We started the day with a wardrobe issue. J was dressed in a short-sleeved shirt and a pair of shorts, and I insisted that she at least take along some long pants. I was afraid that they wouldn’t let her out at recess. Also, that someone would call CPS regarding her lack of clothing. She … [Read more…]
Tonight was the Fall Frolic at the girls’ school. Basically a casual field day with a table full of cider donuts and water. I got sucked into helping with the Sack Races. When I arrived, friends were manning the spin-around-with-your-forehead-on-a-bat-and-then-run station. No one was interested. I wasn’t either. I’d just eaten Chipotle, and I’m sure … [Read more…]
It was a hectic evening. The girls seemed to want to do everything but homework, then I had Zumba class from 5:30-6:30 pm and Back to School Night for M starting at 6 pm, and J had gymnastics starting at 6:30. We’d lucked out with a carpool for J, and I planned to leave Zumba … [Read more…]
One of M’s homework assignments this week was to read an issue of Time for Kids and answer some comprehension questions. The issue focused on the political conventions, which I thought was a great idea. But then I looked at it, and it was pretty uninformative. I thought that they might have a little chart … [Read more…]
It’s embarrassing to admit it, but even though we’ve camped at Thompson’s Lake and visited the friendly and wonderful Thacher Nature Center and hiked and even snowshoed around Thacher Park, somehow I’d managed to miss everyone’s favorite trail, the Indian Ladder Trail. I had to laugh when a guest poster this summer reminded all of … [Read more…]
We had an excellent Saturday. We started with an early-morning soccer game, with M playing and Cute W coaching. The kids played well and won, so there record is now 2-0. Whoop, whoop. Later in the morning we headed out to pick apples. We decided to orchard-hop, heading to Lindsey’s for ladder-climbing fun and not … [Read more…]
Earlier this week I paid my first-ever visit to Trader Joe’s. I’d heard quite a bit of gushing over Trader Joe’s, and I’d also heard that they’ve got plenty of yummy mostly-already-prepared products. That was excellent for this week, since Cute W was traveling. First, I got lost, because my GPS told me that it … [Read more…]
Man, oh, man, I hope that you’re as psyched up about the harvest and the splendors of nature in the fall as everybody else apparently is, because we are pretty much knee-deep in festivals here in the beautiful Capital District. You can get historic or Celtic or artsy or possibly drunk, depending on where your … [Read more…]
I think that it’s safe to say that I’m a connoisseur of zoos. I’ve visited a bunch of them, like the Buffalo Zoo, the Kansas City Zoo, the Bronx Zoo, and I’ve even written about visits to some, like Adirondack Animal Land (a guest poster wrote it up, too) and the National Zoo in Washington, … [Read more…]
It was an emotional afternoon. First I probably shouldn’t have clicked on that link to Jon Stewart’s first post-9/11 show, because it left me a sobbing heap at the computer. Not, like, teary-eyed. Shoulders heaving, wah-wah stuff. It was just stupid of me to even watch it. About an hour before the girls arrived home … [Read more…]
