A brief moment of quiet while the kids in French Club draw self-portraits.

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This is the thing about having a homeschooled kid who is completely crazy about Harry Potter. You come home from a full afternoon (piano lesson, park, library, gymnastics, errands) and she announces that 1) her name is Hermione Granger, and 2) she has an essay to write, and then asks 3) where is my cape? You find her …

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Sam’s new favorite meal to make (and eat).

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And my story, “The Cake Master,” is in it. I am so, so happy with the illustrations they included. Thank you, Highlights! Also thank you to everyone who ever read a draft of this story. And thanks to my friend Robin who, upon hearing about the disastrous birthday cake I made for AC the year we lived in Brighton, …

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Mieux vaut tard que jamais! Better late than never… la Fête des rois was in January, but Benjamin and Sam celebrated it today on Groundhog Day/la Chandeleur.

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It was cold and windy on our fourth and final ski lesson. Plus, the resort was blowing snow the whole time, so by the end of the day we were encrusted, like giant sugar donuts. Sam and I came inside the lodge to collapse and warm up while AC made one last run down the advanced slopes. His fingers braved the biting cold …

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TV delivery was a good way to ensure that AC would return home today from his business trip in PA.

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Sam has been learning about monks in early medieval Britain and so this evening we had a “monk’s supper”: lentil soup, bread, cheese and apple. Sam helped make the soup but didn’t find it to her taste. No one should be surprised that she wouldn’t make a good monk 🙂

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and the kids hunted for wild onions at the park.

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