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Kata’s preschool had a Bring Your Pet to School Day…so our Becksie, much like Mary’s Little Lamb, finally got his wish to go to school…he’s been there often enough to pick up Kata but today was special because she got to talk about him and show him off to all the kids in the Kitten […]
posted in: Balance, Things We Do
Since I’ve been staying at home these last almost four years, I’ve really delved into cooking…and lately been obsessed with a return to the way my Baka (grandmother) used to cook…all organic… she had no choice living in Yugoslavia…where a Farmer’s Market was the norm…and you had a butcher and a baker…and a very small […]
posted in: Balance, Things We Do
A conversation between Alex and me – Alex: Mama?Me: Yes, Alex.Alex: Did you go to Wal-Mart today?Me: Nope.Alex: ‘Cause I saw something on the news today about them.Me: Oh?Alex: Yup…they’re shutting Wal-Mart down.Me: (in a panic…because that’s where I spend my waking hours it seems) Our Wal-Mart?? They’re shutting it down??? Why??? It’s doing so […]
posted in: Balance, Things We Love
I don’t know why Ken and I do the Things We Do sometimes…but after all the Easter celebrations, we decided to cash in Easter Bunny’s gift certificate and Grandma Sandi’s gift at Build A Bear Workshop. Alex’s Rainbow Bear has outplayed, outwitted and outlasted any stuffed animal we’ve ever owned. He got a fluffing…which was […]
posted in: Balance, Places We Go
One of our local museums had an exhibition on “Snakes, Bugs and Other Backyard Monsters.” Just the kinda thing I dislike with a passion that is only mirrored by the lead character in the Indiana Jones movies. Snakes, I hate snakes. But off we went in squeezing in the last of Spring Break Fun…a storm […]
posted in: Balance, Places We Go
In our quest to find “fun things that don’t cost an arm and a leg” to do during Spring Break…one of my Mommy Friends mentioned a place called Carson Valley Swim Center…it’s located in Minden, NV…for those of you not wanting to google that…it’s about an hour away from us…was it worth the drive and […]
posted in: Balance, Places We Go
So most of you know about the Six Flags Amusement Parks…well today…we had the kid-dubbed Five Flags in our own backyard. There was a fierce little game of Red Light, Green Light… Lots of soccer… And a juggler showed up…. Spring has slowly sprung around here…we’re in the low to mid 60s all week…next week, […]