Lasers, Fireworks and Pyrotechnics
Lately I’ve been feeling like I’ve been in a terrible rut. I’m bored with the mountain of daily tasks I have to do. I’m bored of staying home trying to get things done. I’m trying to get to where I’m not missing out on things just because “I have so much to do!” Yesterday evening,
Pine Lake Saturday
Saturday we had the kind of day that reminds me of why I was so desperate to move to Pine Lake 3.5 years ago. In the morning, the girls and I walked down to the lake in the early morning. The lake was beautiful in the early morning light. We headed into the beach house
photo friday: arranged
The Photo Friday challenge for last week was “Arranged”. This week’s challenge is “Aqua”.
Homeschooling in our house (or not)
“What grade are you in?” “Where do you go to school?” By now, my girls are fairly comfortable with their responses to these not-easy-to-answer-as-the-questioner-assumes questions. “I’m homeschooled!” But “homeschooled”? While it is probably not true (or maybe it is), I tend to think that we are elsewhere at least as often as we are at
arts in the park
This Memorial Day weekend, we headed up to Blue Ridge for Arts in the Park. We’ve been every year since 2002, except for one. I’d say that makes it a tradition! This year, we headed downtown on Sunday morning, successfully beating both the crowds and the rain. The girls enjoyed seeing all the different booths,
pine lake memorial day
Despite the dire forecast, the stormy weather held off, and we had a wonderful Saturday of festivities and remembrances with our Pine Lake neighbors. We gathered at the clubhouse just before noon to decorate our cars, bikes, wagons, strollers, scooters. A number of elected officials and campaigning folks turned out. After some remarks from our
dinner from thin air
Last night I was in the mood for a veggie burger and fries. I was in no mood to go to the store after a long day of running an infinite number of errands. What’s in the cabinets? TVP! Potatoes! Dinner! I soaked the TVP in low sodium veggie broth, added an egg and some
handwork class
As we approach June, the girls are finishing up all their classes for this academic year. Today marked the end of a year of handwork class. While we are not Waldorf inspired homeschoolers, we were delighted to find a homeschool handwork class being offered right in our little hamlet! Both girls have worked through a
renfesting
This year, we returned to the Georgia Renaissance Festival, both girls proudly wearing the cloaks they had acquired when we attended the festival in 2008 (read more in Ahoy There Matey) . While I have no desire to go to Dragon*Con (another excuse for grownups to dress-up, be silly and have fun), I do like
photo friday: symbols
The Photo Friday challenge for last week was “Symbols.” A bouquet of flowers symbolizes that we plan to be at home for over a week. This week’s challenge is “The Family.”
botanical garden blackout
this weekend, with our friends from out of town staying with us, we did something we rarely do. We went to a “tourist locale” on a weekend. Not only that, we went to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. While in the past we would journey to the gardens on a weekly basis, we would never go
live in concert โ The Verve Pipe
One of our favorite CDs this year is A Family Album from The Verve Pipe. If you don’t have this CD yet, go check them out, please? We listen to many, many CDs a week, yet this CD has remained in our car for months and months and is requested again and again. The fullness
LEAF โ day 3
The wind blew and blew during the night. What little sleep I had was not restful. In the morning we refreshed ourselves with some hot TANG, heated on the JetBoil. Before heading back to the Kids’ Village, we all found our winter coats to wear — so cold still! The girls and I spent the
LEAF โ Day 2
We woke to a very, very windy morning. The night before, both ATMs were broken, so I didn’t want to spend the last of our cash on breakfast. Instead, the girls had hot chocolate and fruit and granola bars, which suited us all fine (Thank goodness for the coffee press gadget that came with the
LEAF โ Day 1
A crazy week, consisting of flying home from NYC, big deadlines at work, unpacking and packing. But then, Friday, midmorning, we were off again! The girls were filled with anxious anticipation over our return to LEAF. We had gone for the first time back in the fall, and they loved it. Rob, unfortunately, could join
Iโm Tired
I have so many things I want to blog about. Our trip this past weekend to LEAF. Thoughts on throwing out the baby with the bathwater (and all the dogmatism that drives me nuts). Our upcoming trip to Turkey and frustrations of not being in control. The girls and their knitting and pottery creations. But
monday in four boroughs
Leg still hurting, I didn’t know what we could do for fun on our final morning in NYC. We’d have to haul our packs, in the rain no less, and I wasn’t sure how mobile I’d be. Camille found a cool looking museum, but I made the mistake of not checking online before we headed
kindiefest – industry portion!
While I have a difficult time thinking of myself as an “industry” person, the girls and I headed up to Brooklyn last weekend for the whole of kindiefest. What an amazing experience we had! I loved catching up with old friends and making lots of new ones too. The girls, Chloe in particular, were happy
music high above the streets of manhattan
all this travel to hear good music has made me fall behind on recapping the shows! On Friday afternoon in Manhattan, we headed up from lunch in Bryant Park with my cousin and found our way into 1221 Avenue of the Americas, right there in Rockefeller Center! A bit confused about what to do when
sunday in Brooklyn
Despite my pain being reduced enough so that I could sleep, I still hurt while walking. However, we were in NYC! It was not a time to stay in bed and read a book. Chloe wanted to eat in the hotel (yuck), so we headed down and she ate while we talked with our friends,
GBK Gwyneth
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