The Suspense, the Unbearable Suspense!

J brought home her January journal yesterday. At school they have journals with a choice of different writing prompts each month. I love seeing what she chooses to write about as well as what she actually writes. Seriously, it feels like I’m waiting for the latest sequel from my favorite author. I crave every page, … [Read more…]

Chowderfest, Harlem Globetrotters, Sesame Street Live, Wilton Wildlife Winterfest, & More This Weekend

Last night the wind blew pieces of my screened porch down. Awesome. And now that everything’s melted, we’re freezing again? Part of me is glad becaus there are several different winterfests going on, so we need a little winter. Here’s what I’ve found for this weekend. As always, you can click on the bolded date … [Read more…]

Out of the Gloom

I had a rather gloomy weekend for one reason or another, but it looks like the various members of my family have conspired to remind me that life is wonderful, thank you very much. On Sunday afternoon I just took to my bed for a while to watch an unexpectedly sweet little chick flick while … [Read more…]

Gymnastics Fashion

My 8-year-old, J, is on the brand-new gymnastics team at Cartwheels. I’m fretting about it a little bit, actually. She’s one of the younger kids in her little group, and she’s not ready for her first meet, which is fine, because they are wonderful and low-key about the whole thing (unlike some places we’ve experienced). … [Read more…]

Mindless Work and a Gadget

I still haven’t dismantled our Christmas tree. I don’t like to do it when the kids are around. They always want to help, and . . . they’re just not actually helpful. It slows me down, and there’s the risk of breaking items (somehow there’s less reverence when it comes to plucking things off the … [Read more…]

Links and a Lazy Saturday Afternoon

  Hey! So a couple of internet items made me laugh out recently. First, surely you’ve seen this little video of the parents reacting to Les Miserables? So funny. Excuse me for being just too lazy to hunt down an accent for that e. I’m suffering a bit, right now, because I’m really in the … [Read more…]

New Year’s Eve, Again

For the second year in a row, we’re watching tv on New Year’s Eve. Actually, we were at a party for the earlier part of the evening. I hadn’t really processed it, but while the grown-ups talked and ate and drank upstairs, the kids were down in the basement watching the show during the party. … [Read more…]

Homecoming

On some recent trip Cute W mentioned that it really stresses him out to know that I’ve told everyone that we’re away from our house. This had never really bothered me before, because I’ve always considered the blog somewhat anonymous, except among friends whom I trust anyway. But it’s gotten slightly less anonymous since I … [Read more…]