A chaotic interpretation of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star by the Burlington Family Singers

It's not all as glamourous and fun as I make it look.

Summary of the past two weeks:

CC-fever for 3 days, spiking in the middle of the night to 105'. Diagnosis- Hand, foot and mouth disease, a virus that makes little bumps all over her cute little butt. They are still there. Fever is gone, kind of. Regimen: Tylenol as needed for fever, Allegra 2x/day for allergies, albuterol as needed for cough.

Esther - awoke last week with our first family case of croup. Aha- allergy season is upon us. Fever besets her and has lasted on and off for 5 days now. Most likely because of pneumonia.
the regimen: Amoxicillin 2x/ day, Allegra 2x/ day (which the factory doesn't make any more? Really?), Albuterol as needed (6 times last night :)), Ventolin as needed, Tylenol as needed, Advil ditto, Singulair 1x/day. At 2am I administered Benadryl so she could sleep. It worked.

Robert- healthy as a horse.

Laurie- Thankfully, healthy. Regimen- coffee minimum 2x/day. Herbal supplement so I don't get sick, whenever I remember to take it. Prozac, daily. Wine- 2-150 glasses on the weekend as needed.

Rob- ???

Mama has to make stuff

The crafting frenzy continues. Well, it never stopped. Above, some paper flowers I have been enjoying. A nice harbinger of warmer weather I hope.
Above, "snowflakes" I made from Lindt truffle wrappers to hang at the window. And a yummy candle from one of my lady peeps.
All set up for something crafty. Note: Martha has been hanging around a lot.
Handmade envelopes. So easy, and inspiring. I have ALWAYS enjoyed letter writing, so I sent a happy handwritten little note off to my sister requesting that we initiate some old-fashioned correspondence.

She sent me a "super" letter a few days later. Long live snail mail and thank you Gloria!!

a picture of Grampy taking a picture of the Burlington kids

I love the scale of this photo. Big Daddy is out on their balcony and the kids are incredibly dwarfed by the row houses. What a lovely memory.
In fact, we drove to Atlantic Station (where this photo was taken) today and as we exited, Esther proclaimed, "Atlantic Station, oh yeah, oh yeah, I LOVE it!"

Christmas 2010: Part 1

After the All Saints' Christmas Pageant I went home with a shepherd and an angel.
All aboard the Atlantic Station express. Grampy and Nonnie rented a house there for a week. At Atlantic Station, not on the train.
Holiday light magic.

At the house with Auntie Megan.
The house itself.
Happy present time.
Leaving milk and cookies for Santa.
More to come. . .

The Burlington Christmas card goes electronic!

We three kids from Atlanta are.
On our bikes we traverse afar.
Mom rides hers too, til our journey's through.
Dad's dreaming of steak tartare.

Happy Epiphany and Best Wishes in 2011!!!

Some pre-Christmas cheer

Esther has learned to read beautifully in Kindergarten. Here she shares a book with her sister:


The next video needs no introduction. Pure Esther.


Finally, Robert instructs the girls in how to catch a ball. And threatens to withhold chocolate milk from CC. Who does he thinks he is?