Another Saturday night spent with nephews K. & D., another case of “best laid plans” going awry. This post is supposed to be the one where I get the boys to explain Christmas to me for the enjoyment of you fine readers, however, that was not to be the case…more on that later. The planning …
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Adventures in Babysitting III: Game On
I did two things when I woke up this morning after a very late night out. First, I sat up and assessed which muscles hurt the most. Second, I looked in the mirror to see whether my Hello Kitty hand stamp had transferred to my cheek or forehead. No, we weren’t the “old” people at …
Summer Classics: Take Me Out to the Ballgame
While major league stars across the country chase the pennant, Triple-A minor league baseball still rules in my hometown. Rochester has fielded a baseball team every year since 1877, named the Red Wings since 1929. My earliest recollections are of games at the old Silver Stadium, home to the Red Wings from May 1929 until …
Summer Classics: All fun and games
Summertime…sticky-hot days, fast and furious rainstorms, short-shorts and ice cream dripping down my arm; this is high-summer, when school and closed-toe shoes are a distant memory and my skin has bronzed from just coming and going. There is a specialness to the air, and it feels just right for a trip to the Amusement Park. …
Adventures in Babysitting, Part II: Taking It Outdoors
I could dramatically declare, “It happened again,” but my name isn’t Phil, I’m not calling from Thailand, and there’s no Hangover from 2 hours with my nephews K. and D. Our zany adventure in babysitting this past February was a night confined indoors at my sister’s home; this time, the boys were delivered to our …
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Adventures in Babysitting
On Friday night, my husband and I spent the evening babysitting my nephews so that my sister and her husband could enjoy a much needed night out (read as: going somewhere where they can have a few drinks and the shouting is at hockey players instead of kids). D. and K. are ages 4 and …