J’s Perspective

We were playing outside today, and I took a bunch of pictures of the girls. You know that I’ve got a long-standing tradition of avoiding current photos of the girls’ faces, but here’s a cute one of J: J asked for a turn with the camera. I’ve done a post on photos from her perspective … [Read more…]

And This is Why I STILL Don’t Get Enough Sleep

The other night I couldn’t sleep because I found myself designing Maternal Merit Badges. I was thinking about how it’s So Not Helpful to tell other moms that things will get tougher (or, like one commenter reported, “What I’m doing is much harder than what you’re doing!”–nice). Meanwhile, kind words–especially from strangers, because if you’re … [Read more…]

Happy Spring!

When I was in high school, I used to dress in a flowery sundress for the first day of spring, no matter the weather. I’d bring in bunches and bunches of daisies and hand out a daisy each to any classmate who wanted one. Funny. Apparently I was cooler than I thought I was. Normally … [Read more…]

This Week

I’ve been a blog slacker this weekend. We were unbelievably busy on Friday and Saturday, and then today I thought I’d make it up to you with a morning post, and then I just didn’t. It was too beautiful to be on the computer.  Sorry about that. Here are some random helpful links in honor … [Read more…]

Albany St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Fiddler on the Roof, Alice in Wonderland, Maple Sugaring, and More This Weekend

Hey! It’s a busy weekend coming up. We’ve got the Learning Fair at our school on Friday and lots of family coming to our house on Saturday. Remember, these days, this post is just a summary of what’s going on.  Check here for the KidsOutAndAbout.com email newsletter. I write part of it, and there are … [Read more…]

A Scare

At dinner, we were laughing about some political remark one of the girls’ classmates made. M tried to explain that this child simply didn’t know what he was talking about. “Oh, I know,” Cute W said. “Most kids your age don’t really follow politics. They just sort of parrot whatever their parents say.” “Including you … [Read more…]

Cartwheels Gymnastics Center

J’s been going to gymnastics at DC Gymnastics, and she likes it very much. But its location, near West Gate Plaza in Albany, is a serious schlep for us. So I was super-excited to hear about Cartwheels Gymnastics Center opening in Clifton Park. We went to try out a class recently. The first and most … [Read more…]

Poetry with Children

I spent most of the day at The Arts Center of the Capital Region for their Write Here conference. One of my favorite parts was a program about writing and sharing poetry with school-age children. It was led by Jill Crammond from Miss Jill’s Artist Studio and Ralph Fahrenstock from Bethlehem Children’s School. With Jill, … [Read more…]