A Tale of Two Sisters

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

the old days

I can google my children. I can put their names into a search engine and things pop up.
You know when you have reached a point of total disconnectedness when you google your children and realize there is content online that you had no idea existed.

On one hand , if you google Paulina Schemanski, you will find many different things. A published article, a crazy night in some one's basement.

When you google Mimi Sipes, You get this,

Will Child Social Services and Nancy Grace be knocking on my door now or later?

Friday, January 8, 2010

Ice Skating with daddy










Last day of winter break, we went to the skating rink. Daddy and Mimi took to the ice while grandma and I watched.
Everyone else in the world had the same idea. The rink was packed.
Mimi was a little intimidated by the crowds , she was hanging on tight.

Jonathan Ben Zev





We have a lovely friend named Jon, Mimi simply calls him Jon Ben Zev, as if that is his first name.
Jon came over to visit while he was home from college.

Jon also brought his fabulous dog Calvin. Mimi and Jon ran and played in the snow with Calvin for quite some time.
The amazing thing about it is that Jon ran around and played with Mimi on his shoulders the whole time. It made me hurt just watching it.
I just snapped these photos with my iphone.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Mimi De Laurenta






One of the gifts Santa brought Mimi was a group of play scarves.The scarves came in a group of complimentary colors.
At first, Mimi didn't even give them a second glance.

As the day progressed, she rediscovered them and set about to her drapery and design.

I thought I ordered the extra large Christmas crown?



Bob the littlest Christmas Boy






As I look through our Christmas morning photos, I realize that my nephew Bob had the best Christmas ever.
He seems to be the most documented participant in our Holiday morning festivities.

One of my traditions is a Christmas morning breakfast. I usually have some sort of Christmas cracker, that snaps open with a pop and has a toy and a paper crown for each guest to wear at the table.

This year I found these snazzy crowns and well, as you can see,everyone has really large noggins.
The crackers will be back next year.

Christmas Eve with Aunt Cinny




Christmas eve was spent with Aunt Cinny and Uncle Greg. The typical Christmas eve for Terry's side of the family includes tons of gorgeous food, piles of gifts and this year Aunt Cinny's rendition of Mrs. Claus.

With family and loving friends and neighbors, we stuffed ourselves and made merry.

Mimi and Gabby were the only children and were showered with attention as we all absorbed their holiday excitement.
The evening was lovely.
Mimi received her yearly high heeled shoes from Aunt Cinny, and they have become a wardrobe staple.

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