Okay, I had to take pictures at the KC airport of this baby-and-little-kid vending machine. Seriously, I thought that this was a great idea. It had diapers, socks, bibs, little games, binkies, a teether, and organic toddler snacks. And it took credit cards. I Googled, and apparently it’s one of the first of its kind … [Read more…]
Okay, I’m catching up a bit, and the holiday panic is subsiding. I’ve also been rummaging through my email, and I thought that I’d share some miscellaneous news items. Emack & Bolio’s in Albany wants to make sure that you all know that they do birthday parties. Candyland Activity & Enrichment Center in Schenectady is … [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…]
In J’s class there’s a case of head lice, and she came home itching. I went and got some kill-the-bugs shampoo. We kept reassuring her that this was “just in case”, or, as W likes to call it, a “prophylactic measure”. Every time he said it I’d start to giggle because it sounds dirty. Am … [Read more…]
I’m catching up on the birthday party craftiness with the cute little gardens that we made for our fairies. Here are some supplies: I bought a peat-moss-looking table runner as well as some vase fillers and pretty little scrapbooking roses at Michael’s. I cut the table runner up into small-ish pieces and glued them onto … [Read more…]
Okay, I’ve updated the Big Ol’ List a bit, and then I ran into technical difficulties with my post, because cute W is not here to help me with those pictures. So, instead, I’m sharing a few ridiculous pictures of me from a pumpkin carving session a few years back–they were actually taken in just … [Read more…]
My little sister and her husband are due to become parents sometime this month, so it’s been baby shower season in our family. Which always reminds me of our very favorite shower gift ever: a set of blocks that another sister made for us. Look: In the front stacks, the block to the left is … [Read more…]
J has poison ivy. Based on the pattern, our pediatrician speculated that she sat cross-legged on a patch, then switched it up by lying on her stomach for a little while. At first I thought it must be bug bites again–I’ve never gotten poison ivy before (knocking on wood), so I had no idea. J … [Read more…]
If you’re interested in library programs, now’s the time to check into them, since some libraries require that you register the kids for a whole series. This is also a good time to check into classes in general. Music studios, gyms, and schools of all kinds will often let you attend a sample class or … [Read more…]
