We’re gearing up for J’s birthday party tomorrow afternoon. Now, we’ve never invited the entire class to a party, and we’re almost always just at home. Where we go overboard is with the cake and the crafts. This year, J said that she wanted a fairy party and the first thing out of M’s mouth … [Read more…]
Yikes! I keep having to update with items I’d squirreled any in my email and forgotten–sorry! Did anybody else catch that super-gorgeous rainbow today at about, um, 5:45 pm? We so completely deserved that rainbow, didn’t we?  I mean, seriously, we made it through a lot of rain. I was over-volunteering at elementary school today, … [Read more…]
Okay, I went to what I affectionately call my Snobby Book Club tonight and drank several glasses of wine, so I’m going to have to “post light” tonight. Over the weekend our church had a Fall Festival that included a kids’ Pie Eating Contest. I was skeptical, but they enjoyed themselves and it was easy … [Read more…]
Okay, I’ve updated the Big Ol’ List a bit, and then I ran into technical difficulties with my post, because cute W is not here to help me with those pictures. So, instead, I’m sharing a few ridiculous pictures of me from a pumpkin carving session a few years back–they were actually taken in just … [Read more…]
I know that the regularly scheduled events page is still a mess, but I promise that I’ve been working on it. I’ve got a lingering cold and I took a massive 2+ hour nap today (thank you honey) and I’m still sleepy. Pathetic. Here’s what’s going on this week: Monday, October 4th: Shannon Hayes will … [Read more…]
My little sister and her husband are due to become parents sometime this month, so it’s been baby shower season in our family. Which always reminds me of our very favorite shower gift ever: a set of blocks that another sister made for us. Look: In the front stacks, the block to the left is … [Read more…]
It’s J’s birthday! She turns 6 on October 1st. Our schedules are so busy that the kid party isn’t until next weekend, but we’ll be up bright and early with her Special Birthday Breakfast (pancakes, sausage, strawberries) and some present opening. I actually put all of the presents up high, high, high because we re-use … [Read more…]
We’ve been pretty busy just getting the basic routine down around here. J’s been lobbying hard to pull out the Halloween decorations, but I generally try to resist until October. The official household rule is that I don’t pull out exciting holiday decorations until the entire house is beautifully clean.  It’s an excellent motivator. When … [Read more…]
While I was reviewing the regularly scheduled events, I noticed that Explore in Glens Falls has a special program in September and October. Adults enter free if they bring in 4 non-perishable food items in September or 4 sealed toilet items in a ziploc bag in October.  The usual adult admission is $3.95, so … [Read more…]
The offerings are a little bit paltry this week, I must admit. The kick-off-the-school-year events have already happened, and it’s not quite time for spooky-Halloween-stuff or appreciate-the-fall-leaves. So it’s quiet. Halfway through working on the week’s events, I decided that I really just have to clean house and work on the What About TODAY? listing. … [Read more…]
