Eclectic Parent

We had meant to go into the city today. We were going to do the really touristy stuff - Statue of Liberty, wander the Village (mommy wants to hit Tea & Sympathy . . . mmmmm), get a big slice of pizza, maybe FAO Schwartz. But today had a slow, slow start. […]

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Too tired to write much, but I’m trying not to skip days (then it’s hard to remember). We headed into New York again. We had planned on going to the Central Park Zoo today but we didn’t get into the city until almost lunch time. We parked at the AMNH again and walked across the […]

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We made it into New York - later than we would have liked, but we arrived. We ended up getting a membership to the Natural History Museum. Even if we go twice this trip it’s worth it. We used to have a membership when we lived here and came in all the time; but, no […]

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We planned to head into New York today, do the tourist thing. Took forever to get the kids going and then with one thing and another it was 2 pm before we left the house. So we decided to go to the Maritime Center. Kids had a blast. We learned about seals and got to […]

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Fly all day.
Not really, it just seems like it. By the time you get to the airport two hours before your flight, fly from one side of the country to the other and pass through several time zones, it’s an all day event. The kids were great. Fantastic travelers.
And you have to love flying into […]

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You know, as in, last night was the dog’s bollocks? We went to see Eddie Izzard last night. Just the grown ups. He’s hysterically funny. We had seen him to a skit once (dvd not live that time) about the British phrase: the dog’s bollocks. That bollock’s is bad, you hear that sometimes, but that’s […]

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The mom’s (and some dad’s) group we belong to has tribe days: giant crazy gatherings of adults and kids. It isn’t like a playdate where same aged children play together while mother’s surround them on couches and watch. Tribe days are usually project oriented. Somehow we haven’t had any all summer. Everyone has been busy. […]

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Dear Miss Jessica, We wanted to tell you some stories. So here they are.
(Dictated by C)
Once upon a time there was a kitty and he had a friend doggy. And then they made up the farmer game. And then they played and then The End
Story Rounds (start a story and everyone adds to it)
C- Once […]

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D had his first swim meet on Saturday. It was for swim team and kids in in the last levels of swimming class. He had four races but there were tons of kids there so it took almost four hours. He got three third places and one second.
It was hot but he had a lot […]

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Friday was D’s first day at Casa Vida. It’s a homeschool enrichment program run as a charter school (which is very since it makes it free) and is only one day a week. It’s mainly the ‘enrichment’ classes so often ignored or being dropped by public schools: art, pe, and music. They also go to […]

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