Wednesday was Adoption Day, the day we celebrate my nephew's adoption, 3 days after his birthday, which works out to a whole lotta presents. Well, he actuall doesn't get more toys or anything, he gets 2 books on Adoption Day and then he gets to pick out several books his parents buy to give to a church program that distributes them to kids who can ( Read more... )

That cryptic title refers to the Zucchini Brothers, a related musical trio of children's music ex-hippy performers that delighted the young crowd with their songs of teeth brushing and room cleaning and other wacky favorites. This is one of the things you sit through when you have kids or nephews ( Read more... )

During our hero's third day with La Famiglia, it was shopping at the used and rare CD store, to purchase my annual addition to my Springsteen bootleg collection, and the Saratoga Springs, NY hotsauce store. Personal and gift shopping for a certain someone. (Have I mentioned my handsome boyfriend yet in this entry ( Read more... )

And I don't mean "ow" in the usual fun way. Body's all achin' and racked with pain. That's what comes from having 7 six year-olds descend upon you as their object of attack ( Read more... )

I am in Saratoga Springs, NY visiting my family of origin.  Except for my ( Read more... )

Here is a post from today's "Gender Petition" community. (I don't know how to do all those fancy LJ cuts). It's an LJ community you join to urge LiveJournal to offer more than two gender choices when you describe yourself ( Read more... )

This is my very first LiveJournal entry. If you read this and want to add me to your friends list, please do ( Read more... )