It’s the calm before the storm. Except that we have one very excited little Sophie, who has just lost her first tooth. Exactly one month before her sixth birthday. An event that was certainly accelerated by her biting on a cherry pit a couple of weeks ago.
Category Archives: Treasures from the Archives
Anticipating the Wrath of Irene
Update at 6:11 pm. About 12 hours after writing my post below, it’s still calm here – other than some intermittent rain. We’ve done all we could to prepare, and now we’re just in waiting mode. Sweet Sophie, concerned about her stuffed animals, has hidden them underneath her bedcovers so they won’t be scared.
We’re Canceling Cable TV!
No we’re not. But you should have seen the look on Chloe’s face when I told her that we were thinking of canceling it. Priceless. A look of pure disbelief. Wide eyes, open mouth – you get it.
Things That Go Bump in the Night
For the first time since she was a little, little girl, Chloe came into our bed last night after our new dehumidifer in the basement, which works well but is too noisy, woke her from her slumber and freaked her out just a little bit. Which I totally understand, because we’re hamster-sitting this week and boy does he make a hell of a lot of noise at night, which freaks me out. Especially at 3:30 AM, which is prime time for ghouls, goblins and other fantastical things that go bump in the night.
Baking with Chloe
I escaped from work on the early side today so that I could make good on a promise to Chloe to bake a fruit tart. We didn’t have time to accomplish the task this weekend, so I rushed home to get it done for dessert this evening.
The Girls Are Back in Town
Chloe and Sophie arrived home yesterday and if I hadn’t known that they were in Cape May for the week, I would have thought that they had spent their days on a desert island in the South Pacific, they came home so tan. Really, really tan.
Another Day at the Beach
Life is so damn difficult for Chloe and Sophie this summer. Really torture. Not sure how they manage to ride a surrey bicycle, spend several hours building sandcastles, riding the waves and reading at the beach, and play 18 holes of miniature golf. Yes, that’s all in one day. How are they ever going to return to real life after the summer they’ve had?
Wish I Was There
This photo is a keeper – I wish I had been the one taking it, because had I been the one taking it, I would have been at the beach with them…
Chloe and Sophie have had an amazingly happy summer. With every passing summer day, and every new photo, they look happier and happier. How I love you, girls!
It’s Quiet Again
It’s quiet at home again. Mom took the girls to Cape May for the week (I still can’t get over the amazing summer they’re having), and so it’s just my husband and me in a quiet, quiet house. We didn’t even bother going to the supermarket over the weekend because it’s just us. And we’ll go out for dinner a couple of times. Sweet.
Great Adventure – 30 Years Later
I survived Great Adventure with Chloe and her friend today, despite some serious obstacles and funny observations – enumerated below – and an earlier than anticipated departure from the park – see #7 below.