At our 22nd Anniversary Dinner
Friday, July 15, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Fog of War
Despite rainy weather outside, Max's End of School Party (a.k.a. as Early Birthday Party) last Saturday was a huge hit. He had ten guests - from old and from new school. First, they went to see the latest installment of the "Pirates of the Carribean" and then, fueled by soda and popcorn, they staged a Nerf gun war in the house.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Max is a Published Poet
We got a note that Max's poem "Leon" was chosen for publishing in some annual compilation by student writers. Naturally, the note was accompanied by the order form (only $26.40 per book!!).
Still...
A slightly embarrassed Leon called it a collection of random words. Well, we want to think it's more than just that.
Still...
Leon
You are the song on my iPod
The teammate in my game
The window on my computer
You are a pop-up on my screen
An email that shows up
A video that is calming
You are the sound from the guitar
The note to the song
The string to the instrument
You are the engine to the car
The master of all roads
The pedal of acceleration
You are the burst from the bomb
The energy rushing
The laughter running
You are the clown in the circus
The fun in the joke
You are my brother.
You are the song on my iPod
The teammate in my game
The window on my computer
You are a pop-up on my screen
An email that shows up
A video that is calming
You are the sound from the guitar
The note to the song
The string to the instrument
You are the engine to the car
The master of all roads
The pedal of acceleration
You are the burst from the bomb
The energy rushing
The laughter running
You are the clown in the circus
The fun in the joke
You are my brother.
A slightly embarrassed Leon called it a collection of random words. Well, we want to think it's more than just that.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Comedy Theater
Westport Country Playhouse summer season started with Christopher Durang's comedy "Beyond Therapy" set in early eighties in Manhattan. Very well done, fast paced, great set and acting.... It's nice that in the age of 10 laugh-per-minute sitcoms and comedy shows, the theater continues to entertain. The audience - especially those in more advanced age and more familiar with the era references - was rolling on the floor in spasms and stitches.
During the past few years, the playhouse artistic direction seems to move away from avantgarde to traditional, which probably works better for the box office, but is not as exciting (bad or good) as it used to be.A week later, we saw Roundabout production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. Extremely well done and a pleasure to watch. This thing would kick ass of any 10 laughs-per-minute sitcom.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Max's School Trip to Gettysburg
St.Luke's traditional 5th grade trip to Gettysburg to the battlefields of Civil War.
Макс - под левым передним копытом.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
At the Intrepid
The spring break in a full swing, but we didn't go anywhere this year.
Here are some pictures from yesterday's NYC outing at the Intrepid museum.
Here are some pictures from yesterday's NYC outing at the Intrepid museum.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Max in Guys and Dolls
Max's first performance at SLS stage - he plays a Gambler in "Guys and Dolls, Jr.".
Friday, March 4, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Max's Homework - Wordly Wise Story “It’s Good to be 18”
Wordly Wise Story “It’s Good to be 18”
By Max Lyakovetsky, Feb 24, 2011
Vocabulary Words:
· vote· jury duty
· play lottery
· gamble
· own a credit card
· buy rifles and shotguns
· drive by himself
· join the military
· get a piercing or tatoo
· sue someone
· be tried as an adult
· rent an apartment
Hey, Mark! I turned 18 awhile ago and got some sick tattoos! You should swing by my newly rented apartment soon and I can show you the sweet Gatling gun I got at the weapon shop yesterday for some million bucks. When you come, we could play for the lottery together, and party all night with the worry of getting sued and serving jury duty.Then we'll go to Vegas to gamble and pick up two hot chicks and be like "WHOO!" at our hotel. And since I have a credit card, we could order room service for our ladies. We'll then vote for McCain and Palin, and to straighten ourselves after all of this, we'll go to the Army recruiting center and spend our lives in Afghanistan 'till the War on Terror ends. Wait Mark, you're 18, right?
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Swan Lake
Last Wednesday, the four of us went to see "Swan Lake" at Lincoln Center. The seats were okay and the sound was a bit too soft and the set design was too minimalistic and Odelia tripped and fell (come on, NYC ballet!) and a person in the next row was coughing not stop, but still, it was wonderful and many thanks to Mom to make it all happen.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Ice Dam
All this snow and cold weather caused formation of ice dams on the edge of the roof and the backflow of melted from the house heat snow into the walls and windows. We were inventing all sorts of creative ways to trap water (see picture) and to melt snow. Turns out, all these "salt socks" (pantyhose filled with salt and thrown on the roof) don't work. What works is Carlos and his helper precariously balancing on a tall ladder with buckets of hot water, shovel and a hammer.It's good to know that we are not the only ones suffering from this - apparently this condition is quite common, but last time it happened so wide spread was in 1993. Come summer, we'll be putting new roof and electric ice melter.
P.S. They promise more damn snow this Friday - kids hope for no school, while I'm dreading the consequences.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
With Piskunov's
We met with our university friends Piskunov's who were in New York to catch up on the past 18 years. We spent an evening in the city and at our place and then we went to see "Billy Elliot", which was very disappointing.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Winter Sports
Alik and I went for some cross country skiing in the nearby Huntington State Park in Redding.
The roads are all clean and snow is starting to melt, so Leon, meanwhile, went out on his bike.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Snow Day
We've got about a foot of snow this past Sunday and spent some fun time on Monday digging out.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Killington 2010
Leon and I just came back from the 11th annual trip to Killington. It was overcast all three days but not too cold or too windy. Temps around 25F. Snow was okay, mostly man-made, but not too icy.
Leon with Sergey, Alex, Dennis and Alex's friend
An iPhone video of Leon going down the Chute
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