http://mendhamnj.roxysbestof.com The Best of Mendham, NJ, from kid stuff (including summer camp) to restaurants to shopping Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:08:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Roxy's loyal readers know that, over on my Roxiticus Desperate Housewives site, I've been posting about London and Maddie's new love of the snow... snowmen, snow angels, sledding, and my hope of finding them a simple kids snowboard to use to slide down the hill in our front yard in ... http://mendhamnj.roxysbestof.com/2010/02/27/shopping/london-and-maddies-first-snowboard-from-the-sports-section-in-mendham-nj/ The Tiger Leaders at Mendham Township Elementary School have organized their fellow students to "Read to Feed" to raise money for Heifer International.  Until March 17th, 2010, London will be reading as many pages as they can, and have raised $120 in pledges from our family sponsors... enough to buy ... http://mendhamnj.roxysbestof.com/2010/02/21/kid-stuff/london-and-maddie-read-to-feed-at-mendham-township-elementary-school/ See Santa arrive on the big red fire engine at the Mendham Junior Women's Club Winter Carnival on Saturday, December 5th from 10:00am until 2:00pm at the Brookside Community Club. Proceeds from this family fun event will benefit vital programs and services within Morris County. Bring your camera to take ... http://mendhamnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/12/03/kid-stuff/santa-claus-is-coming-to-townsaturday-december-5th-at-the-mendham-junior-womens-club-winter-carnival/ We've started our Thanksgiving weekend, and in addition to the usual reasons we give thanks (family, friends, good health), I would like to say thank you to every Mendham Township Taxpayer, whether or not you voted to pass the 2009-10 school budget, for contributing to the school programs that benefit ... http://mendhamnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/11/25/kid-stuff/on-thanksgiving-a-thank-you-note-to-every-mendham-township-taxpayer/ We've just come home after an awesome performance of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by Hexagon Players of Mendham.  I believe there are still tickets available for next weekend's performances, and our family recommends that you scoop them up and check out a spectacular show.  I'll try to write ... http://mendhamnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/11/15/kid-stuff/bravo-hexagon-players/ Actually, I've got six (6) golden tickets... to the Hexagon Players' Sunday, November 15th matinee performance of Willy Wonka at Delbarton Preparatory School in Mendham, New Jersey. Back in June, I told you all about London's audition for a part in the Hexagon Players Fall production of Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka. ... http://mendhamnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/10/29/kid-stuff/ive-got-a-golden-ticket-hexagon-players-of-mendham-present-willy-wonka-november-13-14-15-20-and-21-at-delbarton-prep-school-in-mendham-nj/ We've just received the following H1N1 Influenza Update via London and Maddie's "Backpack Mail," so I thought I would share it with any of you who are seeking information about swine flu shots in the Mendham, Bernardsville, and Morris and  Somerset County NJ area.  The first part of the letter ... http://mendhamnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/10/29/kid-stuff/swine-flu-h1n1-vaccine-update-for-mendham-township-nj/ An invitation to the December 6th performance of Handel's Messiah at Hilltop Church just arrived in the mail, reminding me that this time last year, a few days before Halloween, we had about two inches of snow on the ground here in the Roxiticus Valley!  Thankfully, a repeat of last year's freak snowstorm is not ... http://mendhamnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/10/28/events/handels-messiah-returns-to-hilltop-church-in-mendham-on-sunday-december-6th/ Our family just received an invitation from the Ralston Engine Company (Mendham Township Fire Department) to meet our neighbors and our volunteer firefighters at a pancake breakfast, coming up on Sunday, October 11th from 8am to 11am.  As long as the weather is nice, we'll be away at our beach house in ... http://mendhamnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/10/02/kid-stuff/meet-your-neighbors-and-your-volunteer-firefighters-at-the-ralston-engine-company-mendham-township-fire-department-pancake-breakfast-sunday-october-11th-from-8am-to-11am/ Come out and set the course record this Saturday, October 3rd, at the first annual Mendham Harvest Hustle 5k Race, dedicated in thankful and loving memory to Sergeant Richard Morales. The sanctioned and certified course winds through historic Mendham Borough.  The children's events include a 1k run and dashes.  After ... http://mendhamnj.roxysbestof.com/2009/10/01/kid-stuff/mendham-harvest-hustle-5k-race-coming-up-on-saturday-october-3-2009/