Coloring the world.This afternoon Quinn and I went to his Kindergarten Orientation at the Albany School of Humanities. Quinn is my youngest child, the one I worked hardest to have and the one whose childhood I've been most ferocious about hanging onto. You'd think that by now, I'd be accustomed to the fact that children … Continue reading KO’d by Kindergarten Orientation
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Lou Bea’s is Back!
Between a lack of decent pizza and an excess of road construction, we've suffered here in the DelSo for many long months. I am happy to report that there is a light* at the end of the tunnel and it is getting closer. To begin, family favorite Lou Bea's Pizzeria, has reopened almost a year … Continue reading Lou Bea’s is Back!
Our Great (Big, Fat) Escape
Not the only large round thing at the park.So we went to the Great Escape yesterday for family day. The weather was perfect and the boys are the ideal age for many of the attractions and the water park activities. I think we were last there 2 years ago and there were a couple of … Continue reading Our Great (Big, Fat) Escape
5 Things I hadn’t considered when I decided to have children…
I feel like I'm in a pretty good place with my family. While it would have been interesting to experience parenting a daughter, I'm more than okay with the fact that I have 3 healthy, wanted boys. There are some things, however, that I hadn't anticipated about being a parent. Things like:They would be such … Continue reading 5 Things I hadn’t considered when I decided to have children…
51 Park
Although I didn't personally lose anyone on September 11th, 2001, I did lose a piece of myself. A sense of safety and security, which I had been afforded in my position as an American citizen, was stripped from me that day, and I will never forget the reluctance I felt to close my eyes that … Continue reading 51 Park
Tongue Diving with Adam Lambert
I watch American Idol. There - I said it. It may in fact be a reality show, on a network that can not distinguish the difference between bonafide news and propaganda, but it is something I can watch with the boys and be reasonably entertained. Yesterday afternoon I went down to Dale Miller for a … Continue reading Tongue Diving with Adam Lambert
Tasting Tuesday – August 24, 2010
The theme for tonight's bi-weekly Tasting Tuesday at Dale Miller Restaurant is "An American Affair." As always, the wines featured were carefully selected by Tom, and he has included a couple of my favorites.Pacific Rim Riesling, 'Organic,' Columbia Valley, WA, 2008 Have you had this before? It was originally a Bonny Doon product but it looks … Continue reading Tasting Tuesday – August 24, 2010
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