Author Archives: Vale

Happy Birthday Mark!

25 Aug 2013

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We have already begun the celebrations.
We had dinner with old friends on Friday night, and cupcakes yesterday.
More friends are coming over today.
You are So loved! It is going to be a great year.
I’ll go put more beers in the fridge.

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Last Day of Summer

21 Aug 2013

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Let’s be clear. In terms of the weather, Summer is still on it’s way. Our summer is Indian Summer, and happens once everyone is back in school. But there is nothing to be done about that. I’m talking about the calendar, and the last day of summer is a wistful Sunday that ends with a “school night” – early bedtime.

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The sun was out, and we didn’t have anything scheduled, so we just hung out.

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First Day Of School – Lucy

19 Aug 2013

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Lucy goes to school in the afternoons. I used to think that kids should go to school in the morning, on principle or something, so Oscar always went for the AM program. I’m no longer hung up on that arbitrary concept, and we enjoy the PM program as a paragon (fancy word in honor of b2s).
Lucy and I enjoy quiet mornings together. Then she heads to Laurel Hill at 1pm.
(This year she will go at noon on Mondays and Wednesdays)

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This is the classic. Maybe next week I’ll go back, find more of these, and do a round up.

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Vibrant in her pink. The skirt-under-dress is a Lucy fashion staple.

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Zosia, Desmond, Lu and Ivy

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There was paparazzi too. It was cute to see all the parents showing up with their cameras – to get their kid photo under the sign.

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Lucy is looking to find a bestie this year…

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We are in Red Room this year! First year for the Cervarich’s to be Not in Yellow Room. And a New Teacher: Lynn Lampky

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Kaile and Lynn- Truly a dream team!

Crvarich Cousins in Walnut Creek

16 Aug 2013

We had an awesome Pool Play Date yesterday, at the Embassy Suites.

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We caught the cousins on they way home from a Hume Lake camping trip. Mike was doing a couple days of work while in the neighborhood of Walnut Creek. This is his usual place to stay while he is in town for business. It was rather unusual for him to have all of us there!

We had vague plans to go out for dinner, but do you know how good the “happy hour” is at Embassy Suites?
Free Cocktails for the moms (later joined by the dads). Hearty snacks, plus coloring papers and crayons for the kids, and circuit paths thru the koi pond jungle. The ‘hour’ became multiple hours of easy parenting.
We made promises to do this again at the very next opportunity.

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