Tonight I had a Serious Conversation with the girls. We have a problem that has gotten out of hand. After I put them in bed, they call for me repeatedly (like 8-10 times) for various reasons – A isn’t being…

Some random thoughts from today: 1. As far as I am concerned, there are two downsides to a Jewish pre-K. The first is that school is often closed for random holidays. The second is the following note that came in…

Whew. What a day. The girls and I hung out and ran errands this morning and went to the playground. Then, after nap, we went to a pumpkin carving party and carved our scary/happy pumpkin. (There was a difference of…

Busy Saturday. Because the girls went to bed so late, they got up very late – 10:15 AM! Gymnastics at 11:10 – girls did great, as always. After gymnastics we went to Pumpernickel’s for… pizza. Because, Pumpernickel’s, the bagel store,…

We had some friends over for dinner tonight, and the girls were very wound up and excited. They showed off their Halloween costumes and put on tutus and high heels and danced around. We finally got them settled down and…

This morning, A woke up before M did. I needed to get ready for work, so while I took a shower, A sat on my bed and watched "Clifford" on TV. In the meantime, M woke up and started calling…

The girls woke up to a special surprise today – a visit from Aunt Darrah, who was in town from New York for a work event. She came up at 8 AM this morning and spent an hour with the…

Here’s a humbling experience: Try making a recipe from Parenting magazine that basically has two ingredients and is designed for pre-schoolers, and still managing to screw it up. I tried to make this recipe tonight with the girls, which is…

Here are some recent videos of the girls playing in the backyard:

M said some memorable things this weekend. First, I have been complaining that the salon we go to for the girls’ haircuts is a rip-off — $30 for a three year-old’s hair. That means it’s $60 every time I go…