Monthly Archives: October 2011

When I was growing up (in a town full of houses and tree lined streets and public schools you didn’t think twice about attending), Halloween was a very big deal.  I grew up in New England, and we had those archetypal Halloween nights with cool temperatures, leaves crunching under our feet, the distant smell of [...]

This post is for the first-time moms out there.  I have a little piece of advice.  A little gem of Mommy wisdom that most of us don’t learn until it’s too late: JUST GO.
It took me a few years to get it….and that was a few years too late.  And hey, I’ve only got two [...]

When YOUNG LADY was having a hard time separating from me at preschool drop off, her teachers would try (hopelessly) to distract her.  As she screamed “Mommy! Don’t GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!”, three rattled, twenty-something Masters of Early Childhood Ed candidates would attempt to steal my little girl’s focus with books, toys, activities and even a netted cage [...]

Mornings are a bit nutty around here. HUSBAND leaves early for work (lucky!) and it’s my job to get YOUNG LADY and LITTLE GUY off and running.  I am charged with the seemingly simple task of getting two fairly cooperative children fed, dressed, and down to YOUNG LADY’s school for morning drop-off no later than [...]