This is one of those extremely rare evenings where I am feeling relaxed. It’s Friday, I had my weekly manicure and the person who does my nails gave me a nice massage. The inside of my head is as close to being a black hole of nothingness as it ever will be, which makes it difficult to think of a subject for tonight’s blog entry.
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Sophie’s Lego City
I suck at Legos. Sophie, on the other hand, is very talented with Legos. When she wants to play Legos with me, I let her do all the work and I am her supplier. I dig through the box and find the color blocks she needs.
Lottery!
This is it. I’m feeling lucky. $355 million lucky. The Mega Millions drawing is tonight. And I know that when I wake up tomorrow, we’re going to be $355 million richer (ok, about half that after taxes). Especially since I actually bought $5 in tickets this time.
Operation CUB Complete
Chloe did it. On the second day of 2011, Chloe completed Operation CUB, previously described here.
Happy 2011
In celebration of the first day of the new year, I continued Operation Shredder, the arduous task of cleaning my desk area. While Chloe and Papa were at the movies to see “Tron,” Sophie and I went shopping. First to buy Sophie some hot new sneakers to wear to her inaugural tennis class tomorrow, then to the Container Store to buy storage stuff for aforesaid Operation Shredder which, I am happy to report, is now complete.
Ringing in 2011
We were reunited with the girls today. They were apparently extremely well-behaved at their grammy’s house. But they were desperate for our attention after not having seen us in a few days. This led to a little bit of sibling jealousy. Chloe wanted to sit next to me at dinner and Sophie, who usually sits next to me, burst into tears when she realized that the evening’s seating arrangements did not meet her expectations.
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Atlantic City
In the end, we had fun.
Won a little bit of money playing blackjack, enjoyed some good meals and a walk along the boardwalk, listening to the waves breaking in the distance. It was a restful couple of days. And we still have a few more before returning to the grind of work and school – and I’m grateful for these extra hours, let me tell you.
Now That’s a Blizzard!
Outside of Paris about 10 days ago, my sister-in-law was stuck on the highway for eight hours during her trip home from work, which usually takes about 20 minutes. This is because 5 inches (approximately 12 cm) of snow fell from the sky. The country was paralyzed.
Merry Christmas!
Chloe, the Inventor
Chloe has discovered her inner Leonardo da Vinci/Thomas Edison/Alexander Graham Bell. She has invented her very own cardboard bubble gum dispenser. She was dismayed when she saw a real one at the store selling for $40. Smart enough to realize that would be a big fat waste of money (her own money, that is), she decided that there was nothing like resorting to homespun methods in order to get what she wanted.