Julie A. Duncan

Hailey said her teeth hurt this morning. We asked what was wrong and she told us the dentist did it. (Apparently because she went to the dentist about a week ago, anything wrong with her teeth could and should be blamed on him!) Someone asked if she had a loose tooth and sure enough, she did! Her first loose tooth. Jordan and Ashley immediately started telling her all about the tooth fairy and how much money Hailey was going to make. I remembered that Jordan's first loose tooth was this same time. She lost it when she was in the hospital at the end of school during her pre-K year. And now, my baby has her first loose tooth. A few weeks ago when I was in New Orleans, one of the attendees asked me if I had small children at home. I smiled and said, "Yes, seven-year-old twins and a five-year-old." A short while later, it occurred to me that, no, I don't have little children anymore. They're seven and five! They're not toddlers and babies anymore. We went to t...

We signed up to learn ballet this year. Little did we know we also signed up to do a ballet. There's a big difference. From day one, we walked in and they started learning the dance for the recital. I was a little concerned then. They never did any bar work and if they learned one of the five positions or what a step was called it was only because it was in the dance. But they were having fun. Fast forward to recital time. The recital is in the middle of May. We started rehearsals TODAY! A month and a half out! There are two recitals: 1:00pm and 7:00pm. And of course, Jordan and Ashley are in the 1:00 pm and Hailey is in the 7:00 pm. Which wouldn't be too incredibly bad except there are weekend rehearsals and their rehearsals are also at a different time. We're looking at Jordan and Ashley's rehearsal from 6:30-8:30pm on Friday night, regular dance lessons 10:00-12:00pm on Saturday morning, Hailey's rehearsal from 3:00-5:00pm Saturday afternoon, and a 1:30-3:30p...