As we approach our departure date, there are myriad details to sort out before we go, and so a couple of things are slipping through the cracks. Like pictures on this site.
At least today's picture is not event-specific; Daniel is still doing homework every night, so I can at least claim that the picture is timely. On the other hand, I do have some material to draw from, on William's camera and Karen's, that I will post before we go so that it isn't all recycled pictures while we're away.
And I should be able to post some entries and photos from the road. We're looking forward to seeing everyone in California, to visiting a few old favorite places, and to spending some time in warmer weather, although New Hampshire hasn't been so bad this month, at least compared with average temperatures.
And I think we're all looking forward to just getting away from the regular routine, and to having some long streches of time together. With conflicting schedules and so many things to take care of at home, there has been precious little of that.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Monday, November 02, 2009
Halloween Treats
The boys had a fun and successful "Trick Or Treat" outing on Saturday. Towns in New Hampshire now specify official days and hours for the activity, not always on Halloween. Strange.
We went into Wolfeboro, William dressed as Jack Sparrow, the Johnny Depp character from "Pirates Of the Caribbean," and Daniel dressed as a knight. Karen had to catch up with us, as it was a work day for her. We hit all of the side streets off the main drag, and then went up to one of the local haunts for dinner. About three or four blocks from the restaurant, it started to rain, but we didn't get terribly wet and it didn't dampen our spirits, although Mom and Dad had tired feet by the end of it all. Amazingly, neither of the children complained about his feet despite the fact that they both were wearing rubber rain boots, not because of the weather but because of the costumes.
The boys got quite a haul, and they will be enjoying it for weeks to come as we dole out the candy slowly. Not everything in the bags was candy, though. Of course there were the inevitable orange toothbrushes with black bristles from the local dentist (who, interestingly, also gave out the biggest servings of candy), but there were also treat-sized bags of pretzels and cookies. One of the administrators of our daycare center was smart enough to have packs of animals crackers on hand for the infants. People can be very clever.
Now it's back to the real world as we rush to prepare the house for Winter, and get ourselves ready for a trek to California, which we are all very much looking forward to, and not just for the break from the cold weather. Talking to Danny the other night, I realized just how many of our treasured friends and family members Danny has no recollection of.
It's been too long!
We went into Wolfeboro, William dressed as Jack Sparrow, the Johnny Depp character from "Pirates Of the Caribbean," and Daniel dressed as a knight. Karen had to catch up with us, as it was a work day for her. We hit all of the side streets off the main drag, and then went up to one of the local haunts for dinner. About three or four blocks from the restaurant, it started to rain, but we didn't get terribly wet and it didn't dampen our spirits, although Mom and Dad had tired feet by the end of it all. Amazingly, neither of the children complained about his feet despite the fact that they both were wearing rubber rain boots, not because of the weather but because of the costumes.
The boys got quite a haul, and they will be enjoying it for weeks to come as we dole out the candy slowly. Not everything in the bags was candy, though. Of course there were the inevitable orange toothbrushes with black bristles from the local dentist (who, interestingly, also gave out the biggest servings of candy), but there were also treat-sized bags of pretzels and cookies. One of the administrators of our daycare center was smart enough to have packs of animals crackers on hand for the infants. People can be very clever.
Now it's back to the real world as we rush to prepare the house for Winter, and get ourselves ready for a trek to California, which we are all very much looking forward to, and not just for the break from the cold weather. Talking to Danny the other night, I realized just how many of our treasured friends and family members Danny has no recollection of.
It's been too long!
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