Learning about Northampton, the Valley, and Being a Mom…One Day at a Time
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14th, 2009
Dropped off for a while. I’m feeling this strange inability to commit to anything beyond the necessary. And even stranger feeling to not want to write down everything that comes to mind. What is that about? Maybe I need some chocolate…
Posted in Dining and Drinking, Uncategorized on Feb 2nd, 2009
Again, in my humble opinion…
Noodles on Main street sucks. When we first moved here and saw there was a noodle shop, we were so excited — food we love and that the kids might possibly eat as well. The noodles soups are bland. I could make btter at home, and that ’s saying something. We [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 15th, 2009
This first video was shown to be by a friend on her iPhone. I cried. That the video was done to Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” didn’t help. Then I watched it on the “big screen” laptop, and I cried again, maybe harder the second time.
Here’s the story summary: In 1969, two friends, [...]
Posted in Dining and Drinking, Uncategorized on Jan 9th, 2009
So, I’m going out dancing tonight. YES! The last time I went out dancing was four months ago when we had so much fun we swore we’d do it at LEAST once a month.
We went to Diva’s which, in case you don’t live in Northampton, don’t dance, or are not gay, you might not know [...]
Posted in General Parenting Angsts and Tales, Uncategorized on Jan 6th, 2009
Is it just me, or do you ever feel like the window in which we have to teach our children how to be healthy, happy ctizens is closing before we have even begun? I have so many good ideas about what to teach my children, what to expose them to, and what to shelter them [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 29th, 2008
OMG- a week of no school and potentially crappy weather means I have got to plan this week or I will be walking up the walls within two days.
Here’s what I’ve got so far:
Monday, December 29: A.M. at the Y, baby! (I’ll be teaching a yoga class, so stop by to visit.) Then, if I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 22nd, 2008
My in-laws are about to walk up to the front door for a week-long visit, so I don’t know how much I will be able to write, but right now I’m thinking SNOW: sledding, and skiing (cross-country or down hill), tubing, angel-ing. If you have any suggestions for good places to enjoy the snow, please [...]
Posted in Political musings, Uncategorized on Dec 17th, 2008
Every year about this time, I start thinking about how I can teach my children something about giving during a time when, at least for them, it is all about getting. I have a friend who celebrates her children’s half birthdays by making goodie bags and delivering them to children in local shelters. She does [...]
Posted in Dining and Drinking, Uncategorized on Dec 16th, 2008
If I would have known what planing a birthday party in the winter meant before my first child was conceived, I might have planned things a little differently. But it does take me a while to learn a lesson, so I had another child born in December. That makes TWO winter birthdays to plan. I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 10th, 2008
I wish I could say I have read all these. Sadly, I am still working my way through the best of… when was my first child born? Ah, yes, Best of 2001. But it doesn’t keep me from dreaming! I listened to On Point’s show today about the Books of 2008, put down several of [...]
