J has poison ivy. Based on the pattern, our pediatrician speculated that she sat cross-legged on a patch, then switched it up by lying on her stomach for a little while. At first I thought it must be bug bites again–I’ve never gotten poison ivy before (knocking on wood), so I had no idea. J … [Read more…]
Alright, I don’t know where the heck I’ve been all summer, but today I finally discovered that there’s a new indoor playground in East Greenbush called MiMi’s Kids Club. Luckily for everyone involved, I figured it out mere hours before her gala make-your-own-sundaes Family Event tonight from 3-7 pm.  Who doesn’t enjoy some free ice … [Read more…]
Phew, you guys, I’m tired! I have a cold which seems to be resisting even my beloved Theraflu, it was Back-to-School Night for the big girl, it’s our last night without Daddy, and I just realized that my Netflix chick flick is foreign-with-subtitles. Which means I can’t multitask.  I’m just going to stop looking for … [Read more…]
Guess where we went yesterday? The Bettie’s Cakes double decker bus! They were parked by the Schenectady Public Library. We were very excited, and rather overwhelmed by our choices. We ended up getting (clockwise from top) Red Velvet, S’more, and Raspberry Lemonade. The Red Velvet’s a menu regular, and the other two were flavors of … [Read more…]
I know, I know, picking’s been going on for weeks already. In my defense, I ran into a guy at the farmers’ market last week who claims that he refuses to eat an apple until the last of the tomatoes are gone. Well, yeah, that’s just silly. I’m completely willing to allow overlapping produce. Just … [Read more…]
It wasn’t the best day. Just prior to bedtime, M couldn’t understand why J and I were so angry about how she’d just picked up a piece of J’s ceramic tea set and threw it up and down until it hit the ceiling and shattered. Like, what’s the big deal? Sorry. Prior to that, we … [Read more…]
It’s actually pretty quiet this week. Part of it is that I need to parse through the various schedules and reconfirm what is unique and what’s a regularly scheduled event for the What About TODAY? page. I also tried to update my Playground List and ran into technical difficulties yesterday. Not to mention that I … [Read more…]
I don’t know about the rest of you, but my kids are exhausted and more than ready for the weekend. They spent the day sneaking over to our next-door neighbor’s house, where there was a yard sale. You’ve heard already that the girls love a yard sale.  They were both outside in the rain at … [Read more…]
Another busy weekend! Thanks to those of you who’ve recently completed the playground survey–I’m going to update that list soon. Oh, and I missed it earlier, but CMOST is having a program on Wednesday or Saturday mornings at 9:30 am for 2- to 4-year-olds. Here’s what else I’ve found. . . any additions? All Weekend: … [Read more…]
School’s great, thank you. They’re both settling in, making new friends, liking the teacher. Most of our activities haven’t started, but at least we’ve figured out what we’re doing. The girls both enjoyed their soccer games: I was afraid that they wouldn’t like them as much as practices, but I think that they’re even more … [Read more…]
