Posted in Caleb, Kids on Jan 29th, 2007 No Comments »
I am amazed at how much each of our kids looks forward to their birthday, Caleb being no exception. It’s all he could talk about the last few weeks, conjecturing on what presents he might receive, planning his birthday activity on Saturday, and organizing his special birthday meal (of an Italian fare this year with [...]
Posted in Caleb, Kids on Jan 27th, 2007 No Comments »
In celebration of Caleb’s birthday next week Becca offered him a choice of a “special” activity on Saturday. Up until a few days ago he had placed a large star next to “Batting Cages,” where he and I would spend some time hitting some balls in preparation of the upcoming season. Last night I was [...]
Posted in Family on Jan 26th, 2007 No Comments »
With the wind chill, of course, but still very cold. The whole day seemed to remind us of our struggling furnace and its fight to survive. Although winter has officially arrived in the New York City area, we may still see a small heat wave later this weekend when the temperature rises to the mid-30′s. [...]
Posted in Kids on Jan 24th, 2007 No Comments »
When considered within the scheme of everyday life, there isn’t much excitement in a broken furnace, except when you have four small children to compound the issue. The actual dysfunction of the furnace wasn’t a great problem this time, because it only made the house extremely cold. Unlike the first time, when the furnace clogged [...]
Posted in Caleb on Jan 20th, 2007 No Comments »
As an update to our previous post – The Race is officially over and Caleb placed a respectable 10th place among 35 of the toughest race-hardened Cub Scouts in the Clifton/Passaic area. As consolation to the horrendous upset, he is looking forward to the coming years to hone his racing skills and create the perfect [...]
Posted in Kids on Jan 19th, 2007 No Comments »
The benefit, or downside depending on who you are, of snow on a homeschool day is that it doesn’t really matter how bad the roads are covered – because school marches on. Today we received our first snowfall this winter, and although it wasn’t extensive, the experience was at least welcomed. Personally, I was hoping [...]
Posted in Recipes on Jan 17th, 2007 1 Comment »
This is our new favorite soup – of any kind! Way back in October for our church’s fall festival, we had a chili cook-off. I made our easy, throw-in-the-crockpot chili but found a couple chilies we had to get the recipes for. This is one of those recipes. Be sure to look at the recipe [...]
Posted in Caleb, Kids on Jan 6th, 2007 No Comments »
I titled this post “Part 1″ because I hope to provide a second update in a few weeks of the soon-to-be-winner “Lightning Bolt” in the local Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. At least that is what Caleb tells me, because lightning bolts are really fast. I have been trying to explain that it is an activity [...]
Posted in Family, Holiday on Jan 1st, 2007 No Comments »
Happy New Year to everyone! Besides all the goals and changes that happen around the beginning of the new year, we have also been winding down the holiday season, including the last big night of the year – New Year’s Eve. It seems like we lose interest in the festivities of New Year’s Eve more [...]