After I got home from work tonight, the girls settled into activites that were quite characteristic of them. M started a complicated art project that involved glitter glue, pom poms, and foam stickers. She meticulously placed the foam stickers and…
I stayed home with the girls today so that I (our nanny) could take move her son back to college. We had a very busy day. First we went to Trader Joe’s. The girls got 4 balloons – A requested…
It was such a beautiful night when I got home from work tonight that I asked M & A if they would like to take a walk before bath. They said yes, so we we set out to go by…
The girls’ 8 weeks (extended from 4) at camp are done. Boo hoo! We got a letter from the camp listing what each camper said when asked the question, "What was the best part of camp?" A said: "Purple cars."…
We just spent two days in SF, without M & A. M & A stayed home with I, and from the sounds of it, had a great time. Every time we called to check in, we heard lots of laughter…
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of occasional posts about members of M & A’s family. Today’s post focuses on Aunt Darrah. M & A, tell me something about Aunt Darrah. A: She wears a ponytail. M:…
Just came across these three clips of M & A from January 2005, when they were about 8 months old. Hard to believe these are the same two girls that are now 3 years old!!! [Sorry that you have to…
When it comes time to trim A’s toenails, she and I enter into a complex negotiation process that usually goes something like this: Me: "A, your toenails are getting very long. May I trim them tonight?" A: "No, tomorrow. Tomorrow."…
We had a very busy weekend. Yesterday, we went to a fantastic playground that has tons of great climbing equipment plus a carousel plus a train. What could be better? Well, for starters, it could have been 85 degrees instead…
I took M & A out to dinner at our neighborhood diner tonight. We sat semi-outside where we could see the road. We started playing a game – spot a red car, spot a blue car, etc. That got old…
