I had to go to the bathroom. I was on my way home from Oneonta and picking up #5. I had not gone to the bathroom in the dorm. I actually trust the rest area more than the dorm. So I ran, quickly as it is very cold out, into the bathroom at the rest… Continue reading Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
So we had a bit of snow in October. I freaked out a bit on that as I was heading to Fishkill the morning that it fell. I am not a big drive in the snow fan. Then, we got some true accumulation Tuesday into Wednesday which, of course, freaked me out again as Wednesday… Continue reading First Real Snow
I hope I got the right house. You see, I have recently started following Jen and Sarah at Momalom.com. In doing so, I found out that at one point in their lives they lived in Oneonta, where my 19 year old son goes to college. I had been in Oneonta on Saturday, prior to… Continue reading For My New Friends
Yesterday, I went to college for the day. This is not the first time I have played this role. I have six children and yesterday I was visiting #5 at college. I have done the day trip to college many times since 2003 and each time is different. This time was made more unique by… Continue reading Mom to the College Kid
I love to go to swim meets that are not at Maine-Endwell. You see, my son is a diver, not a swimmer. He does occasionally swim exhibition heats but he does not swim much. He dives. So why do I dislike going to home meets? Maine-Endwell does not currently have a diving board for diving during swim meets. When my… Continue reading Diving at Oneonta
The past few years the area of upstate NY that I live in has seen considerable January thaws. This year it is not looking as if this will be the case. I believe our January thaw was yesterday where we might have hit 40F but were definitely in the high 30’sF. I was driving east… Continue reading Sunset in January
Last weekend my 18 year old son went on an overnight visit to his top choice of colleges. He had applied to four schools – SUNY Oneonta (early action), College of St Rose, York College and Duquesne University. He was, although he admitted the campus was not his favority, really taken by the program at… Continue reading Looks Like the Decision Is Made
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