Running

This is the NYC marathon, but isn't it a cool picture?

I am running my first half marathon on the 3rd. Wish me luck and please pass on any advice. My friend Eden and I decided about a week and a half ago to do it, so Saturdays are our running days. I am seriously loving it. Whenever I would run before I would start out so fast and then just exhaust myself. We are just taking it easy and it is really nice. My goal is to do it in 2 hours, 2:5 max. OK, maybe 2:15 tops. You heard it here first, my goal is 2:15.

Lost Book

Does anyone have my copy of Sit up and Take Notice by Pauline Scott??

If I have loaned it to you please please return it to me!!

First day of school!

School started today, (followed by 2 days off for Rosh Hashanah) I can't believe I have a 3rd grader! I remember 3rd grade like it was yesterday! Heather Menzer and I were best friends and we had a mixed 2nd/3rd grade class and of course I can't think of my teacher's name but she was older. OK so maybe I remember it like it was 20 years ago but still, I have a lot of memories from that year.

This year, because of the economy, everyone has decided to pull their kids out of private school so there is major overcrowding going on in our school. There are 30, yes 30 kids in E's class! One 4th grade class has 32! Sheesh.

It was so fun to see her go in, because this is her 5th year at the school there was no apprehension at all. She got the teacher she was hoping for so all is right with this 8 year olds life. Well except for Owen who sits at her table (because "our school doesn't have enough room for desks" sad, she will never get to accumulate friendship bracelets and troll dolls and then have to clean out her desk during free time) Apparently Owen likes to say swearwords, oh dear, hopefully he doesn't rub off on her :)

We have our first piano lesson tomorrow. She is really excited. I'm not disillusioned, I know that getting her to practice will be a struggle but for now we are excited.

Our annual first day of school manicure. She loves to be pampered :)

Little Leavers

As I was getting up from laying on the couch one day (as a stay at home mom there is a lot of lazing around and chocolate eating, in case you were wondering what we do all day.) I got a head rush.

"Woah I'm dizzy" I said

To this L replied, "Are you dizzy from your spinning class?"

You can't make that stuff up.

Summer: Installment 2

Little Leavers and cute cousin Dylan. This was as happy as we could get him. He is really sweet and this was the first time I met him.

Our good NYC friend Charissa (who moved...lame!) was in UT at the same time as us. She took us with her on her sister's boat. It was super fun.

E finally got the courage to go on the little raft boat and sort of had a good time. She wouldn't crack a smile for the longest!

24th of July

Summer

I am going to do our summer in installments.

a

I love this picture. It is just real. Parents in the foreground laughing and carrying on. Kids in the background getting beat up and crying.

This is Papa's race car. We went out to see him race, the kids were so excited about it and to sit in his car.

A lovely Saturday in the city

I just realized that this post posted further down, so I am reposting it so no one misses a single beat! I just want to add that these are the days that we are just so glad we live here, it is a great city.

The (sort of) new Union Square playground. Even the teenagers had fun. The one with the tank totally ate it on this little ride. It was funny.

Summer streets. They blocked off Park Ave for a few miles and everyone rode or biked or ran. Or in our case mosied.

They had some jump ropers. E joined in the fun and was doing so well the guy had to tell her to get out because she was taking too long!

Something new that they added to Summer Streets this year was the dumpster pool. Its a dumpster. Filled with water. Sweet.