In my last summer update post (which you’ll definitely want to read), I alluded to a new discovered talent of my son, Dylan, who is four. He is a Parseltongue. If you do not know what a Parseltongue is, you probably also do not know what the significance of this Friday is. Nor do you…Continue reading Dylan the Parseltongue
Summer Program Update
Even though we are well into summer, I am happy to report that it doesn’t feel like time has been dragging AT ALL. Thanks to the Summer Program, we haven’t been the least bit bored. Here’s how it’s going . . . Monday (Craft Day): Last Monday was the fourth of July, so we had…Continue reading Summer Program Update
From Last Year’s Truth . . .
Alright, I know that it is a cop-out that I am doing two nights in a row of re-runs, but in my defense, I am researching for new blog post ideas. (This is code for “I am reading a lot of other blogs, getting disheartened by comparing mine to theirs, and then coming back with…Continue reading From Last Year’s Truth . . .
Rerun of Oldie but Goodie
As I have absolutely no new thoughts for today, I am going to link you up to a somewhat popular/controversial post I did last summer on why J and I don’t save money or have a savings account. This post led to some great discussion. Ultimately, I still stand by 99.9% of what I wrote,…Continue reading Rerun of Oldie but Goodie
CVS Gas Card Deal
Although I’ve somewhat deviated from the whole “frugality blog” thing, I just have to encourage you all to try the CVS Gas Card Deal this week, especially if you have kids in diapers. Even if you are just going to grab a box to give someone for a baby shower, this is a great deal.…Continue reading CVS Gas Card Deal
Pick Me Apart
I’ve decided it is time to work on my “About” page, which describes what this blog is about and who I am. I took a stab at it, but I feel paralyzed by the self-evaluative process. I renamed it “Who Is The Low Ryder?” Is that dumb? Anyway, you are all hereby commissioned to go…Continue reading Pick Me Apart
On this day in History
Since it’s my party, I can reminisce if I want to. (If you’re reading this on feed reader or e-mail, you might want to click over to the site so the photos and captions will align properly.) So we’re going to play “on this day in history” with some birthday photos from the last few…Continue reading On this day in History
Quite Contrary
When I was in college, one of my professors was, I am 99% sure, the love child of Sybill Trelawney and Cosmo Kramer from Seinfeld. If you are an Asbury alum, you can attest to the truth of what I say. He was willowy and tall with curly, slightly wild dark hair– though “dark” was…Continue reading Quite Contrary
June Save to Give
If, you’re new to The Low Ryder, check out Save to Give Challenge so these numbers will make sense. (Although this month they are disastrous, so in some ways, they won’t make sense.) As a result of my lost “Lo-Mo” and other such challenges, we blew up the Save to Give Challenge. As you know,…Continue reading June Save to Give
Spare the Rod
Here’s the summary of last week . . .our first week of Summer Program. Monday: Craft Day. We did not do a craft. We cleaned up from the beach, BUT we did have some friends come over so that provided a nice distraction. J had lessons pretty much all day. He has almost a full…Continue reading Spare the Rod