We went to Storyland last weekend. Overall it was a successful trip. No meltdowns. The kids loved the rides and the shows. We all ate too much junk food. Driving up, though, we crossed the bridge just before the New Hampshire border (in this picture). Doodles was thrilled. “Look, Mommy!” “What?” I asked. He exclaimed [...]
Me: Pie, do you know what your shirt says?Pie: What?Me: It says, J-A-S-O-N. And here it says V-A-R-I-T-E-K. Do you know what that spells?Pie: What?Me: It spells Jason Varitek. He plays for the Boston Red Sox!Pie [giving me a look]: And he’s captain, too. Let me tell you, I didn’t teach her that!
End of school year time. I’m up to my ears in projects for the preschool. I should be sleeping–I miss my sleep–but I’m too anal not to do these projects right. I’m also about to have my hands full of children. However, the prospect isn’t as daunting as it seemed even a few weeks ago. [...]
Looking at a web site, Adam saw a shirt that read, “Speech impediments are thexthy.” He laughed. “I want that shirt,” he said. Then he reconsidered. “Nah. I can’t get away with that kind of thing anymore.” Anymore? Uh, that’s just too easy, so I’ll let it go…
Adam swears he listens to me. And yet he gives me ample proof that he’s not. Then he demands, “You never told me that!” Uh, yes I did! For instance, last night, I call Adam as I’m entering the store with the kids:Me: Hi. I’m at Whole Foods. I’m not sure what we’re having for [...]
I know I have a tendency to complain about my children a lot–probably because they give me so much to complain about and I’m not really one to get all sappy on folks. But humor me a moment while I kvell a moment. Last Saturday, my sporty little Pie had her first ice skating show. [...]
This past weekend was a big running weekend for me. I went up to Alton, New Hampshire, early Saturday morning to run the Big Lake Half Marathon. Supposedly it’s a very beautiful course. I’m not really sure. I didn’t fuel up properly beforehand (normally I eat a peanut-butter sandwich and a banana, but since I [...]
Classes at my synagogue are scheduled for 8 p.m. because they want to encourage people to attend the evening minyan. Minyan is held at my synagogue twice a day (morning and night), which is important if you’re saying Mourner’s Kaddish, because you need a minyan to do so, but sometimes rallying ten people can be [...]
(and that includes you Adam!)
Around the corner from our house is a Catholic church with a great big lovely empty parking lot. Adam took Doodles over to it to learn to ride his bike. Yep, the training wheels are off, and so is Doodles. All that boy wants to do is ride, ride, ride! From what Adam tells me, [...]