This Weekend–now with updates!

I’m crabby.  The girls are harmoniously playing a game in which their doll named Kelly (acted out by M, and not to be confused with Barbie’s younger sister) is whining, complaining, and abusing the adorable kitten played by J.  Even though it’s pretend, the whining & complaining is so realistic that it is actually just … [Read more…]

The Week

Phew!  Everyone exhausted from the weekend?  Weather’s looking great for much of this week–still sunny, not so hot.  Yay.  Here are some things going on: Monday, June 7th: The local Sling Babies group is meeting at North Bethlehem Playground at 10:30 am. From 6:30-8 pm, the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library will have a training session for … [Read more…]

Free Summer Events Preview #3

I’m too sleepy tonight to come up with any clever chatter, but luckily I’ve been keeping a running list of free summer events.  If you didn’t get enough with previews 1 & 2, here are some more free family friendly programs and events. Did you know that you can take free tennis lessons in different … [Read more…]

This Saturday

Have you heard that this Saturday is Take Our Children to the  Park. . . And Leave Them There Day?  Lenore Skenazy, of Free Range Kids fame, came up with this idea.  She explains: If our goal is to get kids back outside (it is), and playing together (it is), and for parents to relax … [Read more…]

This Week

Weekend’s over!  After ranting on Friday and fretting on Saturday, we’re back to the weekly line up.  There are also plenty of regularly scheduled events, and the weather’s looking pretty good, too.  Yay. All Week From 3-4 pm each day, kids can help make a commercial for the Rensselaer Public Library‘s summer reading programs. Monday, … [Read more…]

Girl Power Books

This morning I was checking out the various blogs, and the TU’s Parent to Parent Blog had what I consider to be an appalling and depressing video of little girls dancing to Single Ladies. Actually, I just went to check, and they’ve pulled the video.  Imagine 8-ish year-old girls wearing thigh-high boots, shorty-shorts & half … [Read more…]

Mother’s Day Weekend

Once again, plenty to do for kids and families in the beautiful, sunshiny, tulip-strewn Capital District! Here’s the weekend list, but as always, you can also check the Big Ol’ List for regularly scheduled events.  Headed outside?  Don’t forget that the farmers’ markets are all outside now; or take a hike or visit a playground … [Read more…]

Lots to Do

So, there’s plenty to do, plus some more nice weather later this week.  Currently I’m staying cool by sitting around with wet hair and eating yummy frozen mangoes.  I’m ready for the thunder storm already!  Oh–if you refresh a few times you might see a new picture of the girls and me at the Schenectady’s … [Read more…]

Lazy Day

The girls are playing outside and the grown-ups are being pretty lazy.  We did manage to hit the library book sale.  I would have bought more if the girls hadn’t been quite out of patience with me.  Just because I went today doesn’t mean that I’m not allowed to go for the bag sale tomorrow, … [Read more…]