Oh, the pretty shortbread! This is another family Christmas tradition. We’d snack on shortbread first thing in the morning while the bigger, more elaborate Christmas breakfast was still being prepared. Not that this should in any way count as breakfast. But it’s tasty, and if you have a gorgeous shortbread mold, it’s also beautiful as … [Read more…]
I braved the mall today. I am almost completely done with my shopping, but there are always a few things that elude me, or that I think of at the last minute. So I made a list, checked it twice, ate some extra protein, and left for the mall. Without my list. Luckily, since I’d … [Read more…]
Thanks to all of you for your kind comments. Here’s what’s happening this weekend: All Weekend: Melodies of Christmas is playing all weekend at Proctors. NYSTI‘s A Christmas Carol continues this weekend. It’s recommended for ages 7 and up. Home Made Theater presents Ramona Quimby this weekend. Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany continues A Christmas … [Read more…]
Actually, I’m a day late. Yesterday, December 14th, was the one-year anniversary of my very first post. If you read it–or if you already knew me way back then–you’ll realize that I wanted to make a super-helpful database. It would have involved a lot of learning technology and doing data entry, which would be helpful … [Read more…]
First of all, I am not a Scrapbook Girl. I have plenty of friends who will happily spend hours–and even weekends on special scrapbook retreats–layering expensive artistic papers and stenciling things and tying on artful little ribbons. It’s not my cup of tea. I enjoy the convenience of my digital photos on my computer and … [Read more…]
Would you believe that in the time it took my two daughters to draw pictures of a dragon in their art class, I managed to stock up on pomegranates at the grocery store and drop $200 at Barnes & Noble on holiday gifts and paraphernalia? Impressive, no? You know, I’m making a bit of a … [Read more…]
Wow, super-miserable weather day today, wasn’t it? And it’s supposed to get super-cold. As if all the holiday errands aren’t enough, my kindergartener J is “Star of the Week” this week, which means we have that we have a different little activity to prepare each day. This is supposed to be entirely fun, but we’re … [Read more…]
Ohhhh, these are good. These are currently my very favorite cookies. In fact, we just finished off a batch. I think that they’re too dangerous to have in the house. I can’t resist them. The tedious part of this recipe is unwrapping all of the Rolos–each cookie has a Rolo inside it. But you can … [Read more…]
Over the weekend, I plugged in our tree lights and only half of them worked. Cute W bought new ones and arrived home with lights that he hoped would “twinkle” gently. Alas, they blinked in a possibly-seizure-inducing manner. They were returned, and then he came home with lights that turned out to have white cords … [Read more…]
Years ago we visited a museum–I’m pretty sure that it was the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City–and J was completely mesmerized by a rice play area. We had a whole museum to see, and all she wanted to do was play in the dried rice. So one Christmas, I made a rice play box … [Read more…]
