Author name: Tamar Weinberg

Sarah went potty. I told her she needed to flush. She responded with, “I already flushed but you forgot to hear it.” Then, she added, “Tomorrow, I will flush again so that you will hear it.”

David just got a haircut. He walked into the house, Sarah rapidly approached him in excitement, and said “Your hair looks beautiful.” I just can’t!

In the last hour, Alana has: Stuck her hands in the toilet Opened the garbage lid and played through the garbage (at least it was just office trash) Tried to eat chalk Stood…for a split second (thankfully she’s no Sarah when it comes to walking interest and readiness) And fortunately, she’s quite happy and adorable

Sarah now goes to school full time. She’s doing well. I just got back from curriculum night where the teachers tell the parents what the kids are up to in a consolidated 20 minute night, and while I still have no full picture, her teacher told me she’s always smiling…except when she shows her stubborn

For those of you getting an email about this on Yom Tov, for the record, I’m writing it on Sunday. It’s not Yom Tov yet (well, okay, fine, it’s in the 18 minutes…) I’ve been meaning to provide an update on Alana, so here goes: I’m unable to tell who the funnier daughter is: Alana

So we have an Amazon Echo device which is kind of like Siri meets Cortana without requiring a phone or computer. You talk to the device by saying “Alexa” and she perks up and answers most basic questions (I hope it improves with time, there’s not much I can get right from it right now…)