My family is trying to squish in all of the required fall activities between random illnesses and rotten weather. I think we’re doing a pretty awesome job, considering. Two weekends ago we managed to make it to Fruit Ridge Hayrides. We have a farmer-friend who lives right by there, so he gave us a private [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 19, 2009
Local First!
Long time readers will remember waaaay back in the early days of Big Binder, I ran an ”Eat Local Challenge“. It was two years ago and the Eat Local movement was really picking up steam. I started researching local food producers, and asked them to donate prizes for contests. Much to my surprise and delight, they did. [...]
October 14, 2009
Scholastic Issues
Is it awful that I dive into A.P. and Maybelle’s school folders every day before they’re even home from school? Or that I’m jonesing for a folder-fix since we’ve been home all week? I want it all. The newsletters, the popcorn-day order forms, the crappy (did I say crappy? I meant fantastic) artwork. But most of all…. [...]
October 13, 2009
The Answer to “Where Did You Go?”
Well, hi there. I just saw a very sweet, possibly blog-saving email from a reader who asked me where I had gone? Let me try and recap my (gulp) month. After the initial daycare-hating experience, Maybelle has modified her position slightly to more of an “I will tolerate this situation but you will pay for it” [...]
