So, do you think all those poor little crocuses are going to get covered in snow? We were speculating at dinner that maybe, just maybe, the National Weather Service is playing an April Fool’s Joke. Ha, ha, heh, heh, heh. . . okay, you know what? It’s not funny. It. is. not. funny.

M seems to be coming down with something, so between a possible sick day and a possible snow day, I don’t think I’ll be lonely tomorrow. Meanwhile, for the third day in a row, Cute W dragged himself to work in the morning only to stagger home sometime in the early afternoon to drink juice and watch manly movies on his laptop from underneath a pile of blankets. J is perky as ever, but she’s a regular mucus factor. Meanwhile I’m the picture of health (knock on wood).

Snow or not, we’re shifting into spring, which means I’ve got upcoming posts on new classes, Easter Bunny encounters, and spring break camps. Just in case you were worried that I’ve been slacking off.

We have an exciting weekend of the school talent show and pancake breakfast along with our usual activities. Here’s what else is going on this weekend:

All Weekend:

• There are hockey games on both Friday and Saturday night at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Tickets $11/child, $12 to $26/adult, plus fees and taxes.
• Cohoes High School is presenting You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at 7 pm on Friday and Saturday night. Tickets are $5 each.
• Sarah, Plain and Tall continues this weekend at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts in Averill Park. Tickets are $16/adult, $10/child.
• Friday and Saturday, there’s Journey Through the Body at Colonie Center (thanks, Erin!).
• Sage College Theatre Institute is presenting Seussical the Musical on Saturday and Sunday. It’s $10/adult, $8/student.

Friday, April 1st:

• From 5-9 pm it’s First Friday in Albany.
• Celebrate the Easter Bunny’s arrival at Colonie Center from 5:30-7 pm.
• It’s First Friday in Ballston Spa from 6-9 pm.
• Cohoes High School is presenting You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown at 7 pm tonight. Tickets are $5 each.
• Sarah, Plain and Tall continues this weekend at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts in Averill Park. Tickets are $16/adult, $10/child.
• Go on a Star Watch from 7:30-9:30 pm at Grafton Lake State Park. Free; call to confirm if it’s overcast.

Saturday, April 2nd:

• At Thacher Nature Center, get an up-close look at some of the animals being cared for as part of their Wildlife Program today.
• At 10 am, there’s a free public tour of Proctors including an organ demonstration. Just show up.
• From 10-11:30, do some Bud  Burst Training at Grafton Lake. Learn how to monitor phases of plant life to be a citizen scientist. They say it’s for all ages, but I think it sounds best for upper elementary school age plus.
• At 11 am, Round Lake Library is showing the movie A Series of Unfortunate Events. Free, with snacks.
• Find out How the Albany Pine Bush Got it Sand at 1 pm. It’s $3/person, $5/family.
• At 1 pm the Art Department at SUNY presents  the Youth Movements Festival, including The Country Bunny and From Bangor to Bangkok. It’s free.
• From 1:30-3:30 pm, it’s a Maple Sugar Open House at Five Rivers.
• The Wood Theater in Glens Falls will be showing ET at 2 pm today. Tickets are $6.
• From 2-3:30 pm it’s another Tang Family Saturday, designed for kids 5 and up. Today’s is on Mountain Climbing. It’s free, but register ahead of time.
• Opera to Go is presenting Jack and the Beanstalk at 2:30 pm at the Schenectady Civic Players. It’s free.
• From 6-9 pm there’s a Light it Up Blue Ice Cream Social at the Ben & Jerry’s on Lark Street in Albany in honor of World Autism Awareness Day.
• The Albany All Stars are having a Roller Derby Bout at the Washington Avenue Armory. Whistle blows at 6 pm, it’s $12 at the door, $4/kids 12 and under.

Sunday, April 3rd:

• From 11 am until noon, general admission to the Schenectady Museum is free on the first Sunday of the month! Why haven’t I ever noticed this? There’s also a science demo at noon, and they’re celebrating Nano Days.
• The Glens Falls Medical Mission is having its annual FUNdraiser Fiesta at Glens Falls Civic Center from 11 am until 4 pm. Food, games, face painting. Admission is free, but they’d appreciate donations of children’s toothbrushes or liquid or chewable vitamins, and you should cough up some dough for raffle tickets. They raise money for medical care in Guatemala.
• From 12-4 pm, the Congregation Gates of Heaven in Schenectady is having its annual Jewish Food Festival. $15/adult and absolutely free for those 17 years old and younger, buys you admission and all you can eat. Now that’s a lot of blintzes! I’m sorry: this just made me laugh. I’m envisioning parents dropping off their adolescent boys.
• Adirondack Ballet Theater presents Alice in Wonderland–Our Looking Glass Ballet at the Wood Theater in Glens Falls at 12:30 and 4:30 pm. Tickets are $14.
• From 4-5:15 pm, it’s the final Family Dance of the season in Delmar, with music by Tame Rutabaga and caller Paul Rosenberg.  Suggested donation $5/adult, $1/child.