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I remember, only eight years ago, walking Alex to his first preschool class. I wanted to stay there all day with him. He didn’t even cry. He walked over to the train table and started playing with the train and redesigning a track. I walked back to my car and sat there with the car […]
posted in: Family, Milestones
Remember your first slumber party? Well, Kata’s been dying for one and we finally managed to schedule it in. Elyse joined Kata and, of course, Bella for a night of festivities which included manicures, doll tea parties, movies and lots of snacks. I still can recall mine. Lots of whispering of secrets and giggles into […]
posted in: Family, Milestones, People We Love
Seriously, who couldn’t wake up with these people staring at them from the foot of their bed?Most of you know that I Hate Morning with a Passion, but on this morning, I woke up and laughed. The fact that they made a lot of noise gathering their surprises wasn’t lost on me but as a […]
posted in: Family, Milestones
[Bella is in the middle and those are her teachers. How we luv them!] This Spring is full of milestones for us and here’s another one to add to our list: our last Mother’s Day Tea at Sunflower Preschool. It’s my very favorite event there perhaps because they ask only the Pre-Kers and their mothers, […]
posted in: Family, Holidays, Milestones
Alex has been busy this year reading through all of the Percy Jackson books. Have you read them yet? They’re truly wonderful and magical explorations of Greek Mythology in a modern day world. If you haven’t seen the movie, yet, it’s being released on DVD on June 29th. Here comes the endorsement: if you liked […]
posted in: Family, Milestones, People We Love
It’s been such a cold Spring. Lots of freakish snowstorms making me remember another Spring, eleven years ago when a certain little boy was born just when the primroses on our patio began to blossom. Happy Eleventh Birthday, Alex!! Yes, that is our Traditional Birthday Number pancake breakfast made just for a big kid. I […]
posted in: Family, Milestones
When you’re an Altar Boy in an Eastern Orthodox church, you get to pass out hundreds of dyed eggs on Easter Sunday. Hundreds. Did I mention that they’re all dyed red?? Yes, it does come off, eventually. Love our traditions and how they’re passed on down to new generations. Take a moment to think of […]