Every day I sacrifice. Not in a meaningful or spiritual way. More in a I sacrifice 2/3 of my “to do” list in order to accomplish the other 1/3. Today I got all my important work done. I got my children from place to place on time with various tasks …
My husband and I read to the kids at bedtime each night. That’s over 3,500 story times since the day they were born. I remember few moments as clearly as being read to at bedtime. My father had a great soothing reading voice with his British expat’ified’ accent. My mom …
So today is my birthday and it’s nice to get the calls, the cards, and the facebook wall wishes, but I think about what is so often said, “Do you feel any different?” The good news is that you don’t have to wait a year to feel different on one …
Each year my children go to dozens of birthday parties and as a mom of two children who play very differently and live in a house with more clutter than I’d like, buying a child’s birthday gift is no simple task. To simplify choosing the right gift I have a …
My first introduction to Nutella was when I was in elementary school in Canada. We had friends who were from Paraguay and one of their kids was in my brothers class. I don’t know how it came up, but my brother said that chocolate was a good lunch. My mom …
If you mention the Disney princesses I get a little knot in my stomach for several reasons. I’m just not a huge Disney fan, my kids are way too scared of the most “babyish” television shows to even consider watching a Disney movie, and I am not a fan of …
Parents are always asking one another about dance classes, music classes, and other activities. There are tons of resources out there, but sometimes they just become a little too overwhelming. Here is what we’re taking and I’ll include what we took when the kids were younger so that everyone can …
Play Spring is in the air and so is music. Inspire your little virtuoso with an outing to the Symphony Hall for a family concert with the talented Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. There’s nothing like children to inspire children. Children are free and adult tickets are $20. (Saturday March 27th at …
I know, I know, the time change is only one hour, but there’s something about it that throws us all off. We try to start dinner early but stay up a bit later and do some extra active night time activities to get the kids asleep on time, but somehow …
By Friday will you be in love? No matter. You know you’re in love with your children because of everything you put up with. You know they love you too because otherwise they wouldn’t put you through what they do. Now that that’s been determined let’s see what you can …
