First published in the Tri-Town Transcript Aug 12, 2015 Hello Regular Readers, I hope your summer is going swimmingly and you are enjoying this heat! My hair is frizzy, my legs stick to the car seat, there is a sweat crease down my back and I am absolutely OK with every meltable moment. When we returned from…
Author: Esther Baird
Prepping for Vacation
First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript on Jul. 16, 2015 It’s the week before our summer vacation, or what I call, prep week. You know, the week you need before vacation to properly over-prepare and hyper-stress the family. This way any vacation, anywhere at all, will be relaxing by comparison. You can ignore prep week, but…
Swinging into Summer Coolness
First published in the Tri-Town Transcript on Jul. 1, 2015 BOXFORD We’ve started our summer off with a heavy dose of the Giant Sparkle, our trusty (except in the winter when it’s banished ) work horse minivan. We’ve already road tripped to upstate New York, Philly, the Jersey Shore and . . . back again….
A Race Across the Green
First published in the Tri-Town Transcript Jun. 18, 2015 BOXFORD Last week our family was playing golf – – it’s a thing you can do when the ground is covered with grass and not snow. (How long am I going to be traumatized by this past winter, Regular Readers? How long!?!) At any rate, we…
Two truths and a lie, a school end game
First published Jun. 10, 2015 at 2:14 PM in the Tri Town Transcript BOXFORD It’s June. Let’s celebrate by playing two truths and a lie. You guess which of these statements is true and which is the lie. First: I can’t sign one more form, homework paper, or test for my girls. Forgery is where…
It’s All In the Details
Originally Published in the Tri Town Transcript, May. 22, 2015 “I got your car detailed while you were away.” My husband said to me. “Great!” I said, hoping I sounded thankful and enthusiastic. But I was nervous. Had the interior of my car broken the spirit of an unsuspecting garage guy by having, possibly, too…
Chaperoning A Monumental School Field Trip
Originally Published in the Tri Town Transcript, May. 22, 2015 So it’s almost June. I know that because I could write this column, with my finger, in the pollen that is covering my kitchen counter. I’m not complaining – – pollen is messy and hard to breath, but you know what else pollen is? Not…
It’s All In The Details
Originally Published in the Tri Town Transcript, May. 01, 2015 “I got your car detailed while you were away.” My husband said to me. “Great!” I said, hoping I sounded thankful and enthusiastic. But I was nervous. Had the interior of my car broken the spirit of an unsuspecting garage guy by having, possibly, too…
Exploring Our Sticky History
Originally Published in the Tri Town Transcript on April 16, 2015 Ah, the elementary school history fair: the tri-fold poster boards, the maps, the cut out pictures, and the costumes. “Wait, what?” I asked my younger daughter, “You need a costume!?”
Coping Without Modern Machines
Originally Published in the Tri Town Transcript, Mar. 26, 2015 Well, there have been a lot of challenges to endure this month – the month that was supposed to bring us out of winter. But I’m not talking about the ongoing slush and flood fest. No, I’m talking about grimmer things. For starters, our Keurig…