Clippings


0 Comments1 Minute

Couple of links to the girls' school news site The Independent:

‘The Golden Compass’: A Guide To Storytelling by Liza Boguslavsky

‘Call Me by Your Name’: An Exploration of Summer by Annie Boguslavsky

And the last but not the least -
Boguslavsky Twins Set Course For Global Skating Competition and Beyond by Haley Wong

OnWord Gala


0 Comments1 Minute

Yesterday me and Annie were Liza's guests at the American Writers Museum OnWord Gala at the Four Seasons Chicago. Liza became one of the winners of the John Estee Student Writing Competition.

Here she is talking to one of the AWM guys:
OnWord Gala

The girls in the Four Season Chicago hotel ballroom lobby:
OnWord Gala

They promised us the link to all the photos, but there is nothing yet, hence a couple of images from my phone and one rather bad video. I'll update this post if they ever come through with that promise.

UPD: got a photo (courtesy AWM):

OnWord Gala

Mackinac Island


2 Comments1 Minutes

We've visited Mackinac Island many years ago, courtesy of my cousin Boris. Just the two of us, couldn't bring boys along for some reason that I don't even remember. It was 2004, I believe, and photos from 2003 to 2006 are still not posted here. Some day I will do it, I swear.

Mackinac Island

The island looks and feels the same: the fort, Grand Hotel, fudge stores, even the seagull on Marquette's head, but this time around our entire family had a chance to enjoy it all. Despite being ungodly touristy, it's a unique place with a very special vibe, as Annie put it. Girls loved it, and boys had some good time as well. And so did we. We really need to do things like this more often.

Devil’s Lake


0 Comments2 Minutes

Devil's Lake

The day before our departure for Devils Lake Liza decided to get sick: mild usual symptoms and positive COVID test. We considered not going, or going partially - I was to stay home with Liza, and Yelena would go with Annie, - but decided to go as planned. It looked like a good idea to get Liza out into the sun instead of leaving her to marinate at home. Since Isa was supposed to join us, we warned her parents about the positive test, and they didn't mind. Nor did Isa.

After we got to the lake, set up the camp, and hiked to the Devil's Doorway, Liza did get better. Yelena got worse though, and so did Annie. I even had to take Yelena to the hospital in Baraboo; they did the test, treated her dehydration, gave her some pills for nausea, and discharged her with instruction to take lots of fluids and use Tylenol for everything else. "There's not much we can do for Covid, you see." After the hospital Yelena felt so much better that we stayed for another day, and in the end went home on Thursday instead of Friday because of rain. There was no more hiking, but the kids still managed to have fun. I taught them to play Durak, and they enjoyed it. For some reason that game is unknown here. All in all, as Yelena put it, it was the "best way to have Covid."

So we are home now, and both Yelena and Annie are still sick. Hope it will not last long. I also wonder when it is supposed to be my turn; weird how this stuff works.

Devil's Lake

Nationals


0 Comments1 Minute

Bottom line: girls made it to the World Team as WS Junior Quartet and are going to Buenos Aires this October.

WS Junior Quartet, Nationals

In the Solo Dance event Anne got fifth. Could be third, but that didn't happen for the number of reasons.
I am very tired, and on Sunday we are leaving for Devil's Lake. No details, sorry.

Anne:

Photo  |  Style DanceStyle Dance OfficialFree DanceFree Dance Official

Quartet:

Photo  | Quartet  |  Quartet Official  |  Quartet Pro

Те, кто читает по-русски, несколько более детальное описание могут найти здесь.

Regionals


0 Comments1 Minutes

Just got back from Appleton, WI, well, technically it's Grand Chute. Just to remind: there are ten USARS regions. We belong to the Great Lakes Region that consists of Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio, and the Regional competitions serve as a qualifier for the National championships. Where, in turn, winners in World Class events get qualified for the US World Team. This year's World will be held in Buenos Aires.

Liza didn't skate for obvious reasons. Annie skated Junior World Class Solo Dance and got third.

Junior WC Women Solo Dance, Appleton, WI

Quartet skated as a trio, with alternate just doing rollout. She will be skating at Nationals as well, if there is no competition. If there is, Liza will try to skate.

Junior WC Quartet, Appleton, WI

Here are the videos:
Anne Style Dance
Anne Free Dance
Quartet

In a few weeks we are going to Lincoln, Nebraska for Nationals.

Some bad luck


0 Comments1 Minute

Aaaaaand it looks like Liza broke her arm. Practice, bad fall. Will know for sure tomorrow.
One week to Regionals, five weeks to Nationals.

Liza's arm

UPD: broken wrist, both radius and ulna, with displacement. They tried to re-align broken bones, but they can't be sure about the result until next week. There will be another x-ray, and either everything is right, or a surgery will be needed.

UPD 2: Since Liza was in a lot of pain, Lena took her back to the doctor's office, and they did another x-ray without waiting a week. Turned out bones are re-aligned perfectly, surgery not needed, 4 to 6 weeks to heal.

More plushies


0 Comments1 Minute

Turned out Liza desperately needed another plushie. She says it's a cat, and his name is Lobster, I think. At least for now.

Plushmallow

Aurora


0 Comments1 Minute

The last league meet of the season, pretty small, nobody cares much: everyone is already thinking of Regionals. A lot of people just skipped it. Caroline wasn't there, so no quartet; Annie didn't skate also, she had a scholarship chemistry test and chose to stay at home and study. Liza skated great though, her score is much better now.

Videos: Style Dance | Free Dance

Elyria


0 Comments1 Minute

Elyria, OH 2022-05-01

Came back from Ohio Cup late last night. No photos except for a couple of phone pics, very dark rink again. For some reason I wasn't in the mood even to try. So, just videos.

Quartet
Anne: Style | Free Dance
Liza: Style | Free Dance