One of the items on my camping menu was my new salad obsession, a Kale Salad with Pecorino and Walnut from Smitten Kitchen. Oh, man. I love it so! Even though I’m only doing a half-share with the CSA this year, I’ve been getting tons of greens (this week a bunch of kale, bok choy, … [Read more…]
Our camping trip over the weekend was at Little Sand Point on Lake Piseco in the Adirondacks. Cute W had picked a few possibilities, and I also appreciated getting a bit more information from A Single City Mom’s Guide to Camping, too. You’ll remember that  I mentioned that I had a little panic attack … [Read more…]
When I said that we were planning a camping trip, I got the same response at least three times: “Better you than me.” And each time I’d laugh and say, “I know, I know, but the kids love it.” Because they do. Every year at the beginning of summer I ask what they’d like to … [Read more…]
The other day we were swinging on the tree swing and I started talking about M starting middle school. “Middle school!” I wailed. “Can you believe it? And after that, it’s high school! And after that, it’s college and . . .” “And I’m out of the house and free of you!” says M. “And … [Read more…]
You all know that I’m cheap, but I don’t go around begging for free stuff. There are a ton of “Mommy Blogs” out there packed with giveaways and coupon codes and product reviews, and I’ll do it occasionally, but it’s not really my cuppa. I’ll do a giveaway if I think it’s something that you’ll … [Read more…]
In case you missed it, my publisher Debra Ross was on WNYT earlier this week talking about what you can do during those waning days of summer. You can watch it here. During our Westward Excursion Vacation we spent just a day in St. Louis, where we visited the unbelievably fabulous City Museum. I’d never … [Read more…]
The other day, J asked me to do something that appalled me. And impressed me. And grossed me out. I’ll give you a hint. . . “Oh, no!” you might be thinking. Oh, yes. Here’s the other end of the string: This was all J’s idea. I wouldn’t do this to a child unless the … [Read more…]
My single most successful part of the paint project was J’s ceiling fan. It was always a cute fan. Here it is nestled in the former pink splendor. In the picture, each paddle is a different pastel shade with a metal flower, also in pastel. The fan also has pulls with cute little butterflies, and … [Read more…]
It is way. too. cold. We want to go to the pool. And you just know that as soon as the pool closes and school starts, we’ll have a heat wave, and all the kids will be sweating at their desks. We’re going to see bunches of family on Saturday, and besides that we have … [Read more…]
In the the middle of Camp Paint-Your-Room last week, once I sensed that the week was shaping up to be the lamest camp ever, J and I took a break to go hunting down school supplies. M will be starting middle school in the fall, and one exciting thing about middle school is that they … [Read more…]
