This weekend is our elementary school’s annual Pancake Breakfast. We go every year, more for the used book sale than the food. I am a sucker for discounted books. One of the organizers asked me to list the information on KidsOutAndAbout.com, but as I was adding it, it occurred to me that this is another … [Read more…]
We were playing outside today, and I took a bunch of pictures of the girls. You know that I’ve got a long-standing tradition of avoiding current photos of the girls’ faces, but here’s a cute one of J: J asked for a turn with the camera. I’ve done a post on photos from her perspective … [Read more…]
When I was in high school, I used to dress in a flowery sundress for the first day of spring, no matter the weather. I’d bring in bunches and bunches of daisies and hand out a daisy each to any classmate who wanted one. Funny. Apparently I was cooler than I thought I was. Normally … [Read more…]
I’ve been a blog slacker this weekend. We were unbelievably busy on Friday and Saturday, and then today I thought I’d make it up to you with a morning post, and then I just didn’t. It was too beautiful to be on the computer. Sorry about that. Here are some random helpful links in honor … [Read more…]
Hey! It’s a busy weekend coming up. We’ve got the Learning Fair at our school on Friday and lots of family coming to our house on Saturday. Remember, these days, this post is just a summary of what’s going on. Check here for the KidsOutAndAbout.com email newsletter. I write part of it, and there are … [Read more…]
A quick update since things were bleak last night: The allergist made me feel much better. Very common hives that I can prevent with some preemptive antihistamine use. We may not figure out the exact trigger, but it’s likely they’ll just disappear within the next few weeks. Gorgeous day, yes? Debra and June from KidsOutAndAbout.sent … [Read more…]
It’s been a crazy-busy weekend. I spent all day yesterday at the Hannaford Kidz Expo. In fact, you can check out the KidsOutAndAbout.com Facebook Page for a picture of me and Debra Ross! We had SO much fun, and the very best part was meeting readers and folks I’ve known only through comments and emails. … [Read more…]
Yesterday I spent the morning in a frenzy of gathering leaves, running plastic play dishes through the dishwasher, and scrubbing down everything in the general vicinity of the playhouse to try to rid ourselves of whatever’s bugging J. Just as I finished up, the snow started swirling. When the girls arrived from school, they put … [Read more…]
I’ve been busy, and now I’m ready for bed. So here’s a collection of links that I’ve been stockpiling for a lazy posting day. Here’s an article from The New York Times called Effort to Restore Children’s Play Gains Momentum. Here’s a list of Ten Great Science Fiction Books for Girls. You can get free … [Read more…]
We’ve got Cute W’s parents visiting, and our schedule is packed with the normal activities that have become events because Grandma & Grandpa aren’t usually here. They both went along to J’s piano lesson this afternoon, so it was like a mini-recital. It’s conceivable that 2 to 4 of us will descend on the library … [Read more…]
