i was bit by a fire ant and I DID NOT DIE!

texas-sized storm today. i was subbing at the hippie preschool today when it hit. we had an indoor thunder dance party. i think i'm a really lucky person to get to dance with kids as often as i do. and i love it that their dancing looks nothing like dancing. they just throw their bodies around, up into the air, down to the ground, arms all over the ( Read more... )

in a couple of hours, we'll break down the computer, pack it up with the rest of our belongings, and put it all in the uhaul trailer tomorrow morning. it's still hard to believe we're leaving new york. i've moved more times than i can count but there's something about leaving nyc that makes this move harder than the rest. it's hard to put into ( Read more... )

any of you poor nyc kids want a box of food and tea goods? basically a bunch of cans of broth and such, plus too many boxes of teas (mostly yogi and medicinal teas). i hate to throw this stuff away.

or are there any places to drop off cans of food in nyc?

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tomorrow's the marathon. for the past two years i've faithfully and very enthusiastically passed out bananas to the masses that pass through greenpoint. this year, i'm sadly not going to be able to keep up my duties because i'll be on the "birthday planet" celebrating thomas' 4th birthday. i wish i could bail on it, telling the mom, "sorry, i'll be ( Read more... )

this made me laugh so much last year, i'm using it again...

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