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a new era for the kleins

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Basya’s birthday (or as I like to call it, the day I started screwing up my children) was yesterday. If you bought her a present, the thank you card is in the mail. In more game-changing news, Basya starts the trumpet today. If you sent her your old trumpet in the mail, thanks for that. [...]

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in the car on the way to school

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Bassie: What do you think I’ll be when I grow up? Me: I don’t know. You have a lot of talents but you could take them in a lot of different directions. Like, you’re a good writer and thinker, so you could write novels, or you could have a more business-type job like writing ad [...]

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high concepts

Monday, August 30, 2010

Me: So, did you think Jaws was a good movie? (Yes, we showed the girls Jaws last night. No, Bassie did not have a nightmare about man-eating sharks like she claimed she would. Phew!) Bassie: Yes. Me: As good as Star Wars? Bassie: Yes. Me: As good as 2001: A Space Odyssey? Bassie: Yes. Me: [...]

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Inquiring Minds

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Well, we’re back from Chicago and getting ready for a new school year. Dina’s been quite the inquisitive young lady lately, about some pretty big-ticket items, as evidenced by the following encounters: 1. Yosefblog has been reading David Foster Wallace’s Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity. Dina saw it on his bedside table [...]

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Camp Klein Lives!

Monday, July 12, 2010

We haven’t forgotten about you. It’s just that this past week has been quite a whirlwind. Grampa left, and Lee came, leaving only a two day window that we filled with Top Chef Day and Board Game Day. After the “Breakfast in Bed” Quickfire, the girls each got $30 to spend at Whole Foods to [...]

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Camp Klein: Day Three

Friday, June 25, 2010

Today’s theme: Field Day. After waking up a bit late and missing the 9 AM “bus” (our couch) we still made it to camp in time for morning calisthenics (Bassie let us know that there are late buses at 9:30 and 10:00. Phew!) Then we filled up our water balloons, got a few old pillowcases [...]

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Camp Klein!!!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Today began our month-long family camp, or, as some might call it, Camp Recession Trail. The girls decided that we each needed a notebook with three sections: one for creative writing, one for reader responses, and one for science journaling. In addition, Bassie, as camp director, assigned themes to each day. Today was Getting To [...]

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Exactly

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Last night Dina knocked over a cup of water on her and Bassie’s bedstand. But instead of spilling all over Dina’s stuff, it spilled on Bassie’s Percy Jackson book. Bassie: HER water spilled, but MY book got ruined. Me: Thats Murphy’s Law. Bassie: Why does Murphy’s Law only apply to ME?! Me: Exactly.

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party lines

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Yesterday, the girls were talking about who should take over the Extended Day program at their school when the current director retires. Bassie: I hope Wendy gets the job because she’s very good at organizing things and being in charge. Dina: But Wendy yelled at me once when I wanted to have a playdate with [...]

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non-sequitors

Monday, May 17, 2010

The other day I told the girls about the line in Romeo and Juliet where Juliet asks the Nurse what Romeo told her, and she replies, “Your love says, like an honest gentleman, and a courteous, and a kind, and a handsom, and I warrant, a virtuous–Where is your mother?” to which Juliet responds, “How [...]

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