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Another house...?
05/03/2012 09:01 PM
That's right. ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=91.7){kind=small}
nightskyre and his mom now co-own a house down the street (along with the bank, of course...) Closing was Monday. Today is Thursday and work has already started (a little).
Really glad we got a general contractor. We certainly don't need to be trying to renovate/maintain ANOTHER house. I can't even manage to get the front lawn mowed.
Wegmans!
02/27/2012 07:47 PM
The new Wegmans in Northboro is ENORMOUS. I mean, I grew up with large Wegmans, but this place is HUUUUGE! The liquor section alone is bigger than the biggest "packy" (package store, or liquor store for non-New Englanders) I know of in the Worcester area. The sit-down/buffet/eating area is also deceptively large (there are 4 seating rooms), and has 6 or 7 different stations of cuisines to choose from.
I had a few odd moments of nostalgia. One was in passing the pharmacy. They have exactly the same way of laying out the pharm area - giving it it's own "corner" even though it's in the middle of the store - that the Britton Road store did (does? I'm pretty sure they closed recently.)
Another moment was in passing the bulk foods area. There were some cool candy and non-candy options that caught my eye as an adult, but I also saw a few candies I haven't seen since I was a kid, like Brach's jelly-filled nougat (disgusting, I know)... and loose Jelly Bellys! Then I remembered the benefit of having the customer-operated tagging machine: pick out your candy, tag it, and start eating it before you're at the checkout! (Didn't let Claire know about this option, though.)
The last was in passing the paper goods aisles at the far end of the store (next to the liquor). The high, warehouse-style shelving of paper products probably SHOULD make me think of BJ's or another warehouse club, but that's how Wegmans has been doing it for 20+ years, so... yeah. Another blast from the past following me.
As a parent, I really appreciated a number of features, particularly in the bathrooms (with 2 kids there for almost 2 hours, there were multiple bathroom trips...) They have a "family bathroom" in at least one spot, but the women's rooms also have a "family stall", which includes the expected changing table, but also a sink, a strap-your-child-in chair - and a wicker armchair! Oh, and the toilet is just a bit lower to the floor. Someone really put thought into how a "family" with more than one young kid uses a bathroom! The main sink area in the bathrooms also has a flip-down stepstool so smaller children can reach the water, which is handy.
All in all, it was a good time. Might keep going out there when we can make a morning of it - wrap up with eating lunch at the end or something. And next time, there will be less window-shopping/impulse-buys and better list-making ;)
7AM conversations
01/30/2012 05:41 AM
"Mommy, I see colors."
(Much clarification ensues because I thought she said "cars", and I am still mentally waking up)
"I see colors, it's morning!"
I think it's time to break out the new kid alarm clock, before "morning" gets much earlier. Love her attitude though, and will try to share it.
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On parenting and holidays
12/20/2011 10:01 AM
It meant a lot to me yesterday when nightskyre said "I don't know if I've ever told you, but I really appreciate how much work you've put in to make sure our kids can celebrate Hanukkah."
Now, to go look up that potato pancake recipe again...
Dear elderly lady at the grocery store:
11/21/2011 10:35 AM
While I am sure you meant well, I really did not need your criticism advice about not letting my three-year-old out of my sight while I was in line trying to check out. I knew it was not the world's best idea, but I also knew that I had two grumpy children and a slow but demanding cashier. I really just wanted to get home after two hours of grocery shopping this morning.
If you had really been concerned about the safety of my children, you would have left your cart and offered to go WITH my child on her trek to get "just one banana" - OR offered to stay with my cart in the checkout so I could have unstrapped my infant and gone with my daughter. Instead, you decided it was a good idea to lay on the guilt. Thanks again for your concern, I guess.
Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal
11/06/2011 11:28 AM
We've been having baked oatmeal fairly often lately, but this is the first time I've branched off from existing recipes. It was fantastic! Almost like a coffe cake that you pour milk over and eat with a spoon. :) <lj user=nightskyre> was thrilled, since it's less than 450 calories per serving. Not bad for a sweet and hearty breakfast!
- 4 cups old fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup brown sugar, divided
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoons butter
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup natural applesauce
- 2 apples, diced
Spread into a greased 9×13 pan. (You can store in the fridge overnight at this point)
Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup brown sugar on top just before baking.
Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
Serves 6.