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…]
We spent Friday night at my sister’s. I always say that if I had three times as much money and ten times as much personal style and I didn’t have children running my house, I’d have a house just like hers. Everything is carefully chosen and beautiful. But I have to say, we did provide … [Read more…]
Okay, so one item that I missed in the weekend round-up is that kids are invited to paint eggs from Cooper’s Ark Farm at the Schenectady Greenmarket this Sunday. Second, I just had to show you one of the castles that we’ll have as centerpieces for our nursery school’s Family Dinner. Cute, right? Paper towel … [Read more…]
Get a bowl full of clean snow. Add milk (or cream or half-n-half) until it’s wet enough, sugar until it’s sweet enough, and vanilla. I always have the economy-sized imitation vanilla for wintertime. We don’t do exact measurements–it’s a lot of dumping and stirring, really.  So it’s a good kid activity. Usually by the time … [Read more…]
We have groovy modern windows in our otherwise decrepit old house, and one of the perks is that I can open them from the top. It’s perfect for harvesting icicles. We lay out a towel and I give each girl the longest icicle I can reach, then go downstairs. When they yell for another one … [Read more…]
