A major milestone in Chloe’s childhood. One I never thought she’d reach. She hits the double digits and she can finally jump rope. I filmed this video yesterday, and she was still iffy. But she immensely improved overnight, and by the time I arrived home from work a little while ago, she had doubled the amount of jumps she could do without tripping over herself.
And if the Weekly Snowfalls Weren’t Enough…
Ice was this week’s weather event. Lots of ice. Everywhere. Skating rinks on the driveways, on the sidewalks and in the streets. They closed our office today because the roads were so bad. But they didn’t close the schools. I will never understand the rationale behind the school district’s decisions to close the schools, delay opening (which they did today) or leave the schools open. The roads were treacherous – the town went so far as to issue a warning to residents not to drive, but that message apparently didn’t reach the superintendent of schools. While we were at the bus stop this morning, a large tree branch came crashing down about 50 feet from where the kids were all waiting. Close call.
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Au Revoir, Gymnastics!
Sophie had her last gymnastics class on Saturday. The children did a little recital, and showed off their skills. After months of the Little Gym, Sophie’s skilled at the uneven bars and handstands. Sophie loves handstands. She does them all the time.
Happy 10th Birthday, Chloe!
The day has finally arrived. For the next 89 years, Chloe will need two digits to describe her age. She has officially started her second decade. We started the celebration last night, with a trip into New York to see “Wicked” and have dinner at Junior’s (Chloe’s choice; she loves their black & white cookies). It was great fun.
It’s Only January 28
Almost 30 inches of accumulated snow in the middle of our front lawn. Snow piles that are almost five feet high. Need I say more? If I had wanted to experience this kind of precipitation, I’d be living in South Dakota or Montana.
Keep the Dollar, I’ll Buy an App
Note to the tooth fairy. Dollars are out. Apps are in. Chloe lost another tooth yesterday. The tooth fairy got stuck in the latest snowstorm to hit the east coast, so Chloe reminded me this evening that the tooth fairy forgot about her (wink, wink).
Sophie’s Jungle
The monkey swinging from the vine says, “Hoo hoo ha ha.” The koala climbing the tree exclaims, “It’s hot!” The snake slithers and says, “ssssssss.” The parrot confesses, “I am annoying.” The crocodile stays silent, eyeing his prey, the slithering snake.
Funny Sophie
Sophie has attitude. Sophie is a ham. Sophie wanted to give me a big cuddle when I got home, and she was adamant that I read to her before bed. I guess she saw a little too much of Papa last week and not enough of me.
France!
Plane tickets have been purchased. One apartment rental has been found, and we have one more to go. I have received permission from my new boss to absent myself for four weeks, although I will be working part of the time. After a 4 1/2 year hiatus, we are finally returning to France.
Goodbye, Sunny Arizona
I’m enjoying my last hour of beautiful, cloudless blue skies and warm temperatures before hopping into a cab to go to the Phoenix airport. I understand the temperatures back in NY are supposed to fall into the single digits tonight, that there’s no end in sight to the below-freezing weather and that my front lawn is now home to an additional six inches of snow.