We’re leaving “oh-dark-early” in the morning to go to Kansas City, so the day was spent doing laundry, cleaning out the fridge, and–oh yes–dropping hundreds upon hundreds of dollars fixing that problem with my car from way back in the summer as well as the brakes. Yeah, you probably thought I’d gotten that fixed already, … [Read more…]
Okay, I’m catching up a bit, and the holiday panic is subsiding. I’ve also been rummaging through my email, and I thought that I’d share some miscellaneous news items. Emack & Bolio’s in Albany wants to make sure that you all know that they do birthday parties. Candyland Activity & Enrichment Center in Schenectady is … [Read more…]
Look at this amazingly crafty display someone put up in my kids’ school. Seriously adorable, right? I have a thing for felt, I tell ya. Oh! And pilgrims, too! We had a conference with J’s kindergarten teacher today. Also met with a mortgage guy about refinancing. Plus two separate non-illness-related vomiting episodes. Went shopping for … [Read more…]
The dust has settled from the weekend’s family party, and now I’m chugging into full holiday freakout mode. It doesn’t help that someone on Facebook reported that they’d completed all of their shopping and had strung up lights al-freakin’-ready.  I mean, that’s the kind of holiday smugness you just need to keep to yourself. On … [Read more…]
[UPDATE for 2013: The Macy’s website is acting funny, so I’ve switched links to a very informative TimeOut New York page instead–K] Ever thought about taking the kids to the Thanksgiving Day Parade? We did it last year and had tons of fun. I know it’s a bit intimidating, but Cute W and I … [Read more…]
We’re having relatives over for a birthday celebration, and J, who was confused about exactly what we’re celebrating, spent quite a bit of time making a lovely turkey garland for the occasion. The prospect of getting together has put me into the holiday spirit early, so I thought that I’d share my first holiday recipe. … [Read more…]
Thanks to all of you who kindly commented or emailed. . . I am doing better, thank you. Not quite normal, but better. And after a particularly wretched stomach bug, the bright side is hopping on the scale when it’s over–woo, hoo! Sure, I am dehydrated and haven’t consumed a vegetable for 48 hours, but … [Read more…]
Okay, first of all? I hate the early-darkness thing. So depressing. And then, snow? I wasn’t ready. In fact, I think that nature should conform to an order of operations in which all of the leaves fall off the trees, and then the snow is permitted to fall. Because now I have a disgusting, soggy … [Read more…]
I mentioned the other day that J was gathering up Halloween decorations, and that’s partly because she was excited to start our Thankful Tree. We got the idea from Family Fun, and it’s a simple, cheap craft that’s become an annual tradition. Basically, you take a tree branch (ours has been re-used a couple of … [Read more…]
So, I’m on a jillion email lists (okay: maybe, like, 72), and usually I remember to save the family-friendly events as I receive the information. But I accidentally blew off Andy the Music Man on this week’s listings post, even though he’s giving 4 concerts in Clifton Park today and tomorrow. Lucky for me (and, … [Read more…]
