Interestingly enough, Halloween presents a challenge for many island kids, or more accurately, for many island parents. The challenge is where exactly to go trick-or-treating. Islands tend to include high percentages of second-home owners, so many of the houses, especially when Halloween falls on a weeknight, are empty. In addition, some islands have small gated […]
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Today In Numbers
1. We woke up on the island that we still think of as our home to weather most yucky. 2. Since it was yucky, my eldest stayed dry and surfed via video games instead. 3. Then, around noon, the heavens opened up and poured forth this. 4. In the afternoon, we had an appointment that […]
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Reading Aloud To My Third-Grader (Plus A Few Others)
Well, I just got back from being a mystery reader at my son’s school this morning, for his third grade class. Mystery readers are adults who volunteer to come in and read to the class for 30 minutes. The students don’t know who the reader will be until they all walk into the classroom and […]
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Pumpkin-Patching It With My Daughter
Yesterday, I returned to the souped-up pumpkin patch, this time with my daughter. And let me just say that it was most interesting to note the difference in approach between a preschool-aged girl and a first grade boy. For starters, I never noticed it at the time, but at the maize-grinding station, my son ground […]
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Pumpkin-Patching It With My Son
Like my backyard fall décor? This is so not my backyard, I’m sorry to say. My backyard needs a little more tending than this, as we are learning that things appear to grow faster on the marsh than they do on the ocean. And, we do like pumpkins. But not this much. Oh, and my […]
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Disney World, Part III
We saved the last day for our tried and true park, Magic Kingdom. We were all excited about this day for two reasons. One, we had heard that the park would be decked out for Halloween, which it was. Two, Saturday was one of the days where Magic Kingdom stayed open until midnight. Nighttime is […]