Avi’s birthday was Monday, July 25. He turned 6 years old, which I was fine about until a friend pointed out that my little boy now needs two hands (unless the other party is fluent in ASL) to indicate his age. Whoa. Suddenly that seems so old! In the past year, Avi has learned how [...]
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First day of kindergarten, August 2010. Last day of kindergarten, June 2011. Also, this: Someone had a great year. Happy last day of kindergarten, Avi. Enjoy the dress down day, the after-school pizza party, the playground celebration at the Farmhouse. Enjoy hugging your teacher goodbye in that unabashed way only little kids have. Enjoy your [...]
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For the past three days, Avi has been attending a special hockey clinic at Ice Castle Arena (Go ahead, click on that link. I dare you.) with Pittsburgh Penguins Skating Consultant Marianne Watkins and Robert Morris University Men’s Varsity Coach Derek Schooley. I have nothing but amazing things to say about the coaches and assistants, [...]
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Subtitle: Andrea adores alliteration. Anyway. I made challah again for Thanksgiving. All by my big girl self. Yes, I borrowed my mom’s Kitchenaid mixer. Yes, I used CSA eggs. At this point, the recipe is familiar enough that I’m comfortable experimenting a little the next time I make it, but the Thanksgiving loaves were by [...]
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Things that are over: 1. Halloween 2. Homecoming 3. Soccer season Things I survived: 1. Halloween 2. Homecoming 3. Soccer season Now I can devote all my attention to preparing for the zombie apocalypse. Just kidding! Still scared to death of that. Looking forward to more hockey, though. And increased gym access. And Thanksgiving! Yes, [...]
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So on the same day that my best friend’s baby* was born, I had an epic battle with my own baby over a haircut and had to physically remove myself from the situation before I (totally) completely lost it. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. (And you’re right.) But the hair was indeed cut, in [...]
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Well, I’m more than half way through the craziness. One more meeting on Thursday of this week, then Monday and Thursday of next week and I can breathe again until Homecoming. (Ha!) But in some ways it’s been an easier road than I was expecting – Avi’s transition to a non-family babysitter was brilliantly simple, [...]
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Admittedly, it’s also a sport that most kids start long before hockey since it’s not so high maintenance. But while we’re figuring out if/when Avi is playing developmental hockey this fall (since he’s “graduated” from the Little Penguins* program), we thought this might be the perfect time to try out another favorite team sport. “Team” [...]
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I’ve written about the Little Penguins program before, but it is such an amazing opportunity for young children in the region to learn how to play ice hockey – and was such a major component of our life for the past seven months – that it’s worth mentioning again. Especially since this morning was our [...]
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(That’s not a typo.) Today we celebrated six fathers with four generations. That’s a lot of dads. And a lot of food. We also celebrated three birthdays, because that’s just how our family does things in the summer months. From May 9 through July 25, we have three anniversaries and ten birthdays on top of [...]
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