Our school district sent out a note saying that based on the updated state guidelines, they are working on a plan to bring all hybrid K-6 students back to full-time in-person school  in the beginning of May! They are also planning that fully remote kids and middle/high school kids will all continue as they are now for the rest of the school year. ( ( Read more... )

Our weather can't make it up its mind whether to act like spring or not. Yesterday it was in the 40s, today it's supposed to be in the 60s, and then tomorrow it gets colder again, with an 80% chance of snow on Thursday.

All New Yorkers age 30 and up are eligible for a vaccine as of today; I've gotten myself on a waitlist for a clinic being held at ( Read more... )

Wow, I haven't had any time at all to check in here since the end of February, but I have:

*hosted and attended multiple events to close out our time at the battalion (all not what they "should be" due to covid, but I'm thankful for what we could do, which is more than what it would have been a few months ago)

*finished a rush job; long (nonsense, ( Read more... )

#1: when people put something really big in one of the small bathroom trash cans, so it's the only thing that fits in the can

#2: I think I've said this before, but lazy people on FB. I just saw a post someone made yesterday in the local army spouse group with one-day notice that they've got a job interview and a lawyer appointment in Syracuse ( ( Read more... )

Thanks to our family workouts and weekend adventures, I've hit my longest Move streak ever on my Apple watch: 15 days in a row of hitting my target number of calories burned.

I went in for my dental cleaning this morning and the dentist asked how I'm doing with "this covid stuff." I told him I miss travel and I miss my kids being able to hang out ( Read more... )

I'd forgotten how much different LJ is than Facebook. It feels like there is so much more substance here, in both the posts and the comments. It's a nicer type of connection than what I get scrolling FB.

That said, if the few of you who are reading this know of someone else who I might be interested in following or who might want to follow me, let ( Read more... )

Since the last time I posted in here (10 years ago!) I have given birth to a second child and moved three times (across two different oceans: Virginia [traffic plus museums] to Hawaii [traffic plus beaches] to France [culture shock plus wine/bread/cheese] and to upstate New York [high-speed Army schedule plus small-town America and snow]). We've ( Read more... )

YAY snow!

BOO finally taking three days in a row completely off from freelancing, only to come down with what Kiera had last week AND what Glen had the week before that.

At least I've got snowflakes to watch while I'm curled up on the couch. :)

Today was Kiera's first day. (She's going T, W, Th, 10-1 ( Read more... )

Glen and I are going to be going on a weekend getaway, just the two of us, to New York City at the end of September ( Read more... )