We are back in New York now, having spent over a week up in
Sharon. One of the many highlights of our family time was taking Julia to see “Disney
on Ice” at the TD Garden in Boston. We had originally planned on just the three
of us going, but when we purchased the tickets there was a group of four
handicap seats and the venue insisted on selling them as a set. We invited Ella
to come along and she graciously agreed. Barry and I are not as young as we
once were, so having that extra pair of hands with our little
not-quite-three-year-old was extremely helpful.
Dina of course knew something we had not realized, that most
of the little girls who come to these events do so in their “princess”
costumes, so Julia and Ella were dressed appropriately. Julia was simply
mesmerized throughout the performance. The lighting was a challenge but we did
manage to take a few nice pictures. This outing was such a big hit that we have
now purchased tickets for “Sesame Street Live” in April, and Ella will again be
joining us.
By now I am sure you are all aware of the mix-up at the end
of the Oscar Awards show last evening. We had long since fallen asleep and only
awoke to that news this morning. It is hard to even imagine how painful this
must have been for the fellows who were in the midst of accepting the Best
Picture award for “La La Land,” and their acceptance and grace was almost inspirational
at a time when mutual respect often seems in short supply. Both “La La Land”
and “Moonlight” are very good movies and worth seeing, but at the end of the
day I think that “Moonlight” was the worthier choice for Best Picture.
We finally had a chance to pick up our annual family
picture, and I have updated the cover page of this blog. This is no easy feat.
Blogger keeps making changes to the software and I cannot remember from one
time to the next how in the world to do these simple tasks. There was a lot of muttering
helplessly before I finally pressed the right buttons! As for the picture, the
little ones were not quite as cooperative as we might have hoped, but at least
the rest of us did pretty well. It’s no easy feat to take a picture of a dozen
people ages 0-65!
Have a good week.
Love,
Rebecca
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