We spent Christmas morning and early afternoon at our house, then journeyed up to Vermont, where many members of my family and snow awaited us for merry-making. Christmas dinner is traditional with my family, with potato leek soup to start, steak with a sauce that takes 2 days to prepare, and my beloved broccoli-stuffed tomatoes. … [Read more…]
Merry Christmas Eve! We’re enjoying a lazy Christmas Eve at our house. We even broke with tradition and went to see a movie. I’d always sort of scoffed at people who went to movies on Christmas Eve or Christmas, but come on, it’s The Muppets. Cute W and I are both big fans, and with … [Read more…]
Today I’m just sharing a bunch of holiday links. Because I’ve got Ewok cloaks to sew. Ready? The TU’s Parent to Parent blog has Tips for a Toddler Christmas. Mamatoga has Ten Chanukah Crafts. Albany Kid’s got a post full of cold, hard facts about Santa’s sleigh. The Bloggess proves that Santa is real. … [Read more…]
So. . . are you ready? I’m doing pretty well, actually. I’ve done all of my shopping except for my last pre-holiday grocery shopping, which will be tomorrow. We’re mostly ready except that I have to sew a couple of Ewok cloaks. You heard me. No, I’m not kidding. Remember that I said that J … [Read more…]
The winner of the Laurie Berkner Band Giveaway has been emailed. Our winner Sara entered on both Capital District Fun (comment #28) and on KidsOutAndAbout.com which absolutely helped, since it was the KOA entry that won the random drawing. As always, thanks to everyone who took the time to comment. I appreciate hearing from … [Read more…]
I was tidying up my room last weekend, and I decided to make a clean sweep and clear away a mound of clutter. And by clutter I mean precious gifts from my beloved daughters. I know, I know: I’m a terrible person. But I’m going to say it, so just go ahead and judge me. … [Read more…]
Omigosh, omigosh! I am super-excited because I have yet another giveaway, and it’s an excellent prize for somebody: a family 4-pack of tickets to see The Laurie Berkner Band! They’re playing at Proctors on Saturday, January 7th at 11 am, and tickets are $25 to $35. If you don’t know Laurie … [Read more…]
So, I’ve had a somewhat emotionally exhausting day with a teacher conference that I feared would be contentious scheduled for smack dab in the middle of my day. The conference actually turned out quite peaceful and cordial, but my jaw is still sore from night-time stress teeth-grinding for the past two nights. I’d told myself that … [Read more…]
So I mentioned that a couple of weekends ago I was helping out with some craftiness at my church. I had organized two crafts:Â felt ornaments , which we’ve done before, and wire-wrapped ornaments. I got the idea for a wire-wrapped star from this Family Fun how-to, but it was not as easy as it … [Read more…]
We went to Disney on Ice last night. I took a few notes because at this point, I can’t help myself. There were a lot of charming costumes, including adorable starfish and other sea creatures for the Little Mermaid portion, and all sorts of skates designed to look like other things, like high heels or … [Read more…]
