I was putting together an A to Z list of vegetables and how to get kids interested in eating them for KidsOutAndAbout.com, and I realized that I had a few recipes that I wanted to share that I can’t find anywhere else on the internet. So I’ve added them here. I actually love the book … [Read more…]
If you visit KidsOutAndAbout.com, you may have noticed the Field Goods ads on the home page. I totally scored, because as part of the deal, I signed up for the subscription food service. Now I pick up my shares every Friday at the JCC, and the girls arrive home from school asking about what we … [Read more…]
I don’t know if the rest of you do this, but when I go shopping for presents for other people, I often find the perfect gift for me. And then, sometimes, I’ll buy it. So it was with some cutey-patootie cubic zirconia earrings I saw at Francesca’s. Which I can’t find on the website to … [Read more…]
Yesterday the girls and I went down to check out the Albany Institute of History & Art. We’d been there multiple times before, of course–I even worked there briefly–but it had been a while. With our Hamilton obsession, we all wanted to check out the Spotlight: Alexander Hamilton exhibit, and I figured that the girls … [Read more…]
We’ve been pretty lazy for a couple of days. This is delightful, except that J secretly hates being lazy. If left to her own devices, she could spend an entire day binge-watching Netflix, and, really, every once in a while, that would be okay with me. Except that such a day leaves her with the … [Read more…]
We’re having a very mellow and nuclear-family-focused Christmas. We’ll usually travel far to visit with family, so this is a welcome change of pace, especially after multiple soccer tournament trips and hosting a bunch of family for Thanksgiving this fall. As excited as we were about the prospect of being lazy at home for the … [Read more…]
You know that Cute W loves games. We have a ton of games at our house, and our supply often outpaces our ability or inclination to play all of them. When I find a game we really like, I tell you about it. Here’s the latest favorite: Hive Mind. Cute W actually acquired this … [Read more…]
The other day I was at the post office mailing a package. I was feeling pretty pleased with myself, because I’d managed to pull together a crafty little gift for my mother-in-law’s birthday. Then I got to the post office. First, I was in a line with multiple people who were sending several packages for … [Read more…]
On Monday we had a 2-hour snow delay at school. The 2-hour snow delay has evolved over time. During the early elementary school years, the breakdown was approximately: 120 minutes =   10 minutes of shrieking with joy + 20 minutes of looking for and putting on snow clothing + 40 minutes of playing in … [Read more…]
Lately there’s been a lot of talk about how Facebook encourages us to stay inside our own little echo chambers. Of course, if you’re even moderately aware of the world around you, you sense that your feed is custom-made for you, right down to showing you ads for whatever you just bought on Facebook. Still, … [Read more…]
