We’ve been having a lovely and relaxing weekend. Yesterday I slept in. When I stumbled downstairs at almost-9 am, the rest of my family was laughing at me. They’d been up for a couple of hours. They’d been living their lives, doing stuff, all while I was sleeping. . . and sleeping. I was sputtering, … [Read more…]
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…]
The truth is, I’m pretty pissed off about this snow situation. Yeah, I know, I know. I’m all about embracing winter. I have that page on my blog with winter fun, and I just wrote an article on trying out new winter sports for KidsOutAndAbout.com. I’m just irritated about the timing. We had, long ago, … [Read more…]
Remember how I said I wanted this Topchips veggie chip maker for Christmas? Well, I got it, so I thought that I’d share a little report. Here’s what it looks like: Basically, it’s a mini mandolin slicer with a tray that you put in the microwave (it’s all supposed to be okay for the dishwasher, … [Read more…]
I thought that I published this post days ago. Since then it’s rained and melted and the tree has slumped over. but it was a good effort. Today M’s soccer game was perhaps her most fun to watch ever. The other team scored two goals right away and frankly it looked like it could be ugly. … [Read more…]
I had a little programming note that I meant to put at the end of this post. But then when I started writing it, it got so long that I fear you won’t have the patience to see it through to the end. So, if anyone’s interested, Josh Wagner at the Schenectady JCC told me … [Read more…]
I’ve said before that I’m not a big New Year’s Resolution gal because I’m pretty much constantly resolving to do something-or-other differently, whether it’s falling off and getting back on the “no soda” wagon or trying to impose new chore regimens or just being a little kinder to myself. Sometimes I do pretty well. Other … [Read more…]
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…]
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…]
Exhausting day at our house. More on that later. Here’s some info. I gathered with help from friends: Thanks to my friend Pam, the Niskayuna Continuing Ed Winter Programs catalog is out. Rebecca reminded me that January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month and there are some great ski deals out there. NY 4th … [Read more…]
