While tucking M into bed tonight, I mentioned that the Halloween extravaganza will continue tomorrow, and she actually groaned! This whole Sunday thing isn’t working out for us. It’s too many days–Friday school festivities, Saturday parties, and then the actual holiday. When I was growing up and there would be multiple celebrations for the same … [Read more…]
Fin was buried today in a brief ceremony, comprised of some flower-scattering and a song J made up, the lyrics of which were “Fin, Fin, Fin, Fin. . . .” I would share the tune, except that it was pretty tuneless. I had attempted to press M into playing something on the recorder (it would … [Read more…]
I spent well over an hour tonight comforting a sobbing J because Fin is not looking good. It seems likely that (s)he won’t last more than another day or two. Foolishly, I suppose, I warned the girls that I didn’t think Fin was going to make it. Please: I don’t want advice on how to … [Read more…]
Okay, I had technical difficulties and I’m feeling a little fed up with cyberspace, so I’m slacking off. But if you’re desperate for a post, I just put something silly up on the CBS 6 Blog.
Would you believe that we’re still working off the last of the apples from our apple-picking outing? I know! One of my very favorite salads is a mesclun-apple-cheddar cheese-walnut salad. Yum. I throw on a very basic little vinaigrette of apple cider vinegar, olive oil, water, salt & pepper, and a tiny smidgen of honey. … [Read more…]
I know what you’re thinking! Katie’s not a shopper! And she’s cheap! She’s always saying that! And, yes, it’s true. But by chance I’ve stumbled on two more shopping destinations, so I’m doing one more post. And then, I’m done. No really: I’m serious. So if you have a store to tell me about, I … [Read more…]
Wow! I took a walking tour of the neighborhood around Upper Union Street, Schenectady, this afternoon. There are a ton of new businesses that have opened there recently, so I thought that I’d check them out and report. Okay, I don’t know if you’ve already heard, but my entire moms’ group has been talking about … [Read more…]
In a startling coincidence, just about every little girl in J’s class was sporting a lovely and complicated updo today. Including J, of course. In fact, she looked so cute that I took a picture to share before sending them off to school. Alas, when I took a second look at the camera I realized … [Read more…]
In J’s class there’s a case of head lice, and she came home itching. I went and got some kill-the-bugs shampoo. We kept reassuring her that this was “just in case”, or, as W likes to call it, a “prophylactic measure”. Every time he said it I’d start to giggle because it sounds dirty. Am … [Read more…]
UPDATE: This is a post from 2010, so although folks tend to have similar activities each year, information may or may not be outdated. Click the links to check directly with the folks involved to be sure.–Katie Once again I start out with a post expecting that I’ll be able to find two or three … [Read more…]
