All the rain we’ve had lately has sadly exposed a water problem in our basement that’s led to mold. Actually, we had already suspected that there was a problem, but there’s nothing quite like a massive downpour coupled with the loss of power for the sump pump to really clarify the issue. So we had … [Read more…]
On Saturday I spent the morning in Pittsfield. That’s because M was taking the SAT there. Convenient, right? No, not really. She has been delightfully self-directed when it comes to the whole college application process, and she had it in her head that she wanted to take the August SAT. And then we got her … [Read more…]
On Wednesday, J and I went to the gymnastics night of the Aurora Games. The Aurora Games is a brand-new festival that’s billed as an athletic competitions of Women of The Americas vs Women of The World. For this first-time-ever, the sports included are tennis, gymnastics, basketball, ice hockey, figure skating, table tennis, and beach … [Read more…]
One of the many (many, many, many) traditions tied to the girls’ soccer program at the high school is that when the girls become seniors, their families sport a gigantic sign of their daughter’s face as a baby at the official Senior Night game. It’s rather a pain in the neck to get these made, … [Read more…]
We had a bat in our bedroom night before last.The kitties were being weirdly active, and then we realized that a bat was just chilling on our window blinds. Really, I realized it, and I alerted Cute W, and then I basically stood back and fretfully micromanaged him as he implemented a Bat Evacuation Plan. … [Read more…]
Yep, that’s my little baby sporting a cap and gown. Today we headed to the high school to take M’s yearbook photo. The whole process seems to be veiled in mystery, with incomplete communication from both the school and the photography studio they’re using. An appointment was scheduled that offered up options like how many … [Read more…]
This morning I biked to a 9 am exercise class at the JCC, and when I glided back into our driveway a little after 10 am, the girls were like, yay! Not because they were happy to see me, because they wanted my bike. We currently own 5 bikes. But one of them is too … [Read more…]
Our entire family is home with no immediate plans for out-of-town travel, and I gotta tell you, it’s pretty exciting for me. This is sort of the calm before the back-to-school storm. The girls’ fall sports start a week from Monday, which effectively becomes the end of summer for them, with M’s schedule including plenty … [Read more…]
I’ve been on hiatus because we’ve been traveling again. Technically, it was down and then up the Eastern Seaboard. First, the girls and I flew to Savannah, Georgia to visit family. (Cute W skipped all the traveling to work and get things done around the house, which backfired a bit when our house lost power … [Read more…]
