The joy of French shopping

M has to decide in a few weeks which language he will study when he starts middle school in the fall: French or Spanish. A French teacher from the middle school recently visited with the 5th graders, to give them a glimpse into learning French. M has since informed me that he [...]

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Our romantic weekend away

S here.  E and I had a lovely weekend planned to celebrate Valentine’s day.  With M safely off at my parents’ house for school vacation week, and E having the Monday holiday off from work, I was taking Monday off too.  We were going to head out to Northampton MA (aka Lesbianville) on Sunday night.  [...]

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An eye for color

S here — one of the things E and I have been discussing off and on is ways to make the house feel more like “ours” and less like “mine” when she moves in. It began with a suggestion that maybe we could repaint the bedroom to a new color. In an [...]

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Vacation activities

The afterschool program at M’s school offers an optional program that parents can put their kids in if they need childcare during the upcoming school vacation week. We got the notice today saying what trips and activities the kids will be doing: “On Tuesday we are going bowling, on Wednesday we are having a [...]

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Chat with the insurance agent

S here, in my long-range planning mode. I recently got a questionnaire for my auto insurance renewal in the mail; it reminded me that I’ve been meaning to call my insurance agent. Massachusetts is switching to a new competitive system for auto insurance. My auto insurance is up for renewal soon, homeowner’s [...]

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