We took a bike ride to the Central Park Rose Garden after dinner–the girls frolicked with some random children, people were pushing strollers around, and it was positively serene. So worth a visit, especially if you want to get some good family pictures. There’s a bridge that the girls love, and J likes to compare … [Read more…]
On Thursday I picked up my CSA share. Frankly, I’m a little intimidated. Really, it’s almost like a hobby when you’re getting started, and I haven’t done it in a while (as I explained here).   I’ve eaten five or six different kinds of green vegetables today alone. Since the pick up, I’ve made two … [Read more…]
Holy crap! Just when you were saying, please, somebody deliver me from this heat and rescue me from my sweaty, messy house, and just give me something besides the pool to do so that I can give the kids a break before their eyes turn permanently bloodshot and their hair turns green due to overchlorination, … [Read more…]
In between camp and swimming, we’ve been spending quite a bit of time playing Sleeping Queens. This card game was a birthday gift, and when I first read the directions, it sounded way too complicated. Actually, it’s pretty simple, and it was popular on vacation with all of the cousins. It’s got a little bit … [Read more…]
Yeah, I know. It’s a lot of heat. You know it’s bad when you spend an inordinate amount of time on fan placement strategy. We have two window A/C units, and it’s not enough. For those of you who are new-ish to the blog, I thought that it might help to get you oriented with … [Read more…]
The girls had their first day of camp today, and I dropped them off with ice-packed water bottles. It reminded me of my one attempt at Girl Scout Day Camp a good thirty years ago, back when they used to make us all take salt tablets. It was hellishly hot, there was limited shade, the … [Read more…]
I updated the weekly post with a bunch of new items, so you should check it out again. There’s so much going on. I’m a little torn, because I was all set to go to SPAC for the Ballet Family Night on Friday, but then I remembered that we promised Fireworks in Schenectady.  And then, … [Read more…]
Oh my gosh, you guys. I just have to stop. We have a perfect storm of events that’s preventing me from completing today’s post. First, not to whine, but I’m tired. So. much. laundry. (Luckily it was a good drying day!) And the grocery. And just the utter post-vacation shambles. Second, everybody’s all excited about … [Read more…]
Approximate total number of hours en route: 13. Number of minutes on road before a Starbucks stop: approximately 25. Number of wrong turns: only 1! My fault. Number of movies watched: 4 (Charlotte’s Web, Scooby Doo Pirates Ahoy, Mary Poppins, The Incredibles). Number of times M asked for the definition of a name that W … [Read more…]
Okay, I’m just going to admit it right now: I’m probably going to have missed some fun this weekend. Please feel free to add items to comments. Generally, I have a list that’s going already, and then I search exhaustively just before I post. But, there are shouts of laughter from the hot tub. The … [Read more…]
