Back in the Spring, Rex and I were lucky enough to score two sets of four tickets to take London and Maddie and friends to see Miley Cyrus on Saturday, November 7th at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Today, I’ve wrapped up our plans to include a mother-daughter pair of friends for Maddie [...]
Read More»In a few minutes, London and Maddie’s babysitter will arrive, and Rex and I will head out to Kitchens by the Sea, an amazing day of peeking into our neighbors’ kitchens and enjoying delicious food samples provided by local Jersey Shore restaurants and caterers. This year’s participating restaurants include:
Rock’n’Joe’s
Scone Shoppe
Miletto’s
Bay Head Chocolate Shoppe
Labrador Lounge
Martell’s
Theresa’s South
Shore Fresh [...]
Read More»When the weather is nice, there’s nothing better than a day off from school and a long weekend at the beach. However, once the leaves start to fall and cooler, drizzly or rainy weather sets in, a school holiday can have London and Maddie whining, “Mooooommy, we don’t have anything to do!” Here’s the good news: Randolph [...]
Read More»London and Maddie are happy to be back to school, but even happier to be back in their after-school classes at Randolph Gymnastics. One night this week, Rex and I came home from work early for Back to School Night at Mendham Township Elementary School, and to see Maddie in her Novice II class and [...]
Read More»Yes, I should have given all of you a bit more advance notice about this fun family event, but I have been quite busy hosting Rex’s family reunion this weekend. Tomorrow — Sunday, September 20th, 2009, from 11am until 4pm – is the second annual Schiff & Mendham Junior Women’s Club (MJWC) Family Farm Festival at [...]
Read More»Having spent a couple of sun and fun-filled weeks at our beach house in Bay Head, New Jersey, before school started, Rex, London, Maddie and I are staying here for a rainy weekend in the Roxiticus Valley. The rain kept us away from the annual clam bake at the Brookside Community Club, and the Sounds [...]
Read More»This just in: Sounds Around Town has been POSTPONED to the RAIN DATE of THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th.
Unfortunately, that probably means that London and Maddie and their friends from Annie’s Playhouse will not be able to perform, but the event still sounds like lots of fun.
Since London joined the Crazy Clovers 4-H Prep Club two years ago, and her sister Maddie joined in the fun last September, I’ve been posting about the good times our family has enjoyed at the club meetings and the annual Somerset County 4-H Fair. If London and Maddie’s 4-H adventures sound like fun, I’d encourage [...]
Read More»Experience a wide variety of hand made items including traditional craft, fine art and country crafts at Chester’s 36th annual Fall Craft Show. The event returns to Chester, New Jersey, next weekend: Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th from 10:00am until 5:00pm, rain or shine. Chester’s Fall Craft Show was featured [...]
Read More»Rex, London, Maddie and I are staying down at our beach house in Bay Head, New Jersey, until Sunday, but we will make it back in time for the last day of the Pastime Club Carnival and the Labor Day Parade in Mendham Borough.
The 2009 Labor Day Carnival starts tomorrow — Friday, September 4th — [...]
