Yesterday, my daughter decided to surprise me. She made sit in her room while she went about her business telling me not to open the door and until she was ready. After about 10 minutes, she came to get me, told me to close my eyes and led to me to the kitchen. She then […]
Surviving Volunteering at the Spring Concert
Last week I mentioned that the principal asked if I would volunteer to help the first grade teacher watch the first grade class while they waited for their turn to perform at the Spring concert. Let me say for the record and I think we all agree, teachers have a tough job and don’t get […]
My Other Car is a Ferrari – Getting Around New York City
Most New Yorkers don’t have a car for the simple fact that the monthly maintenance to have a car in the city is $$$. Living here is expensive enough, unless you have some great rent stabilized apartment. If you meet someone with a car, do the math in your head, monthly lease = $400-600, monthly […]
Being Early Doesn’t Always Pay
We have to be at school by 8:20, otherwise, we get a late pass. So in my ernest efforts to teach my daughter to be on time, we arrive early just or as the door magically opens to her class. There are only a couple of kids from her class that get dropped off and […]
4 Tips for New Single Mom Sandra Bullock
As Sandra Bullock to the long list of celebrities who adopt. Of course, if you have been living under a rock, we all know that Sandra Bullock is now the proud mom of a baby boy, Louis Bardo Bullock. As you can surmise from my blog name (duh), I am also a single mom. I […]
Therapy Thursday – Outsourcing Homework Help
Homework – it is the bane of my existence, okay, maybe not the bane of my existence but it’s pretty close. Every Monday, my daughter comes home with her lime-green homework packet. In my mind, homework is like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, you never know which one you are going to get. It’s either, […]
Wordless Wednesday – Kids Club 13 First Event at Prospect Park Zoo
Last Sunday, I spent Mother’s Day at Prospect Park Zoo. This was the first event for Kids Club 13, the new family membership run by New York City’s Channel 13. Although it was cold, (okay, maybe we would not have been so cold, if we were dressed properly), the activities for club members were not […]
Maybe There is Someone Jewish in the Family – Summer Camp Part 2
As I mentioned in an earlier post, Summer Camp Dilemma, summer camp is a big topic right now in the city. As you might expect, your kids want to participate in activities with their school friends and summer camp is no different. My daughter has been pestering me to find out where two of her […]
Happy Mother’s Day
Here is one of my favorite moments with my daughter in one of the most beautiful places in the country, Monterey, California
Publishing Party a Success
Recently, my daughter’s class had her publishing party. I must admit, I was dreading it and not because I did not want to hear my child read her story about seals, it’s because last year, the class was split into two sections and we had to listen to 10 kids over an hour period. It […]
