The dust has settled from the weekend’s family party, and now I’m chugging into full holiday freakout mode. It doesn’t help that someone on Facebook reported that they’d completed all of their shopping and had strung up lights al-freakin’-ready.  I mean, that’s the kind of holiday smugness you just need to keep to yourself. On … [Read more…]
[UPDATE for 2013: The Macy’s website is acting funny, so I’ve switched links to a very informative TimeOut New York page instead–K] Ever thought about taking the kids to the Thanksgiving Day Parade? We did it last year and had tons of fun. I know it’s a bit intimidating, but Cute W and I … [Read more…]
We’re having relatives over for a birthday celebration, and J, who was confused about exactly what we’re celebrating, spent quite a bit of time making a lovely turkey garland for the occasion. The prospect of getting together has put me into the holiday spirit early, so I thought that I’d share my first holiday recipe. … [Read more…]
Thanks to all of you who kindly commented or emailed. . . I am doing better, thank you. Not quite normal, but better. And after a particularly wretched stomach bug, the bright side is hopping on the scale when it’s over–woo, hoo! Sure, I am dehydrated and haven’t consumed a vegetable for 48 hours, but … [Read more…]
I mentioned the other day that J was gathering up Halloween decorations, and that’s partly because she was excited to start our Thankful Tree. We got the idea from Family Fun, and it’s a simple, cheap craft that’s become an annual tradition. Basically, you take a tree branch (ours has been re-used a couple of … [Read more…]
While tucking M into bed tonight, I mentioned that the Halloween extravaganza will continue tomorrow, and she actually groaned! This whole Sunday thing isn’t working out for us. It’s too many days–Friday school festivities, Saturday parties, and then the actual holiday. When I was growing up and there would be multiple celebrations for the same … [Read more…]
UPDATE: This is a post from 2010, so although folks tend to have similar activities each year, information may or may not be outdated. Click the links to check directly with the folks involved to be sure.–Katie Once again I start out with a post expecting that I’ll be able to find two or three … [Read more…]
Sure, the conventional choice for a Memorial Day Weekend post might be an American flag, but instead I took a picture of what’s in front of me: Isis the cat. Lookin’ for some love while her human just wants to finish the blog post. It’s a little irritating, but not as irritating as sneaking rodents … [Read more…]
Phew! Hot enough for ya? We’re officially beginning the pool opening countdown. If anybody’s got recommendations for their favorite water spots–parks or pools or streams, anywhere where the kids can get wet–I’d love to hear about them. Especially places that happen to be available at this very moment. Meanwhile, back to business. So, looking around … [Read more…]
My five-year-old’s all in a dither about Mother’s Day. Our nursery school has a special tea on Friday, and the adult women were strictly prohibited from entering the classroom yesterday as the kids worked on their super-mysterious projects. I peeked through the window, and, as usual in cases like this, the rest of the children … [Read more…]
