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Alex and I are so excited to see Harry Potter 7.2. It’s sad to think that this will be the very last one. But, before that we have “Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader”. You all know how very much we’re looking forward to that movie. Kata and I are also looking forward […]
posted in: Books, Family, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia, Things We Love
Halloween. It’s the beginning of the holiday frenzy for us. And sure enough, this year, we had a gazillion things to do – Halloween Parties, Pumpkin Carving, Pumpkin Seed Roasting, Costume Decisions to be made. The list was never ending. But the costumes were chosen, at last. A Death Eater. A Witch. And for the […]
posted in: Books, Creative Outbursts, Family, Harry Potter, Holidays, Twilight
I knew the day would come, when requests for Disney/Cartoon themed pumpkins and costumes would end. And so it has, for at least, Alex. This year instead of a Disney Prince or a Knight, he wanted to be a Death Eater from Harry Potter. Okay, it’s Harry Potter so I wasn’t too sad. Then he […]
posted in: Books, Family, Harry Potter, Holidays, Milestones, Things We Do
A pause to get all braggy about one of the kids. I know and you, yourself are pausing to think – what again? Alex had a wonderful year in Fourth Grade. He has grown so much this year both physically and mentally. And in the last week of school, he received the Student of the […]
posted in: Books, Family, Harry Potter, Milestones, Things We Love
Alex had been waiting for what seems like forever for his Harry Potter birthday party. And finally, the day came. Thanks to one of my online friends for her recommendation, we had Harry Potter light up magic wands for the boys. They also had Harry Potter glasses and to add to the mix, I made […]
posted in: Books, Harry Potter, Milestones
So the morning Alex and I left for our Cal excursion, I posted on twitter “9.5. yo son thinks Cal will be like Hogwarts. Yeah-No.” And the @Cal Alumni twitter account picked that up and broadcast it on their twitter feed. I was pretty amused. But honestly, Alex knee deep wading through all the Hogwarts […]
posted in: Books, Harry Potter, People We Love, Places We Go
There are some famous tea parties out there. The Boston Tea Party. The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. All valid in their own way. But then, there are our tea parties. And they have their own themes and uses. This one was the Track Break’s Almost Over and We’re Killing Some Time So Let’s Have A […]