This Week

Weekend’s over!  After ranting on Friday and fretting on Saturday, we’re back to the weekly line up.  There are also plenty of regularly scheduled events, and the weather’s looking pretty good, too.  Yay. All Week From 3-4 pm each day, kids can help make a commercial for the Rensselaer Public Library‘s summer reading programs. Monday, … [Read more…]

Girl Power Books

This morning I was checking out the various blogs, and the TU’s Parent to Parent Blog had what I consider to be an appalling and depressing video of little girls dancing to Single Ladies. Actually, I just went to check, and they’ve pulled the video.  Imagine 8-ish year-old girls wearing thigh-high boots, shorty-shorts & half … [Read more…]

Free Summer Events Preview #1

Is anybody else unbelievably chilly?  It’s funny how what’s balmy in February suddenly seems quite unbearable when we’ve been spoiled by warm weather.  So let’s think summer, okay?   Ready?  (Oh, man, I am so ready!!) Free Concerts! Pack yourself a picnic dinner and enjoy the great outdoors.  Even when the music doesn’t captivate them, there’s … [Read more…]

Lots to Do

So, there’s plenty to do, plus some more nice weather later this week.  Currently I’m staying cool by sitting around with wet hair and eating yummy frozen mangoes.  I’m ready for the thunder storm already!  Oh–if you refresh a few times you might see a new picture of the girls and me at the Schenectady’s … [Read more…]

Thursday

I just heard that tonight there’s going to be a Family Dance and Scholastic Bookfair at New Scotland Elementary School.  It’s an Earth Day celebration with dances called by Paul Rosenberg.  It’s open to the public and it starts at 6:30 pm. I’ve been watching Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution on Hulu, and one thing that’s … [Read more…]

Random Stuff to Share

Afrim’s is running a Spring Break Action Camp (multiple sports played for ages 3 to 11–click link for times & prices) and a Technical Training Camp (soccer skills for the 8 and up crowd–9:15 am-12:15 pm at $30/day or $125/week). – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … [Read more…]

100!

Hey, I realized that I’ve done more than 100 posts now!  Yay, me. Actually, I’ve been a little bit bummed because after steadily climbing in readership for a while, I’ve leveled off in the last couple of weeks.  It’s true that I haven’t been very good about passing around those cute cards, which would help, … [Read more…]