We left on Sunday for our annual Jiminy Peak trip. We arrived in the late afternoon, enough time to hit the slopes before dinner. We were with a crowd, so when J ran out of steam, I brought her back to our hallway at the Country Inn for her to hang out with folks while … [Read more…]
We were doing our annual Jiminy Peak trip from Sunday until this afternoon, then I was unpacking/trying to nap (the world was working against me on that one), and I just went to Proctors to see Green Day’s American Idiot which, while not child-appropriate, was a really excellent show and I highly recommend it. I’ll … [Read more…]
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…]
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…]
I was volunteering at the school library today for M’s class, and the kids were having a great time watching each other’s videos that they’d produced as part of a library project. They were supposed to create a short persuasive film about why a particular book should be chosen by the Newbery or Caldecott award … [Read more…]
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…]
You know that this year, I’ve been a little concerned that J’s teetering on the edge of disbelief about Santa and all, which has caused me to do my best to fan the embers as much as a mama can. Like, you know I wouldn’t have done that Elf thing just because I liked the … [Read more…]
I have some links for you, but first look at this adorable furniture a friend hand-me-down-gifted to us! How cute is that?!? There’s actually a chair to match the sofa and rocker, but it fits exactly into the space where her little vanity stool used to go, and that stool’s been rickety for years. … [Read more…]
Cute W likes to make delicious breakfasts: waffles, pancakes, French toast. . . usually while I’m still sleeping. So at some point we got him his very own mini donut maker, and I reported on our first experimental attempts at making mini donuts. On Monday morning I woke up to find that our kitchen had … [Read more…]
I had a fun weekend with more than my fair share of leisure activities. On Saturday night we went out to Casa Real Mexican Restaurant in Rotterdam for a friend’s birthday. It’s fairly new, and it was pretty good. The staff were all friendly, and it was that lovely little balance of as-easy-as-a-chain-restaurant-feels-without-being-a-chain-restaurant. Does that make … [Read more…]
