The One With The Tenth Birthday

Yesterday was Kiff's 9th birthday. And was it an adventure. We had a fun day.

We had breakfast that I made - pancakes of course.

We visited the Go Karts in Salem. Always fun....and quiet.

We ate at Applebees.

We went to the park.

We had Jade's brought in for supper.

We opened gifts and did cake.

Overall, an awesome day!

The One With The Trip to Sturbridge

This past Sunday, we spend a day in Sturbridge. It was fun.


We did a variety of things including:

Visit the Yankee Peddler...it was a lot of fun being back there.

Go to the village.  It was great to be back after a hiatus. We went on the river boat ride. We did the River Walk. We got lunch there. We also touched a few houses.

What was neat about the village is they were doing Halloween themes. Although we missed it, they were holding a version of a funeral as well as a history of Halloween event. And, we noticed they have Trick or Treat night back as well as the Legend of Sleepy Hollow night.


We at at Unos and then came home. Overall, a great day!

The One With Two Touchdowns

Last Saturday, Chiff had his best game in flag football. He had a game where he scored two touchdowns. He had a solid burst of speed.


The best part about it was that he had fun - and is beginning to understand how the game is played - which is awesome. He was able to kick it into second gear against the Chiefs when he turned the corner.


Here's looking forward to many other awesome games

The One With A Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Emmie!!!

The One With Town Wide Open House

This past week as the annual townwide open house. It was a blast. It was the first time we were able to go the entire time from 4:00 to 7:00 and was quite memorable.

Here are a few highlights:

• The Electric Company had rides in the bucket truck. Bri and Kiff looked great in that. They also had a chance for people to make cookies. Yum! The cookies tasted awesome.

• Town Hall is where the Police Department was stationed because their actual station is being renovated. There were a few cars to tour, great hot dog and chips that we ate (for a quick supper), and a dunk tank...where Bri and Kiff were able to dunk someone. We grabbed some popcorn and headed by trolley to the next stop.

• The trolley ride was packed, but nice. It was longer than most because Endicott Park was added as a stop.

• Endicott was fun. They had apple cider and cider sugar donuts (which tasted great!!!). There, Bri and Kiff decorated a pumpkin and grabbed a mini pumpkin).

• Our final stop was the Fire Department. Kiff dressed in full gear, including a 40 pound pack on his back. It looked great. Then, they went through the obstacle course.

Finally, it was 7:00 and time to go home! All an all, it was a fabulous experience. And a great open house.

The One Where We Went Apple Picking

Last Sunday,  we went apple picking at Russell's farm. It was our annual pilgrimage there and as always, it was a blast. We made sure to arrive early to beat the crowd and it worked.

We were able to take the hayride out and grab a bag filled with three different types of apples - Jangagold, Gala, and Cortland. Yum.

And of course, we got our apple cider donuts, too....double yum....but we were smart this time and got them before we started picking apples.

All in all, a great time! And great apples!

The One With the Celtics New Season

It is 7:40 PM on October 2, 2017. The new look Celtics with Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward are taking to the court.

It is weird. The tip is 7:41 and the Celtics won it. Irving and Hayward have already touched the ball.

It is hard to believe that a new era in Celtics basketball is starting.

I can only imagine what the future will hold for this team.

PS Jaylen Brown scored the first two points for this new look team.