Outings
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Pick-y, Picky
As I’ve mentioned previously, I despise the fall, for a number of reasons. But in the spirit of the season, we embarked as a family on the customary, New England required fall family experience: Apple & Pumpkin Picking. For those of you that have not had the thrill of participating in such an event, please let me share it with you. You know the apples that come in a bag in the produce section of your local grocery store? Well, in the fall, those are simply not.good.enough. Why buy those when you can drive out of state, hit a field, and pick them yourselves?? Why buy 3lbs of apples, when…
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The Future Is NOW…uh, wow…
Do you know what this is? Good; then I don’t feel so bad. Because I encountered it in a place that ironically enough, used to thrive on the simplicity of the written word, printed on pages wafting with the aroma of aging ink. ANSWER: It’s a book checkout station, at a library. http://giphy.com/search/confused-gif And I resent it, because it made me feel old. I have nothing against progress and technology, believe me. I love my iPhone. No, I mean I LOOOOVE my iPhone. I love that I can carry around a pocketful of friends that I can talk with on a moment’s notice, if I feel like it. I savor…
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Horsing Around
As a stay-at-home mom of six, it can be challenging for me to make time to spend quality, one-on-one moments with each of my kids. I find that I occasionally drift into the herd mentality, where I focus on the basic feeding, care & transport of the entire group. But I know that kids not only crave that solo time with their parent(s), but need it in order to thrive. So a great opportunity came my way recently to spend quality time with #2, via her Girl Scout troop. The troop leaders planned a special getaway weekend- just the moms and the girls. As in, just myself and #2. Alone.…
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I Bring The Crazies…
Granted, it’s October, but I think we’re finally beginning to nail down the school/activities/dinner/bedtime routine. So I’m sorry for the lag in postings, but there’s just too much crazy to not share…. plenty to come. Since our schedule has heated up considerably, alone time outside of the house’s perimeter is preciously few and far in between. But every once in a blue moon, I manage to dig my way out of the house and get some time out in the world. You know, alone. Which I love. But maybe I shouldn’t. Here’s the thing. I don’t mind being alone in public; in fact, I rather enjoy it. But conversely, I…
