Sophie survived her second ice skating lesson today. No thanks to me. After just a few short minutes on the ice, the teacher sought me out because her skates were to big. So I ran to the rental counter to get her a new pair. They fit her much better. Sophie returned to the ice, brave as can be. Shortly afterwards, the teacher sought me out again because I hadn’t tied her skates tight enough. Sophie returned to the ice a second time, brave as can be.
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The Soda Can Apocalypse
During lunch, when with a crowded group of people, there will come the time when you knock something over. For some it goes worse than others, as for me it went worse. When I knocked my friend’s seltzer can over, I went into immediate action mode.
Sophie’s First Ice Skating Lesson
Sophie did it. She survived her first ice skating lesson. She fell four times, hurt her butt bone but after 30 minutes was able to make her way – albeit tentatively – across the ice. The relief on her face every time she successfully navigated 10-20 feet of the slippery stuff was palpable. In the video below, Sohie is the little one on the left.
Where Am I Going?
“I’m going home,” is my response when my colleagues ask me where I’m going now that I’ve officially given notice. Yes, you read that correctly. I have quit my job. My last day is March 29.
January 1, 2013
Happy 2013. We’re tired already. Chloe and her friend didn’t go to sleep until about 3 AM. They kindly awoke me from my deep slumber when one of them fell off the bed. Needless to say, I struggled to fall asleep again – as is always the case now that I’m old.
Happy New Year 2013!
As we approach the first minutes of 2013 after enjoying a lovely dinner among good friends and family, I have never experienced as much eager anticipation about starting a new year as tonight. Other than, perhaps, when I was 8 months pregnant with Chloe as 2000 ended and 2001 began.
Sophie 16 Different Ways
Chloe found an app that makes cool photo collages. Budding photographer that she is, she took a bunch of pictures of Sophie and brought them together in a Warhol-style image of her little sister in all her expressive glory.
Merry Christmas
Chloe and Sophie let us sleep until 7:20 this morning. And then it was time to open the presents. Thanks to all our family and friends for sending the girls some lovely gifts. They are very lucky children. And we are very lucky parents.
Sophie’s Letter to Santa
Sophie wrote her annual letter to Santa, all by herself. The text and the spelling are all hers. I told her one Mallomar was enough for Santa because he was on a diet and that she didn’t need to leave him a glass of milk because he was also lactose intolerant.
Santa’s Message to Sophie
Sophie still believes in Santa (or still wants to believe in Santa or wants us to think that she still believes in Santa). She’s getting a bit more skeptical, but any doubt she might have had going into Christmas 2012 quickly dissipated after watching this video.
You have to hand it to people who think of these silly ideas. The basic video is free but if you’re so inclined, and have money to waste, you can upgrade to a premium version that offers more personalized bells and whistles. What a racket.
That said, watching Sophie react to Santa addressing her by name was pretty sweet.