Haley to Ari’s birthday party
We got home from Linda’s Bat Mitzvah in enough time to light candles for the last night of Chanukah, and get Haley off to a sleepover for Ari’s birthday party.
Haley Field Trip: A Christmas Carol
Haley got to go on a field trip on the 12th to see A Christmas Carol at the Geary Theater in San Francisco. She had a great time.
Concert Week
On Tuesday, Haley played percussion in the Taylor Winter Concert, and I was in charge of the parent volunteers (decorations, selling refreshments, etc), so it was a busy time for all. Then on Thursday, Katelyn played bari sax with the Jazz Band and Symphonic Band at the Mills Winter Concert, where Kathie helped out. Very busy!
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Season
Haley’s classmates are all become Bar/Bat Mitzvahs this year, so the season has begun. In preparation for her own next September, she must attend at least 10 of them. We started off well, attending Sara’s on 11/10 and Shoshana’s on 11/17. In the evening after Shoshana’s there was a party at the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39 in San Fransciso. I didn’t go, but instead chose to send Haley on the bus they chartered to and from the synagogue. She didn’t get home until 11:30, and was all hyped up. Needless to say she was tired the next day, and didn’t go to religious school. I’d be surprised if many of her classmates made it to school that day.
Haley at the House of Air
On November 4th, Haley went to the House of Air, a trampoline place, with the other 7th graders from the Temple. She had a blast!
Halloween!!
The girls finished their costumes over the weekend, so they were ready to go. Haley was a “Weeping Angel” from Dr. Who, and Katelyn was the March Hare. I dressed as a Silly Sorceress. Val didn’t dress up this year. Check out our costumes.
On Halloween morning they were up by 6:30 to get ready. After makeup and nail angst I got Haley to school on time, and came back for Katelyn. She had to fill a whole gallon thermos with boiling water and package up some tea bags and cups (after a stop at the store), to take to school for a tea party, then off we went.
I went to work, one of about 25 people on my floor to dress up. I’d been coordinating events at work, decorating a bit (my colleague Glenda did a lot of it) and organizing a potluck and costume contest. I was the emcee, and it was great fun. You can see pictures from the party here.
I left work early and picked up both kids, then tried to get some work done. At 5 I took Haley over to her friend Ari’s house in Burlingame. Haley’s parents took the two of them plus Ari’s little sister out in their neighborhood, and they had a great time. Meanwhile, I dropped Katelyn off to meet her friends near downtown Millbrae, and they went off on their own, after which I went back to pick up Haley. An hour or so later I took Val to the airport for a business trip to Arizona, and then picked up Katelyn. Basically I just shuttled everyone around all evening, and we all had fun.
Oh, and we’d carved pumpkins on Sunday, which you can see here. My friend Sabine helped, and Katelyn wasn’t able to do a pumpkin because she was busy doing homework. Sad!
Legacy Study Kicks Off
Haley and I are participating in a 5-year cancer study, called the Legacy Girls Study. We had our first interview on 10/30, where they asked lots of questions, took body measurements, a blood test, and a urine test from her, and saliva from me for a DNA test. We will be doing this every 6 months for 5 years. It’s cool to be part of this important work.
Trivia Bee
The kids went to the Trivia Bee again this year, with Glynis & Susan, on the 12th. Haley was so excited because they had a raffle and she won a fruit “boat”, with a banana hook.
Haley’s Birthday – The Party Continues
As if driver education and a concert weren’t enough to keep up busy on Saturday, Haley’s birthday party with her friends took place in the afternoon. Val and Haley did all the setup because I was away at the concert. The kids has a great time running around in the yard mostly playing the in-person version of their favorite online game, Minecraft. They played pinball, Twister, chess, and played on the Wii, and had cake and ice cream to top off the nutritious snacks they munched on all afternoon. A good time was had by all.
Mills Mania
The kids went to “Mills Mania” on Friday. This a carnival/dinner/movie event at the high school, a benefit for the Mills Annual Fund. The thing that was particularly remarkable about it is that they were both there unsupervised, with strict orders to not leave campus without each other. They did great, and had a wonderful time. They’d even planned on walking home together afterwards because Val and I were teaching a class, but ended up getting a ride from our friend and neighbor, Lynn.
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