Hooray for the winners of the family 4-pack of tickets to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus! They are Katie (comment #5) and Betty (comment #11). Thanks to everyone who participated and commented. I always appreciate hearing from you. If anyone just wants to buy tickets, you can click here. Or if you’re … [Read more…]
Hey! In case you haven’t already subscribed to the newsletter, I wanted to make sure to let you know that the tulips are out already! So if you want to get in a photo op, you’d better get on that! Personally, I can’t get enough of kids and flowers. I’m especially a sucker for the … [Read more…]
I lost it a bit yesterday. I’ve got a soda problem. I just love it. And I know it’s terrible. It’s chemicals in a can. It’s got caffeine, and I’m ridiculously sensitive to caffeine–if I have two Coke Zeros, then I’m screwed, sleep-wise. So I’m intermittently abstaining from soda, trying to quit, or off the … [Read more…]
It’s that time of year again. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents FULLY CHARGED! at the Times Union Center from May 2nd to May 6th. The circus is always super-fun, and I’ll be updating you when I hear more about any circus brouhaha, like parading the animals in, feeding the elephants, and … [Read more…]
We enjoyed our first completely unscheduled Saturday in months. The gorgeous weather was a bonus. Cute W spent much of the day staining a desk that his dad made for him. Staining furniture has got to be on the Cute W’s top ten list for things that make him most tense, ever. For part of … [Read more…]
Hey! Happy Friday the 13th! I consider this day especially lucky for me. At some point in elementary school, I read that it’s lucky for anyone born on the 13th of a month Here’s a big pile of links for you. The Power of Moms has a post called Your Children Want YOU! which made … [Read more…]
This is my favorite new three-of-us-from-the-back picture in a long time, from today’s visit to an African marketplace! Okay: not really. We visited go: where children discover the world, the exhibition space for the World Awareness Children’s Museum in Glens Falls. It’s small but fun and worth the trip. I’ll be writing a more detailed … [Read more…]
I don’t quite know where the day went. That’s what it’s like when the kids are home. Well, first, it’s not entirely true. In the morning, we visited an orthodontist. Little J has crowded teeth, and we were hoping that today’s second opinion would echo the first opinion so that we’d just know what to … [Read more…]
Do you ever read one of those magazines and they’ll say “So-and-so hosted a casual buffet with some neighbors and invited us to see her easy-breezy style”? And what follows is several pages of impossibly gorgeous spreads of food surrounded by distinctive and clever decor and people who look impeccable and beautiful in every way? … [Read more…]
First, I keep getting links for Easter fun. So here are a few: Deb’s Easter Egg Hunt Tips for Parties at KidsOutAndAbout.com Childhood 101’s Easter Egg Hunt ideas for building literacy and their Playopedia Picks Eggy Fun for Easter The Stir’s 10 Fun and Easy Easter Crafts for Kids. The other day, I was pondering … [Read more…]
