February – Went for a walk and a chicken followed us home.
It was just hangin' in the yard and wouldn’t go home. What do you do with a
chicken in your yard that has 4-year-old twins very intrigued? We learned all
about what to feed a chicken and where eggs come from. They still won’t eat
eggs. Sigh.
March – We moved! And it’s raised our quality of life by at
least 50 percent.
April – Jack has found golf. He has watched the game since
infancy on television, but his first trip to the links brought his interest to
a whole new level. Ha!
May – Successfully sewed curtains and a few items for the
kiddos. Who knew the tedious reading of sewing books would pay off!
June – The twins are spelling their names without prompting
from me! They are also taking off on their bikes like pros.
July – Enrolled the twins in summer camp and started having
regular tea parties as a summer tradition. Have to use those Pinterest ideas
somewhere!
August – Wrote a story for the NY Times, made the frontpage, A1! The twins ‘helped’ by begin quiet while I worked the phones and typed
away. I love being able to work from home and be with these funny little people
every day. Very grateful. Here’s an entry from a typical day “I love my jobs.
Saved the kids from the crocodiles in the bocce courts as they did their
gymnastics in peril on the concrete edgings, finished my interviews in the car
while they were in school and had a picnic with some good friends. Feeling
pretty grateful. Freelance is a hustle, a worthwhile one today.”
September – Started homeschooling and also found an amazing
in-home preschool for two half days a week! They are loving their new friends at school and I'm loving the crafts they bring home! Miss Kim is a talented teacher!
October – Jack took over reading duties on a regular basis. He likes to 'read' his Three Musketeers book to us, sitting on the reading stool, carefully running his finger over the words, stopping where he knows the word and getting really excited at recognizing a word. It's pretty darn cute.
November – We went camping for the first time! It was lovely. The twins jumped out of the car and ran up the sandstone formations, immediately getting a good 20 feet off the ground. We'd have a quiet moment and one or the other would say "It's time to climb," and off they would go. I love them.
December –My babies turned 5. I still see the toddler in them, particularly when they sleep, and their little hands are still just that, pudgy, reaching little hands. But they are growing, and more fun than ever, particularly at dinner when they take over the conversation.
We ask what their favorite part of the day was and what they
are looking forward to tomorrow, but they have changed it up. Morgan to Jack:
"Do you want the good news or the bad news?" Jack: (long pause) "Good news." Morgan:
"There are houses on fire in the valley." Jack: "That's the good news?" Morgan: "Well, the fires
were put out, but only for the people who didn't go shopping late." (She said
this while looking at me intently. I had gone shopping, without her, on
Christmas Eve. She apparently is still a little peeved.)
Jack: "OK. The bad news. Somebody is afraid of the dark."
They both laugh like they’ve just heard one of their knock
knock jokes.
Then Jack, mouth full, says, "I think it’s me," rather matter-of-fact and nodded his head like a little man satisfied with his answer. Scott and I just about fell out of our chairs laughing. It's funny in that he will get up from what we're doing, take himself to bed because he's tired now and turn out the light. He's so grown up! 
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