Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Siri and Stella


Stella talks to Siri. The other day she asked Siri a question and Siri responded with Whole Foods locations like she was in on a joke with Mike. 

We ran the Ridgewood Run yesterday. Ian had a baseball game which he won so he could not join us. Grannie Annie placed #2! I ran my fastest at 28:13. Dorothy ran a mile in 10!

And Daron... 

It is so symbolic- this running. This running, me trying to catch up to Daron, knowing I can't see him but there he is up ahead racing his little legs with such determination...

Monday, May 20, 2013

"I'm going to run a marathon you know..."

Daron ran the Yavneh 5K in 25:50.  He finished and asked when he could run again.  We signed up for the Rubin Run at JCC and he finished in 25:06.  And asked when he could run again. Mind you, I have not been able to walk after these runs, running on the street is really tough on my knees- but I cry during the first quarter mile just knowing he is up ahead. It is so inspiring and such a very very proud moment.

Grannie Annie and Saba Josh have run with us and placed 2nd and 3rd in their age groups. I finished 29:30 in the Rubin Run.

We finished our kitchen except for some decor elements. Looks great! Loving cooking in it.
The kids got used to seeing lots of people working in the house. Mike Wazzi the installer was leaving tonight and Dorothy came down to say bye - she talked to him about how he learned to build like that etc. and then later while brushing her teeth she saw she had some chocolate on her lips. She said "That wasn't there when I was talking to Mike, right?!!" - I had to pretend to dry my hands when I turned to laugh.

Guitar lessons have begun. It is hard and slow but she looks so very cool with a guitar.

Ian is rocking 6th grade, so proud of him and he is such a good, good kid. They are at a baseball game tonight. Sunday was a long, long hockey tournament and I am dreading him leaving for camp.  He is so wonderful with Stella.

Stella - so cute - I say all the time "I eat you" because I really feel like I could eat her up. She is very sweet, very funny and a bit of a dare-devil. She is madly insanely in love with her siblings and gives them tons of hugs and giggles all the time. They are wonderful with her and I enjoy taking her to and from school.