The stickers on this piece of paper are relics. When Sophie and her friend showed them to me the other day, I was rocketed back in time – back to 1982 to be more or less precise.
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New Year’s Resolution Resolved!
True to my word, I have fulfilled my new year’s resolution. After three hours of pretty enjoyable labor (and with a crucial assist from Sophie), an album documenting our trip to France last summer was born. As an added bonus, I have recuperated a few more square inches of space on my desk.
Purging Paper to Ring in 2012
It sounds so exciting, I know. With an extra day off until Tuesday, I took it upon myself to clean my desk area today because piles and piles of crap had accumulated over the last few months. It was not a fun task and is not quite finished. Mainly because I have all of our photos from France still waiting to be placed in the lovely album I bought months ago just for that purpose.
Happy 2012
If this weather is a harbinger of the year to come, it’s going to be a very good year indeed (at least for those of us who have a distinct preference for warm weather). Contrast the photo above of Sophie on her scooter this afternoon – sans jacket – with this photo, taken on the same day one year ago.
Year-End Charitable Giving
We started a new tradition for the holidays this year. Chloe has been saving part of her earnings (from duct tape products, allowance and mother’s helping) for charity and what better time than now to make a donation.
Games
To the extent there was a theme for this holiday season’s gifts, it was games. New family games would mean less time spent playing solo on our iPhones, iPad or iPod Touch. With that idea in mind, we shopped accordingly, seeking games that would please the girls and not make my husband or me crazy if we joined them in a round.
Bubby’s Cookies
I promised Sophie that we would make cookies for Santa. Today was the big day. And what better way to welcome Santa into our home than to bake our Jewish Bubby’s butter cookies.
Sophie’s Presents for Santa
In my last blog post, I mentioned that Sophie had drawn some pictures for Santa Claus. I realized afterwards that in order for my loyal readers to appreciate the depth of Sophie’s devotion to the white-bearded fat guy, I’d have to post a photo of her artwork. These are not mere sketches. These drawings took time and contemplation and love.
Hanukkah and Christmas 2011
Gift giving on steroids. For the next week. Good news is we’re done with Chloe for Hanukkah. She just wanted cash. All at once. None of the one gift per night nonsense. Sophie is easy, too. Although she still receives one surprise every night, they’re small surprises. We also have plenty of presents for them for Christmas – many of which were sent by family members in France. I truly think they made a mistake in ordering because we received so many. The girls are going to be very happy, for sure.
Chloe is a Member of the Colbert Nation
Thanks to my husband who, as I’ve written about before, has no sense of appropriate TV for my girls, Chloe has been introduced to Stephen Colbert. Among all of the other TV shows she DVRs, she is now recording episodes of “The Colbert Report.”