The Thompson Family

This is a GREAT article from the New York Times... It is like the writer is living in my exact world!

What’s Wrong With Cinderella?
By Peggy Orenstein
Published: December 24, 2006
One mother’s struggle with her 3-year-old daughter’s love affair with princess culture.



BTW, Nora got about 7 princess dress-up outfits for Christmas, as well as a cheerleader get-up, complete with pompoms. But that is exactly what she wanted, so what are we gift-givers to do? But for now, she is set... no more dress-ups for a while, please!

Merry Christmas from the Thompson Family!

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Joel was so kind to turn 40 and let us tag along on his birthday bash wine tasting in Napa. We hit Miner ("The Oracle" wine is amazing!), Paraduxx (so-so wine, but beautiful space for tasting), and Patz & Hall (livingroom-esque tasting salon, and great pinot noir wine). The thirteen of us crammed into a van up and back to Napa - felt just like a teenage ski trip or something... singing, razzing, flatulating, dorito-ing. I hope my 40th birthday is as much fun!

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The sound and the video seem a bit off in this one, but it still makes me happy to watch! Check out the rad train cake that Meena (a.k.a. Grandma Joanie) made - each kid got their own "train car" piece of cake.



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