Hey! I was already writing a review of the circus for KidsOutAndAbout.com (yes! you can read it here!), so I thought that you might like another perspective from my friend Hollow Squirrel who keeps saying that she’s going to write a guest post when I go on vacation and then she never, ever does. So … [Read more…]
Hey! Sorry this post is late, but we were at the circus. I’ve already promised that I’ll post a review on the KidsOutAndAbout.com Facebook page tomorrow, and hopefully I’ll have a special reader review over here on Capital District Fun, too. Is anyone else excited about the rapidly expanding food options around here? Personally, I … [Read more…]
I’m always gathering links to share. Here are a few: This is a blog post from a Dad experiencing Parental Angst over how he behaved watching his kid play soccer. For some reason it’s a lovely change of pace to empathize with paternal anxiety instead of maternal anxiety all the time. It’s a reminder that … [Read more…]
It’s Screen-Free Week at the girls’ school, and for the first time ever, it’s actually a breeze. Although our dinners together have suffered with all of our activities, another happier by-product is that the girls haven’t been watching tv on weekdays at all. Typically, if my kids watch tv during the week, it starts between … [Read more…]
Okay, honestly? I’m going to be a little lame tonight. I’m visiting family and I’ve already stayed up too late. So, I’d started this post with the intention of sniffing out more for you to do, but at the moment, I’m just not up for it. Here’s what I’ve got: Multiple Days: Ringling Bros and … [Read more…]
At Amy’s urging, the girls and I finally made it to the Albany Children’s Book Festival. This annual festival has been growing each year, and today’s event included about 70 children’s authors and illustrators, exhibitors, and kid-friendly entertainment. It’s held at The Albany Academies, which judging only from the Albany Academy for Girls’ athletic center, … [Read more…]
I just realized that I forgot to post about M’s favorite activity during our Mother-Daughter Camp-out: fairy houses! One of the dads had encountered amazing fairy houses in his travels. (A little closer to home, you can find some fairy houses at the Berkshire Botanical Garden.) He and his daughter were excited to share the … [Read more…]
I’m getting fed up with being sensible. My brain is creating intelligible, perfectly reasonable statements, but by the time they flow out of my mouth all anyone can hear is the “Wawhn-wawhn-wah-wah-Wonk” of that teacher from the Peanuts cartoons. It’s seriously frustrating. Okay, so it’s almost May, and the sky is blue with puffy white … [Read more…]
I used to read articles in parenting magazines which urged us to try our best to have dinner together as a family at least once or twice a week and I totally rolled my eyes. I’d think: talk about a low bar! What the heck do they think everyone is doing? Is everyone driving through … [Read more…]
On Saturday and Sunday, M and I joined a huge group of Girl Scouts, several GS mamas, and a couple of guys for an overnight at Hidden Lake Camp. I just mentioned this camp recently, in my Girl Power Summer Camps post, because they’re hosting a family camping program over Memorial Day Weekend. It wasn’t … [Read more…]
