I finally made it to Ayelada, the new frozen yogurt place on Route 7 between Niskayuna and Latham. I’d been hearing rave reviews from friends. As expected, it’s yummy. I’d heard that it tastes more yogurt-y than your average frozen yogurt, and that’s absolutely true. All of the flavors I tried (I may have abused … [Read more…]
I totally caved. The other night I took Holly the Elf and stuffed her into a plastic bag and put her on a top shelf and just decided to drop the whole thing. This went fine all morning, while J was at gymnastics. Then, in the afternoon, she started looking for Holly. It was tragic. … [Read more…]
Just so we’re clear, I pretty much hate that stupid Elf on a Shelf. I know that there are parents who love making unbelievably creative little elf scenes, and God bless ’em. It’s not their fault that posting pictures of their own Parenting Splendor makes me feel crappy about myself. I get it: that’s my … [Read more…]
One of the latest viral photos is a pretty dang adorable one that I just shared on the KidsOutAndAbout Facebook page: Holy cow, that’s cute. According to the article, the dad couldn’t manage to keep the baby awake while waiting in line for Santa, so he asked to go ahead and take a sleeping shot. … [Read more…]
Happy December! After overcoming early setbacks, we ended up hosting a pretty great Thanksgiving, if I do say so myself. The first family arrived on Wednesday, and I dropped off the last guest late Saturday, so we turned it into a pagan festival, and we were pretty exhausted by the end, but it was all … [Read more…]
The bathrooms are cleaned, the rugs have been vacuumed, and I’ve counted out plates and napkins. So far I’ve made cheeseball, lemon squares, chocolate mousse, and vegetarian gravy. Between us, we’ve made three trips to the grocery store, just today. But it’s coming along. I’m a little bit worried that we’re not on our “A” … [Read more…]
This morning, I slept until 10 am. 10 am! And I’m 45. Now, some would mock me and roll their eyes about me sleeping the day away. Perhaps a couple of those folks live in my house. But, think about it. I have the sleeping-stamina of a teenager! People pay good money for dewy, wrinkle-free … [Read more…]
Last Friday, J and I went with friends to see Suffragette. We thought the movie was great, but it was also stressful. With any historical film, there’s that spoiler called the rest of history, but even though we know that women can vote now, the film ended on a decidedly poignant note. Then we went … [Read more…]
It’s been up for a couple of weeks, but the Thankful Tree has been looking a little bit paltry. This puzzles me. My children eat multiple times per day, often while wearing clothes that are sometimes even moderately fashionable and sitting in a house that is, if not particularly spacious, generally pleasant and … [Read more…]
I realized that my children can recite numerous lines to Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff’s “Parents Just Don’t Understand,” except that they’ve never actually heard the song from those guys, just from the time Leslie Knope sings it, in that Parks & Recreation episode in which she accidentally performs a gay penguin marriage. So … [Read more…]
