On pointe

Veronica moved up to pointe shoes in ballet!

(Photo by R)

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Percussion, no concussion

Omri had the school's first-ever Newspaper Club injury last Thursday, colliding with another kid on the playground and ending up in urgent care to get checked for a concussion. Thankfully, he tested out okay and he's the same goofy kid he's always been. The biggest bummer is that he missed the upper elementary play where he had an important part as a percussionist in the accompanying band. So that all of his hard work didn't go to waste, R recorded this video of him playing his part to The Monkee's "I'm a Believer" at home. This part does not contain the melody, but if you know the song, I think you'll recognize it anyway. It's quite impressive how he has this whole thing memorized, along with other music that would have scored the show. I'm very proud of my boy!

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Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd was an ambitious show put on by Veronica's high school. She killed it in an ensemble role. I did not take these photos but wanted to share them in order to give you a look and to mark the show on our timeline.

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State speech

Veronica did great at the state speech tournament, ranking in the top half of the 24 speakers in her category! Not bad at all for a freshman!

Photo by R:

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Annie audition

Our brave girl auditioned for the Chanhassen Dinner Theater. The audition was held publicly in the rotunda of the Mall of America! Then she moved on to another round at the "The Chan" itself. We have not heard back yet about the results of that, however. It would be quite a commitment with four months of performances next fall/winter. We'll see what happens.

R was present and took this photo/video at the mall:

 

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Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

Veronica's first play as a high school student! Photos were NOT taken by me.

 

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Streets of Shoreview

This is not a political blog, but I feel like something needs to be said. This goes beyond politics. I felt so betrayed by the government following the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. These two protesters didn’t deserve to be shot. Do people really believe they were attempting to "massacre" federal agents? If the incidents hadn’t been caught on camera, the government (under Trump’s pathetic, selfish leadership) would continue to lie to us about what happened (and maybe they're still trying). Imagine all the moments in history that were NOT caught on camera. That’s why I am proud to be from Minnesota, where citizens are looking out for each other, protecting each other, with cameras as their weapons.

 
I am actually relatively moderate when it comes to political beliefs, so it takes a lot to stir me up. This did it. 

R is the better citizen who has called our representatives and gotten out there to protest, as pictured above.

 
It's been kind of a rough January, so thank you for your concern.

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Cross-country skiing 2026

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Two cuties at Smash Park

This was taken by R back in November, but it's too cute not to post.

 

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2026 headshots

Beautiful shots (by Emily John Photography) of a beautiful girl.

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One of her friends took this shot. The dance was held at Union Depot in downtown St. Paul. Also note, she got her braces off! (I can tell she is wearing her retainer here, although it doesn't impact her beautiful smile much.)

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Purple Rain: The Musical

This looked like a fun outing! Grandma Linda treated Veronica to this pre-Broadway show as a birthday/Christmas gift. R and Holly joined them as well.

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School photos 2025/2026

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Another game

Omri and R went to a second Twins game this season. This time they got to watch it from a suite, and they brought Omri's friend along. (Photos taken by Ping.)

 

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V in Italy

Veronica traveled to Italy with the Girl Scouts for a week earlier this month. I feel weird posting her photos, so I'm only going to give you one. Mostly, I just want to mark it on our family timeline. It sounded like an incredible trip!

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Dinner out with Jack and Gloria

We had a really nice dinner out at Pizzeria Pezzo with my godparents. They treated us as a belated anniversary gift. It took this long for us to find a free night for it!

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Ballerina

Veronica did a lovely job at ballet this year. (She also danced jazz and tap but didn't perform in the recital for those).

These are pro shots from Catherine Brinker Photography:

Video was prohibited at the recital, so I had to sneak this short clip and left the sound off in order to keep it from getting flagged online:

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Matilda Jr.

Veronica played Matilda's mother in Matilda Jr. It was a fun show, probably the last middle school show she'll do. All of her grandparents came down to watch!

Here's her bio and Wormwood family photo from behind the scenes:

 

And here are a few more photos from photographer Kara Salava:

These are from the preview night. Her hair and make-up got more elaborately designed as the show went on.

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V in D.C.

One of V's friends took this photo of her on her class trip to Washington, D.C. Of course there are other photos too, but they are a part of V's story, not mine. I just wanted to mark her trip.

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20 years

We are celebrating our marriage today. Hard to believe 20 years have passed! Here's a shot from our wedding that has not been posted yet:

Stay tuned for some coverage from a little excursion we took last week!

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