Monday, April 12, 2010

At the dinner table...

Me:  Can you girls believe that in a month we'll be in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States of America, where President Barack Obama lives?!

Ava:  Can we meet him?

Me:  No, not this time.  You have to do something extraordinary to meet him.

Sofia:  What's extraordinary mean?

Me:  Something extra special like helping a lot of people, saving a lot of people, becoming a Senator or Representative representing the people of your state...or be a movie star or a really great sports person...

Sofia:  Well, I think Daddy could meet him, then.

Me:  Why?

Sofia:  Well, because he's a great Chef & a great baseball player.

Me:  Oh, yeah, maybe he could...Could I meet the President?

Sofia:  No, mommy, you can't...

Me:  Why?

Sofia:  Because you don't do anything extraordinary.

Ava:  Well, she did get a JOB...

Sofia:  Getting a regular job isn't really extraordinary, Ava...

Me:  In this economy, it's not too shabby...There are a lot of people who...

Ava & Sofia:  Can we go outside & play now??

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Ya think it's time to update the blog?

Well, our little Rhody has been through quite a lot over the last week.  We escaped any catastrophes on our personal property and I feel so fortunate that we were okay through this flooding.  Some friends were not and our hearts bleed for them and for all the others in our region who lost a lot.  Traffic was an absolute mess with all the closed roads (especially Route 95...Route 95!!  Closed because the river ran over it.  The major highway.  Flooded and closed...Unbelievable...) but in the grand scheme of things, traffic is nothing...And we were so glad that the National Guard was here to help with the traffic fiasco...

So, what have the girls been up to lately, you ask?

More activities than I have pictures of...but here are some of the things we did:

Newport sunsets



Chinatown New Year's Celebration




Ice skating



Father-Daughter dance



And of course, trying on flower girl dresses for Abey's wedding & looking girly!!!





But still remembering they really love their "boy" toys...