Happy people are grateful 2/28/13

Today I'm grateful that a good friend made it thru her surgery a-ok! (It was minor but it's still a relief).

Happy people are grateful

I read that happy people are grateful.  Suggestions from this article were to journal one thing that you are grateful for each night before bed.  I know that I would never EVER fill out a traditional notebook with these thoughts so I will try it here instead.

Today I am grateful that Jules doesn't have pneumonia. We have to find out what she does have.  But, she was treated for strep and pneumonia a few weeks ago and those 2 items are not the issue now.  The doc called my husband and today's X-Ray was clear!

Fun Stuff To Do Locally (South Eastern Massachusetts & Rhode Island)

I am making a list so that I have something to refer to when the kids are bored.  Time to load up the car with kids and supplies and pack up the double stroller!

Time To Go On A Fun Family Outing
(SE MA and RI)

Kidz Wurld
Monkey Joe's
Kidz Kastle, Warwick
other indoor play places

Legion Bowling, Cranston RI - they have duck pins (little balls with chunky pins) and Pac-Man near KFC and hot dog place for kid dinners

Capron Park Zoo, Attleboro
Roger Williams Zoo, Providence
Buttonwood Zoo, New Bedford
Southwick's Zoo, Mendon
Franklin Park Zoo, Boston

Science Museum, Boston
Children's Museum, Providence
Children's Museum, Easton
New England Aquarium, Boston

Geocache

Maize Maze - Conner's in Danvers

Roller Skating

Skiing (save me)

Library
Library Story Time Group

Canobie Lake - they do have a toddler area

Mystic, CT
Mystic Aquarium
Mystic Seaport (when kids are a bit older)
The Golden Age of Trucking Museum, Middlebury CT


And, below some not so local ideas:
Conway Railroads
Storyland
Santa's Village
America's Stonehenge
Clark's
Mt Washington Auto Road

Newport Mansions
Newport Ocean Walk - no strollers though
Cupcake Charlie's is now in Newport

Kittery Outlet's
York's Wild Animal Kingdom

Busch Garden's (in VA has Sesame Place)
Jamestown Pie Co
Virginia Beach
BBQ Restaurants

Hershey Park, PA
Sesame Place, PA
Turkey Hill Experience, PA
Crayola Factory, PA
Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia PA
Storybook Land, Atlantic City, NJ

Niagara - USA and Canada



Seasonal:
Polar Express
Ice Skating
Winter Fun thing in Attleboro (Feb)
Christmas Thing on weekends at Slater Park in Pawtucket, Ri (Dec)
LaSalette
See Santa - also at Bass Pro
Edaville - only open for Thomas?
Santa's Village some Xmas

Craft Fairs in New England

Craft Fairs in New England

I just read about these in Yankee Magazine.  I missed them in 2011 but I want to put them somewhere on the web where I will be able to locate them in 2012!

The above was a note to myself from 2011.  Since I would still like to attend some craft shows I am trying to update this article and make some plans!

Providence RI (December):
Foundry Artists Association Holiday Show
http://www.foundryshow.com/show.htm


Northampton, MA (May & November):
Twist 8 (?)
Sadly, I can't find any 2013 info and I am disappointed because I think it would be worth the trip!
http://www.twistfair.com/

Cambridge, MA (December):
Harvard Square Holiday Craft Fair
http://www.harvardsquareholidayfair.com/index.html

Boston, MA (March & December):
Craftboston Holiday
http://www.societyofcrafts.org


West Springfield, MA (November):
Christmas Sampler Craft Fair
http://www.deerfield-craft.org/sampler.htm


Burlington, VT (May & November):
Queen City Craft Bazaar
http://www.queencitycraft.com/

DIY Play Kitchen

I got the idea from pinterest and my H ran with it! We got the entertainment center from craigslist for free.

He removed the top and most of the back of the ent. center. he painted the whole thing white. He made a chalboard on the left side and a magnet center on the right side.

The fridge has a motion operated light that comes on for 15 seconds when opened, and so does the oven. That's a dishwasher next to the over. The sink is a dog bowl, real faucet and that is real tile and real grout. The fidge has a water dispensor in the door, just like our fridge.

before (H started work before I took this)

2 closet door reorganizations

Halloween Decor - Oct 2011

Tom, as a pumkin.  That was a self portrait.  I couldn't find a scary enough wreath, so instead I made one.  This is a snake and spider wreath.  I've also seem these done where everything is painted black.  I like that, too.  But the color really catches your eye as you come into our house.  Also, those are pumkin lights.  It's a little hard to see, but the little pumkin has holes drilled into it and it lights up with a tea light.