Chuck D & Mr. T

I adore planting paper white lilies in the winter

Friday night was so much fun at Highland Place celebrating Alex’s birthday with French new wave movies, I Love Lucy reruns, Indian food, dancing, and hanging out with my goddaughter. I’m ways so at home there and so so happy.

The girls and I went and had lunch with Kitzy Cat Gran and Grandpa john. Kitzy Cat have the girls stickers to play with at the little table and a pink foul Christmas tree. Nelly admired it but within minutes both girls has decided in an unspoken agreement that the tree was mostly Scottie’s. Nelly complimented it, hoes Scottie carry it and watched it in the car but figures it was Scottie’s. It now decorates their room.

I also took them to Bloomingdales and Neiman Marcus to shop for the holidays. It is so much fun shopping with them because they are excited about everything. Everyone who encounters them comments on how adorable they are (I hope it does go to their heads but I don’t think it will because they are too down to earth).

Monday was a big night-Charlie, Alvaro and Casilda had their jury performance at Levine. It was amazing. Maria and I were really hoping they would do well and enjoy it and they did. Despite lots of dramatic protesting during practice, they played perfectly and were so polite and friendly to the judges. Charlie said right away “Hello judges” and at the end when they asked “Is there anything you want to say” Charlie led the others and said “Thank you. ” it could not have gone better. Maria threw a lovely little party for them with pizza and a movie of a Christmas Carol and she have them flowers and chocolates. Their au pair decorated with paper chains. And best of all Charlie said to be “I feel proud.” Charlie, I feel proud too I told him.

I’m so happy to be writing Peace Out: Living Mindfully, Joyfully and Lovingly with Children, my guide to being peaceful. I really want to share this peace that I’ve practiced getting. I’ve been reading lots of Ticht Nhat Hahn and thinking. Today I spoke with Ms Hundley at school about starting a weekly program for parents and that seems like such a nice idea. I just need to write more.

I lived snuggling the children as they go to bed.

Charlie is so excited to be going to Camp Winaukee this summer and I’m so excited for him. He is going too be making new friends, having some independence, playing sports and being a camper. They send him a box of sports socks that he loved and I overheard him telling Teo today “This summer I’m going to sleep away camp. It’s all boys. It’s a brotherhood.” He is going to be a great camper. It’s going to be so great when Teddy can do it too. Teddy is so patient about having to wait to do things. It must be so hard to see Charlie do things and not be big enough yet. All this camp talk has the girls talking about going to MiniGroup at the West Chop Club every day.

The children were beside themselves when they saw the construction outside Cactus Cantina and feared sown thing was wrong at their favorite restaurant. Luckily they were just installing new awnings.

Leftovers on the head, at the bar, selfies during dinner…I love going to restaurants with these people.

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The girls have been going to a Frozen-themed ballet class this week.