After my recent week away, I felt compelled to accomplish some household chores over the weekend. Now, you know I believe that nothing says welcome home like clean sheets, but you may not know that I have a fondness for taking baths. In a clean bathtub, naturally. Seeing as how I'm the only person who has … Continue reading Domestic violence or how I got a black eye from cleaning the bathtub
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Ted’s Fish Fry – Wolf Road
My oldest son is an unusual kid with a wide range of interests. He loves history and trains and inexplicably NASCAR and Broadway musicals and opera. A real renaissance guy. When it was time for him to choose where he wanted to eat for his recent birthday, he had a local request and a suggestion … Continue reading Ted’s Fish Fry – Wolf Road
Madame Tussaud’s with Quinn
Thanks to a Groupon deal, Quinn and I visited Madame Tussaud's last week while we were in D.C. This sort of place isn't usually my cup of tea, but Quinn was excited to see the Presidents and celebrities, so off we went. At $20 for 2, I thought it was a decent value - at … Continue reading Madame Tussaud’s with Quinn
15 years of parenthood
Fifteen years ago today, on the warmest February 27th on record in Albany, I became a parent. While I've spent the last decade and a half teaching my son about life, the world and his family, I would be remiss in not acknowledging all the things he has taught me. 1. His birth, from the … Continue reading 15 years of parenthood
DelSo Cookies!
Did you see this over on All Over Albany? Geesh - leave town for a week and miss all kinds of exciting stuff! You get excited about cookies, right? There's a contest to come up with the perfect cookie to celebrate All Good Bakers' impending arrival in the DelSo. I've been thinking about what would … Continue reading DelSo Cookies!
5 Travel Don’ts
1. Do not overbook. What's the point of running yourself ragged? If you schedule an event or activity for each moment there's zero time for spontaneity and unexpected cool things.2. Do not overpack. As the girl with the heaviest suitcase on my first trip to Europe, I learned a couple of important lessons, including that … Continue reading 5 Travel Don’ts
Unassured
Last week I got a postcard in the mail touting a program my insurance company, I mean Health Plan, offers. There's some sort of rewards program that I can opt into earning points towards gift cards and other discounts if I register and then log my healthy choices. I went on line and registered already … Continue reading Unassured
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