You know we were having a party for my mother’s 85th Birthday right? And you know I was in charge of it. Well, it came time to head back to the farm because that is where half of the weekend’s festivities were taking place. I figured if I pulled the kids out of school [...]
Archive for the 'Family' Category
“Grannie, where’s ‘em ducks?”
June 2, 2008
Let’s Talk Libraries
May 28, 2008
Speaking of libraries, have you realized they are the last vestige of an age where kids can be left alone? All my fellow parents say the same thing: “Well, I do let him walk to the library by himself – it’s only half a block.” (And the kid is like 16) Then I chime [...]
Booking It
May 27, 2008
We bring our children to the bookstore for more than the obvious reasons. We are training them to “No.” We have an outing to the bookstore about twice a month. It used to be once a month, but now we live in civilization (Upstate New York) and so we can manage the trip twice [...]
Communication
May 23, 2008
by MaryBeth
Here is a recent communication between Barbara and me regarding control of this website. The saga continues on the “Coast to Coast” page. Have at it.
Dear Barbara,
Thanks for the Carey addresses and for all your work on the website. I liked the picture of the hand on the ledge, but then it [...]
