I’m sitting outside. Without a coat. Or shoes. Now, that’s pretty glorious. It’s fair to say I have spring fever. I am feeling really, really done with school for the girls this year. They’re each finishing up at their schools (M will switch to high school for 9th grade, J will switch to middle school … [Read more…]
I’ll be spending all day long tomorrow at the Empire State Plaza for the Hannaford Kidz Expo. My colleagues June, Amy, and I will be at a KidsOutAndAbout table, likely in the convention center. Hey, you could come visit me. If you’ve never been to the expo, it’s a little crazy-pants, actually. There are tons … [Read more…]
I love dancing. Not, you know, pointe or ballroom or anything–although I do remember part of my tap routine from middle school–but just bopping-around dancing. I love being in a circle of people and dancing like crazy until I’m so sweaty that when people see me, they say things like, “Wow. Wow. . . you’re … [Read more…]
First, the Super Bowl: how did I miss posting this? I guess because we were getting ready to travel. We are a Broncos family, so as you might expect, we enjoyed the Super Bowl this year. Poor Cute W had to work for the first half, and he was the only one in the family … [Read more…]
Folks in my town were notified of a boiled water advisory yesterday afternoon because of a water main break. This was actually excellent timing for me, because I’d already done my cooking in the morning, with a new slow cooker recipe for beef stew. I’d also prepped a new bread recipe, which claimed to be … [Read more…]
We got home late on Wednesday night, and it’s been pretty busy ever since. Along with the usual unpacking and laundry, I’m taking a fiction writing class–my first ever–and I had an assignment due on Thursday night. Which I couldn’t manage, but I got it in by Friday morning, so that’s not too bad. We … [Read more…]
Happy end-of-February-break, everyone! I trust that you survived our brief foray into winter with super-cold temperatures. We missed it entirely, since we went to Savannah. Why yes, we drove all the way down. Fourteen hours with no stops, except of course there were stops. We left right after school on Thursday and stayed at a … [Read more…]
Okay, first? I am so done with “Reply all.” I’ve actually ranted about this inside my head so many times, and now that I’ve started typing it in, I’m feeling remorse even as I continue because this crime is committed by so many delightful people, friends, and wonderful volunteer organizers. But, dude. Do not send … [Read more…]
Back when M was 3 or 4 years old, we’d sometimes do puzzles together. And almost every time, I couldn’t help thinking that she might be mentally incapacitated. I know, I know: she was little. But it’s not like these were thousand-piece puzzles or something. They were toddler puzzles. Extraordinarily easy, I-could-do-this-blindfolded puzzles. So I’d … [Read more…]
We’ve been having some blue jeans drama lately. If you are not currently parenting a teenager, you may not have noticed that the style is to wear the very tightest jeans possible. Now, back in the olden days of the 80s, tight jeans meant lying on your back on a bed, blowing all of the … [Read more…]
