Hooray for the winners of the family 4-pack of tickets to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus! They are Katie (comment #5) and Betty (comment #11). Thanks to everyone who participated and commented. I always appreciate hearing from you. If anyone just wants to buy tickets, you can click here. Or if you’re … [Read more…]
Hey! In case you haven’t already subscribed to the newsletter, I wanted to make sure to let you know that the tulips are out already! So if you want to get in a photo op, you’d better get on that! Personally, I can’t get enough of kids and flowers. I’m especially a sucker for the … [Read more…]
It’s that time of year again. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents FULLY CHARGED! at the Times Union Center from May 2nd to May 6th. The circus is always super-fun, and I’ll be updating you when I hear more about any circus brouhaha, like parading the animals in, feeding the elephants, and … [Read more…]
Hey! Happy Friday the 13th! I consider this day especially lucky for me. At some point in elementary school, I read that it’s lucky for anyone born on the 13th of a month Here’s a big pile of links for you. The Power of Moms has a post called Your Children Want YOU! which made … [Read more…]
I thought some of you might like a look at Babble’s list of top 25 blogs for family travel. Here’s some of what’s happening over the next few days. Click on the day for a more complete list. Friday, April 6th Pre-School Story Hour with Pam at the Open Door Bookstore Spring Bunny Parade at … [Read more…]
Okay, honestly? It’s a little quiet this week. I’m sort of guessing that everyone’s just gearing up for their activities during the spring break. Speaking of the calendar in general, here’s some holiday fun: Cute W was fooled by this NPR story about nursery school today. Our old pal Blossom has some tips on Surviving … [Read more…]
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…]
