Hey! Look! Here I am! I’m pretty psyched about it. There hasn’t been much fun on Capital District Fun lately. So here’s what happened. You might remember that I said someone had hacked this site. As far as I know, that hadn’t ever happened before, and the only way that I knew anything had happened … [Read more…]
The girls are playing with friends–J’s down the street, and although it’s getting past dark and I should call her in, I can’t quite bear to do it, since tomorrow night will be a (sniff!) school night, so it’s really her last summer evening. M’s been gallivanting all day with several friends. So I thought … [Read more…]
Wednesday was Middle School Orientation for M. She’s been super-excited about middle school for months now, and it was only, say, Tuesday night that I actually saw some low-level anxiety. Back in June parents had received the advice that we might want to get a combination lock for kids to practice opening, because kids are … [Read more…]
I’ve got a splitting headache and I am feeling crabby and emotional. I think that I’m just overtired. The girls have been going to bed later, which means I’m going to bed later, and it’s catching up with me. Yes, I know that we have to re-set our sleep schedules, and tonight was a good … [Read more…]
Okay, first, thanks to a friend and MVP Healthcare, I have a couple of of Family 4-pack general admission entries to the Back to School Expo at the Empire State Plaza this Saturday, September 7th. Because I was consumed with painting M’s room (BOTH girls’ rooms are DONE! Hooray!), I’m running a bit behind schedule, … [Read more…]
One of the items on my camping menu was my new salad obsession, a Kale Salad with Pecorino and Walnut from Smitten Kitchen. Oh, man. I love it so! Even though I’m only doing a half-share with the CSA this year, I’ve been getting tons of greens (this week a bunch of kale, bok choy, … [Read more…]
Our camping trip over the weekend was at Little Sand Point on Lake Piseco in the Adirondacks. Cute W had picked a few possibilities, and I also appreciated getting a bit more information from A Single City Mom’s Guide to Camping, too. You’ll remember that  I mentioned that I had a little panic attack … [Read more…]
When I said that we were planning a camping trip, I got the same response at least three times: “Better you than me.” And each time I’d laugh and say, “I know, I know, but the kids love it.” Because they do. Every year at the beginning of summer I ask what they’d like to … [Read more…]
The other day we were swinging on the tree swing and I started talking about M starting middle school. “Middle school!” I wailed. “Can you believe it? And after that, it’s high school! And after that, it’s college and . . .” “And I’m out of the house and free of you!” says M. “And … [Read more…]
You all know that I’m cheap, but I don’t go around begging for free stuff. There are a ton of “Mommy Blogs” out there packed with giveaways and coupon codes and product reviews, and I’ll do it occasionally, but it’s not really my cuppa. I’ll do a giveaway if I think it’s something that you’ll … [Read more…]
