They weren’t wrong. And it’s not just snowdrift. Winter storm Nemo dumped a heck of a lot of snow on New England. I was as giddy as a ten year old as I did responsible things like fill up on gas, batteries and groceries — and giddier still when my sister Kim and her husband Dean [...]
Valentines for Hermit Crabs
Maybe it’s the shorter days. Maybe it’s the winter blues. Or in my case, maybe its the I-got-out-of-winter-but-sprained-my ankle-on-my-vacation-to-Florida-without-my-kids blues. The boys have been happy with legos and board games and puzzles and frankly, more Sponge Bob than is good for them. We’ve made up some good stories and a few great forts, but haven’t [...]
Beary Delightful
It’s Janubeary in Ryan’s kindergarten class and we are falling in love with bears everywhere. A lot of bear artwork and papers are coming home, including this keeper. The search goes on for nutrient-rich food for this six year old vegetarian. He has come a long way with greens, but I can’t help wondering whether [...]
Ski Ya Later
I haven’t had a family ski weekend since college. The wait is over. Not only do I have a skier (Ryan), but I have a skiing joke Ryan thought up on the chairlift: How does a skier say goodbye? Ski Ya Later. Apres ski with the rest of the family was nearly as fun. A mix of [...]
Toasted (Not Fried) Ravioli
We’ve got a winter wonderland complete with school cancellation today in Connecticut. Like so many days of parenting, the snow day starts with a fresh white blanket and its anyone’s guess how it will turn out. By ten am, we were building the biggest snow fort our ‘hood has ever seen; by eleven, we were [...]
Good Old Plastic Fun
We do not have the stomach bug. Yet. So far we are just grossed out. Ryan’s locker mate threw up on their teacher today. The girl who sits next to him, the boy who sits across from him and the boy he’s been playing with at recess all week went home ill. Four others were [...]
Let There Be Junk
It was a weekend of working my way through our kitchen, toy room and dining room. I’ve got plenty of clutter to tackle this fresh new year. And so do my kids. Exhibit A: Ryan’s junk drawer in our kitchen. It looks like one of those I Spy pages. Can you find mardi gras beads [...]
Happy Holidays to Me!
Our holidays brought many new awesome toys to our house. Here’s one I sort of bought for myself: Playing doctor is a big part of pretend play at our house (see what we did with our giant stuffed grizzly bear here). Our supplies have grown with the addition of personalized doctor’s lab coats and a [...]
Happy 2013!
After some very fun (though too short) jaunts to NYC and NH this vacation week (we saw 45 of 50 US license plates on the road, if you count seeing Hawaii in the movie Ponyo), I loved coming home to these cheery faces and well wishes covering our message board (yes, I strategically displaced a lot [...]
Carrot & Clementine Soup
I hope that you had a very peaceful and happy holiday. As you round up leftovers and sort through gifts, cooking is probably far from first on your list. I’m sharing this one only because is so easy, sweet and warm and I’m guessing you may even have the groceries on hand. Even the naysayers [...]
