The other day I was chatting with someone who had written something, and she just couldn’t bring herself to look at it again. She knew that she’d need to edit the work, probably multiple times. But she hates that part. I so don’t relate. I love tinkering and moving around paragraphs and fixing punctuation. It … [Read more…]
Oh, my gosh, you guys. This 40-degrees-and rainy thing just isn’t acceptable anymore. A day or two is fine, but this is way too much. I feel like I’m sleep-walking through the days because of sunlight deprivation. I need to go take some vitamin D. Today’s the first day of state testing, and while I … [Read more…]
The other morning I was unloading the dishwasher when I noticed something. My 12-year-old J was making her breakfast, and it was eggs with onion, spinach, and feta cheese for breakfast. Self-sufficient and vegetable-loving? I got my Good Mom Gold Star first thing in the morning. Whoop, whoop. In other news, I attended our high … [Read more…]
Just to quickly file these photographs. . . here is our front walk after the recent March snowstorm. That just doesn’t seem right. What was even worse is that Friday was a beautiful day, perfect for skiing, and the girls had no school. . . but M had a soccer tournament all weekend and J … [Read more…]
Every once in a while, we’ll get a letter saying that some piece of art by one of my daughters is in a school art show. The first time it happened, with M, this seemed impressive. There was an “Art Show Reception” that I put on my calendar, and we were excited to attend. Then … [Read more…]
I was so glad when J came up with the suggestion to visit Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, because I’ve been feeling guilty about not visiting for about, oh, seven years. M dressed up as the Statue of Liberty for Halloween when she was in the 2nd grade and I thought, “Oh, we … [Read more…]
We decided to head down to NYC because Cute W had to go, anyway, and the girls didn’t have school. We really didn’t have a specific destination in mind. I listed off possible attractions, and the girls said things like, “Those all sound good.” Which isn’t very helpful. M’s one strong desire? “Not Times Square.” … [Read more…]
I spend Wednesday evenings scheduling a bunch of different KidsOutAndAbout.com newsletters, and the centerpiece of the newsletter is my friend Deb’s publisher’s note. Now, back in Olden Tymes when I only had my local newsletter to worry about, reading Deb’s publisher’s note would often send me back to my own editor’s note, because whatever she … [Read more…]
