The Staten Island ferry is the frugal family's strategy for Statue of Liberty viewing: close enough to admire, far enough from the ant-like hordes of selfie-snapping visitors. Snug Harbor is not a popular tourist destination, but the botanic gardens were right up my budding horticulturist's alley and the Staten Island kids' museum made Stella happy. Frugal family bonus: free admission with our local kids' museum card, both there and at the Museum of Math. (Who knew there was a Museum of Math?) I took two of the kids to the 9-11 memorial, and we all met up for dinner at Lombardi's, where we were seated above the immense inferno-esque tile oven. Hot floor below, aggressive AC above. We ended the day with a stop at Dean & DeLuca. Normally I would double-check that spelling, but Lincoln Tunnel phone-blogging is making me a little queasy. Time to stop and gawk like a proper tourist.
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Welcome to my blog, where I mostly natter on about my life with five kids. Occasionally (not very often, because teenagers keep a person humble) I dispense parenting advice. Occasionally I write about other things, like books. (Those are probably affiliate links in posts about books. If you click through and buy something, Amazon will pay me a little bit of money.) Or faith or food or my secret strategy for dealing with annoying kid behavior or whether I am fit to be a mother. Also: who is the mystery intruder? And: does stay-at-home mothering rot the brain?
If you are worried about slow weight gain in a breastfed baby, this is my most-viewed post — hope it's helpful to you. Want to read more? I have some favorite old posts linked here, or you can find my archives here.
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