The girls spent last week attending town camp. We love that camp. It’s $35 a week, the girls have friends there, and it’s conveniently located so that they can walk to camp all by themselves. One part of town camp that I’ve missed this year is pick-up and drop-off. The girls have walked before, but … [Read more…]
I’m visiting my sister starting tomorrow, so today’s been a mad rush of trying to get things done. But I’ve been foiled at every turn. Guys, sorry to say, you might want to skip this one. Yesterday, I went to Sports Authority to buy a sports bra. Usually I would order from Title Nine, but … [Read more…]
We met friends in Hershey, PA on Thursday and spent all day Friday at Hershey Park, then made the drive home after a full day of playing. I’ll have a detailed review of the park over on KidsOutAndAbout.com soon. But for now, some random, non-park-related observations. First, as we began our long drive home, I … [Read more…]
I got to spend twice as much time at Field Day as my children. In the morning, while M and the big kids were out, I was a playground monitor. It was pretty boring. Ironic, too, because I am very laissez-faire about the playground. On my own, I fully support kids going up the slides … [Read more…]
Recently, Cute W and I were both feeling crabby. Cute W sent me a link to a TED Talk by Shawn Achor , in which Achor entertainingly argues that we can rewire our brains for greater happiness, optimism, and success. He suggested five activities to make you (or in his talk, your workers) more happy … [Read more…]
I was just chatting with another mom about how we’ve mentally and emotionally checked out of school. We’re done. It was so gorgeous outside tonight, and the girls were having such fun, again, that it just kills me to make them come inside and go to bed. Especially since there’s not too much actual learning … [Read more…]
I am trying not to hyperventilate over all of the end-of-the-year celebrations. Is it just me? I feel like every other email I receive is an invitation to a kid’s party or a solicitation to help volunteer at another thing-a-ma-jig at school. My desk is littered with camp registration paperwork. Today I spent 45 minutes … [Read more…]
With getting sick, I forgot all about my Niska-Day photos. We had the debut of an actual float this year, courtesy of Price Chopper. The crowd cheered for Cookie Monster, and Cute W also cheered for Price Chopper, yelling, “Where’s Shop-Rite now, huh? Where’s their float!?!” We happily accepted Shop-Rite water bottles later. And who … [Read more…]
This morning began with a parenting fail. The girls left for school, and I sat down at my desk and looked at my calendar to try to plan meals for the week. Turns out we have dinner-interfering plans every single night, which has been a trend lately. I also noticed that I’d completely blown off … [Read more…]
As my daughter reminded me this morning, Mother’s Day is over. Weather-wise, that had to be just about the most fabulous Mother’s Day weekend ever. Loved it. Sure, we’ve crashed back into rainy, chilly reality again, but it was a Monday anyway, right? We’d had a soccer practice and game planned for tonight, both canceled, … [Read more…]
