We had a nice, busy weekend. We celebrated May 4th/Free Comic Book day with the folks at http://www.dmcomics.com/. Mina won her first costume contest! She won best in the kid's category. We will need to go back to pick up her DK Publishing/Lego book gift pack (worth $50) soon. Her and ( Read more... )

I'm a bit late with this update, but thought it was useful to write. Snow came last weekend - a lot of it. Once Brian cleared a path down our front steps, across the sidewalk and out to the street, it came up higher than his hips. We took turns moving it while the other was in the house with Mina. Since our yard is next to our house and not ( Read more... )

Lately I've been trying to be more present in my life, with my family, in my home. I've been trying to spend less money and enjoy what is right in front of me. A resolution for the new year? Maybe ( Read more... )

I saw this article http://www.wickedlocal.com/waltham/news/x462617247/Waltham-native-pens-novel-about-teenage-life-in-the-Watch-City#axzz1YVnf5Kss and wanted to grab the book. Another ( Read more... )

http://articles.boston.com/2011-08-28/news/29938754_1_lap-belts-seat-belts-unbucklingRead more... )

A neat video on the Waltham Watch Factory: you'll enjoy it if you are into history, industrialization, labor relations and that sort of thing.http://blogs.wickedlocal.com/brandnewwatch/2011/07/18/yes-there-

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I remember as a child, my parents had a rule that the car wouldn't be started if everyone seated did not have a seatbelt on. I remember that I was one of the few of my friends that had to wear one, and I was embarrassed when one of my friends was forced to buckle up before Mom would start the engine. My mother's sister was killed in a car ( Read more... )

Yesterday was such a gorgeous day! We had breakfast with Sean and Krista at the http://www.deluxetowndiner.com/ in Watertown, one of my favorite breakfast places around here. It was nice to catch up and hear about their trip to NOLA for Christmas ( Read more... )

I lived in Wellesley until I was about 9 years old on the Natick line, with family that lived in Natick. I "grew up" as a young child in that area, shopping at the old Natick Mall, Shopper's World and Sherwood Plaza ( Read more... )