get a call tonight from one of their teachers about a collision M had on the playground today – which…

Whew. I feel like I ran a marathon today. (Not that I could). The girls had a mid-afternoon birthday party, which meant no nap. I took them out to run errands for a few hours beforehand… then lunch… then the…

We had a busy Friday! This morning was the open house at the girl’s school. They are Pilim, which means Elephants. Their teachers are Alyssa and Eileen and they seem great. Some of their friends are in their new class…

I am out of town tonight. Short trip away, but I miss the girls. Here are the notes I have written for them (I write them notes for before bed whenever I am away). Hi M!! How are you, beautiful?…

The girls didn’t nap today, which meant that by 8 tonight M was very testy. Lots of complaining. She managed to poke A in the eye, and then M managed to hurt her own eye on the stairs somehow. Needless…

The girls had a very social day. This morning (after they slept until 9:30!), we had a nice visit from Melissa and her twins, Talia and Brennan. A especially was very cute with them – she likes babies. We went…