happy birthday, camille!
Yikes! A week has gone by without my updating the blog….I guess I’ve been preoccupied with other things, like getting us to Austin and working. Last Saturday, Camille turned 11! To celebrate, we tried to get her a new passport, but that plan was quickly scratched. Instead, we went out for brunch at Thumbs Up.
Camille’s Ring
When Camille was 5.5 and Chloe 1, we went to Ireland for a friend’s wedding. We stayed in Salthill, near the beach. Between us and Galway was Claddagh. Camille really wanted a Claddagh ring, and we, amazingly enough, found one small enough for her little finger. The ring came along with a little book that
Radio 8 Ball
Camille participated in Radio 8 Ball: a musical divination format where questions are answered by picking songs at random and interpreting the randomly chosen song as the answer to the question, like picking musical tarot cards. The show will air in Seattle on Camille’s tenth birthday, but will also be available by podcast. Camille’s question
Kindle Me Not
I’ve been debating for a month now whether to spend the money on this new piece of technology. Generally, I am not on the bleeding edge; I wait for the hoopla (and price) to come down before jumping on the bandwagon. Second-generation technology is good enough. But with our upcoming 2.5 week trip, I was
She’s Got Our Genes
Our family is one of computer freaks. My folks met at IBM in the 60s. I have a doctorate in Computational and Applied Mathematics and work for a software company. Rob is an engineer that uses computers excessively in his research. Rob’s brother is also a computer guru, with a doctorate comparable to mine and
It’s Cold Outside
Thin Mints are great frozen, but today it was the Girl Scouts that were frozen. Two years ago we got sunburned while selling cookies outside Borders. Today we could not stay warm. Snow and wind made for a very chilly experience!
Mi Domus Est Tu Domus
How’s my Latin? Certainly not as good as Camille’s (or should we call her Camilla?). She’s in her third year of Latin and really enjoys it. In terms of her homeschooling, it strongly reinforces the grammar concepts that she has learned and has also deepened her love of history. In fact, Latin is what led
Lost in a Book
Saturday night was the Pine Lake chili cook-off. As the president of the neighborhood association, it was my job to make sure that publicity and preparations were taken care of, plus the awarding of prizes. Overall, the event was a smashing success. The beach house was crowded, but not overly so. Lots of our neighbors
Blustery Day
Despite the wind, Camille really enjoyed playing at the beach on Tuesday. It is not clear what has come over, but she’s wanted to bake, bake, bake, these past few days. She’s made pancakes, french toast, crepes, peanut butter cookies, snickerdoodles and shortbread cookies this week. I’m hoping she’ll make latkes tonight!
Earrings
In addition to all the village activities, we had an important event today….Camille got her ears pierced! The Lighting of the Lake was amazing. The cookie exchange, pageant and the rest really was a lot of fun!
Sugar Plum Fairy
The girls are participating in the Pine Lake “Lighting of the Lake” pageant on Saturday night. It looks like it is going to be a lot of fun! And one of those reasons that we moved here, for sure!
Going Overboard
I heard about the community progressive dinner and jumped at it. That’s why I wanted to move here! But now I realize that I have to host a party, and I want the house (which all will be curious to see as it is one of the newest in this old city) to look good.
Daily Photo
Camille really enjoys riding her scooter on our walks. She took two bad falls on Tuesday, but that didn’t stop her from wanting to ride again on Wednesday. I think she’s going to need new wheels soon!
camille’s hair wrap
Camille had her final jazz class of the year today. Here’s a closeup of the hairwrap that she did herself earlier. She put some in my hair too. She’s also agreed to cut Rob’s hair for him…
GBK Gwyneth
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