Eric’s Power Rangers
Playing Power Rangers is one of Erics favorite games. He has male, female, all sorts of colors and special powers. Here are some of them on display.
Ballet for Pre-Schoolers
A few weeks ago, on a Friday, Kathryn picked up Eric and Trevor from preschool. Driving home, Eric says, very calm and serious, “I’m not going to school on Monday, Momma.. I am going to stay home and take care of you, because you are not over your cold yet.” Kathryn thanked him for his concern. How sweet, she thought.
Then Trevor says, again very calm and serious, “Yeah, and I am not going to school on Monday either. I have lots of chores to do at home.”
At that point Kathryn knew something was up and said “Then you boys will miss the field trip your class is taking on Monday.”
In a voice an adult would reserve for discussing something like the preparations for having a colonoscopy, Eric says “That’s ballet! I hate ballet!” Trevor adds in that voice little boys use when discussing anything feminine “Yeah, ballet is for girls!”
Over the weekend we talked to them about keeping an open-mind, and how some ballet moves look like Power Ranger moves. It seems Eric thought he would have to DO ballet and not just watch it. The boys went to see Aladdin and allowed afterwards that it was pretty good.
Canoe Trips Planned for 2008
During the winter we brain stormed ideas on potential canoe trips to include:
- May 1-4 Delaware River 4 days / 3 nights Port Jarvis (Mile 255) to Portland (Mile 207) or Phillipsburg (Mile 184)
- Fawn Lake – Needs scouting trip. Fawn Lake also has Lake Trout, smallmouth bass and pickerel. Fawn Lake can be reached via a 1/4 mile hike.
- Fall Stream to Vly Lake
- Hudson River - from Newcombe (Rich Lake or Harris Lake) access to Gooley Club at the junction of the Indian River spending 1 overnight at Cedar River junction
- Indian River (needs further research) - The Indian River Canoe Route begins in Antwerp, NY and runs north extending more than 100 miles with some minor interruptions and portages until it reaches Rossie in St. Lawrence County. The route takes paddlers on a scenic and slow paced trip which offers campsites and parks along the way. Paddlers can also try their luck at fishing for small-mouth bass and northern pike. Map
- Fish Creek
- Mohawk River (evening trip) from Oriskany to Utica
- Bazine River Canada late August
- Algonquin Park Sept 13-15
Living in Holland Patent
Demographic data for living here.
|
Statistic |
Holland Patent |
Oneida County |
NY State |
|
High School |
22% |
21% |
19% |
|
Some College |
14% |
12% |
10% |
|
Bachelors Degree |
9% |
8% |
11% |
|
Graduate Degree |
6% |
5% |
8% |
|
No. of Households |
1,389 |
91,787 |
7,156,765 |
|
% of Households with Children |
38% |
32% |
34% |
|
% of Households with No Children |
62% |
68% |
66% |
|
Avg No. of People in Household |
2.61 |
2.39 |
2.62 |
|
Median Household Income |
$51,123 |
$39,369 |
$47,658 |
|
Median Household Net Worth |
$46,114 |
$39,276 |
$40,591 |
|
Total Crime Index |
3 |
33 |
67 |
|
Annual Precipitation (Index) |
50.85 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Total Population |
3,646 |
234,252 |
19,348,846 |
|
Male |
50% |
50% |
48% |
|
Female |
50% |
50% |
52% |
|
Median Age |
38.7 |
38.6 |
36.4 |
|
Caucasian |
98% |
90% |
67% |
|
Black |
1% |
6% |
16% |
|
American-Indian |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
Asian |
0% |
1% |
7% |
|
Other |
0% |
1% |
7% |
|
Hispanic |
1% |
4% |
17% |
|
Non-Hispanic |
99% |
96% |
83% |
April Fools Dinner
It has been a family tradition to celebrate April Fool’s Day with the kids by having a “crazy dinner”. We dress up weird, eat our meal in reverse order (dessert 1st), and use kitchen utensils instead of normal silverware. For a 5 year old boy this is one notch below Christmas as a holiday and at least as fun as a someone’s birthday. Kathryn shows off her dinner attire.
Jello is the perfect food to hone your kitchen utensil eating skills.
Our second course was, can you guess?, of course, spaghetti.
A good time was experienced by all. Afterwards we took a short walk. Nothing beats stomping in the puddles after an April Fool’s Dinner.
