Even though I have not posted here in five years I am migrating to Dreamwidth since I would be sad to lose years of posts.

It took five days... Really, National Grid- WTF?

Ira's school has a gift room every year where the kids can buy cheap little trinkets and they have had a no santa/religious anything from any religion rule for 27 years. This year a few parents are pissed and went to the media saying "OMG! The evil principal is destroying CHRISTMAS because a few kids don't celebrate it- those kids should suck it up ( Read more... )

It is 7.35am and it is snowing...

Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize but he hasn't done anything yet...

Smithsonian magazine is sponsoring a free museum day 9/26/09- there are lots of participating places all over the country and a fair number in MA. Admission is free for you and a guest.

http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/about.html

I'm pretty sure Julian is the only kid of my aquaintance that has a cashmere rodent hand puppet. My well-loved brown sweater developed an enormous undarnable hole so I threw it in the washer/dryer set on hot to felt it and less than one hour of hand sewing later she has a mouse-ish puppet complete with eyes, ears, nose and a tail ( Read more... )

kids present for Jon- done
my present to Jon- done
wrap presents- need to do
cake ingredients- need to get
candles- need to get

presents for Julian- done except playsilks. 4 of 12 playsilks dyed and need to dye rest this week
wrap presents- need to do
cake ingredients- need to get
candle- need to get

Julian was ill so we missed my family's camping trip in Maine and now I am sick.

In the free pile today plus lots of plastic crap ( Read more... )