We went blueberry hunting this morning. And we hit the jackpot at Terhune Orchards in Princeton. It was a veritable berry fest, with bushes upon bushes of blueberries ripe for the taking.
Category Archives: Treasures from the Archives
I Love Papa
Papa scored some serious Sophie points today. He took her to his office for the first time. And apparently she had a blast. She drew on the white board (see photo), played on her Nintendo DSi and on the iPad, zoomed around the empty office space on a chair with wheels (and rumor has it Papa joined her zooming around the office on his own chair), went to McDonald’s and drank hot chocolate.
Sophie is Home
When I called the house earlier this afternoon to let my mom know that I was going to be home late after receiving a last-minute invitation to a work-related dinner, Sophie overheard the conversation and took the handset from my mom.
All About Sophie
We deposit Chloe at camp tomorrow for four weeks. One month without my 11-year old to talk our ears off, complain about my nagging, steal my computer and allow it to run out of juice, leave a mess everywhere in the house…
Chloe, the 6th Grader
I suppose it’s now official. Chloe, having graduated yesterday from elementary school, is now a middle schooler. Hard to believe. She leaves her childhood scholastic years behind with a bunch of trophies and certificates, good memories and lots of smiles.
Chloe Shines at the Awards Ceremony
Chloe reaped four academic trophies at today’s ceremony (each class gave out two trophies for each subject):
**Outstanding student in language arts
**Outstanding student in math
**Outstanding student in social studies
**Geography scholar!
My Chloe
Chloe graduates from elementary school (5th grade to be exact) on Wednesday. It’s hard for me to believe that this milestone is upon us. It’s also hard to believe that schools feel the need to mount an entire ceremony for 11-year olds. The school even subjected the kids to a rehearsal, no less. As I’ve stated many times before, children today are way too coddled.
Chloe’s a Winner
Chloe is the 5th grade winner of our town library’s annual summer reading bookmark contest. She learned she had won through a couple of kids at our bus stop, who congratulated her on her victory after they saw her bookmark displayed at the library.
Sophie Has a Big Heart
Sophie and I went to the movies today with one of her dearest friends and her mom. The four of us go to a lot of movies together, and we usually go out for lunch at Red Robin before the film. Today was no different. The girls love Red Robin because they have balloons for the kids. After lunch, the girls brought their balloons into the car. On the way home from the movie, however, her friend’s balloon got stuck in the window while we were speeding down the highway.
Chloe Wants to Eat Healthy
Chloe is determined not only to cook, but to eat healthier foods. To aid her in her efforts, I am going to take her to the new Fairway early tomorrow morning so that she can go on a food shopping spree.