We were trying to come up with something crafty for the girls to do as a gift. I pulled up a bunch of interesting-looking ones on Pinterest, like cinnamon sticks wrapped around candles from She Knows and a cute mason jar craft from Spark and Chemistry, and I mentioned old reliables, like corn husk dolls. … [Read more…]
I think Cute W and I suffer from constant low-level anxiety about concussions from soccer for M. Watching this NBC News story pretty much had me breathing into a paper bag, and when showed it to M she said, “I wish I’d never seen this.” Although in that story, you’ve got to figure that there’s … [Read more…]
Guess what happened on Friday? It was the 2nd annual Turkey Trot at M’s middle school. You might remember that M won the Turkey Trot last year. She was the top finisher and girl winner for the 6th grade. It meant quite a bit of glory. Later, some of the grown-ups said that they were … [Read more…]
This morning, J practically danced out of the house and on her way to school. Why was she so excited? It was that smidgen of snow, the twinkle’s worth of frost. Winter is coming, and she’s vibrating with enthusiasm. It’s funny: when kids are teensy, they don’t even remember the seasons. Every year, snow is … [Read more…]
Back when M decided to shave her head, I remember thinking that there might be an unintentional perk to the whole bald thing. Maybe, I thought, losing the super-attractive flowing locks would postpone possible romantic entanglements. It turns out that this wasn’t the case at all. M has had a “boyfriend” for months now, and … [Read more…]
Mmmm, doesn’t it look delicious? Oh. . . wait. That’s just my 10-year-old gathering random things from around the lawn. Still, looks pretty tasty to me. Come to think of it, wasn’t I just hearing about people eating their acorns? Maybe she’s just ahead of the trends. Last night I was feeling pretty good at … [Read more…]
This year M is dressing up as Shaggy with two friends, who’ll be Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo. Tan pants, green shirt: it’s a pretty easy costume. Done. J and her friends haven’t reached the Communal Costuming Phase yet, so she’s a free agent. Every year we get the Chasing Fireflies catalog, which makes me … [Read more…]
How did I forget to share these? I wrote two recent articles for KidsOutAndAbout.com: Beyond Candy: why you should offer trick-or-treaters choices, with a few suggestions, and Fourteen Frightfully Fabulous Halloween Read-Aloud Books, which has since become fifteen after a reader wrote in with a suggestion. I’m hoping to post about J’s work-in-progress costume soon.
Yep, it’s been a few days, but I’ve been busy. On Thursday, we had our first Girls’ Circles of the season, and I followed it up with a meeting, so my day was pretty much shot right there. On Friday, Deb and I were on WNYT’s Live at Noon talking about Halloween fun. I know: … [Read more…]
Over the weekend, J and her gymnastics team visited Ellms Family Farm. I’d been to Ellms before, but just for cutting down Christmas trees. But it turned out to be a pretty excellent autumn experience, too. First, we hit the Maize Maze. As you may have guess, I am not a corn maze aficionado. My … [Read more…]
