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Max has his cousins over. Big night! First ever sleepover! Too much TV, too much pizza, too much ice cream. But can you have more fun than a sleepover? No. Anyway, nothing goes with a sleepover and cousins like a … Continue reading →

The scene: It’s the day of the Superbowl (I know, but, honestly, who has the time?). Max falls asleep for nearly 3 hours on the couch. Oh well, we figure, he’ll be up late for the game. Did I mention … Continue reading →

So, for the third year in a row, I decided it was time to teach Max to ski. He’s liked it each of the past two years, but learned very little other than that a ski lodge is an excellent … Continue reading →

Ingredients: 6 cups apples 1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup oats Dad, Max, Abe 2/3 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup chopped walnuts laptop computer 5 tbsp butter cinnamon lemon juice apple juice one bowl pretzels one bowl chips Preheat oven to … Continue reading →

The scene: Abe is on the floor, smashing trucks into each other. Max is at a little table, drawing a roller coaster on a small white board. Abe notices Max. Hmm, thinks Abe, Max is doing something. I bet I … Continue reading →

We let the children watch lots of TV. Why? Because there are only two of us, and there are two of them, and TV sort of gives us a third grownup. The name of this grownup is Curious George. He … Continue reading →

How nice to have something exciting to do on a Sunday in Spain. When I travel, I tend to have an image of closed doors in a city that I don’t know very well. Not a very original image, clearly, … Continue reading →

Our friend Jose now lives outside the city, in Sitges, which is convenient for us because Sitges is on the beach and his apartment has a pool as well. This time, we did not leave all our luggage on the … Continue reading →

We are going to live to be 550 years old, now that Max is addicted to a few things. Thing 1: Nutella. It can’t be worse than jelly, correct? And the jar says it is hazelnut paste, which is basically … Continue reading →

Actually, no. Usually it’s boring. But of course the World Cup comes with its own zip and of course people are a tidge more excited in Spain than in the US. Spain is, of course, nuts for soccer, and they … Continue reading →