Saturday, we head to The Kids Food Festival at City Pond at Bryant Park to check out the slew of family friendly activities aimed at educating families about making balanced food choices to help create wholesome lifelong eating habits for both kids and parents. Along with discovering new products and making our own granola, we […]
See Where Money is Made at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing #VisitingWashingtonDC
Visiting the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is one of the most interesting places to visit for both kids and adults. Seriously, where can you actually see millions of dollars being printed. During your 35 minute tour, you will see the various steps of currency production, beginning with large, blank sheets of paper, and […]
Dealing With A Classmate’s Parent’s Death #ParentingisHard
This past week, as I came through the door my daughter immediately ran to hug me ( Sadly, this is not the norm for my 9 year old) and told me she had to tell me some news.
Is Forcing Your Kids to Learn About History A Good Thing?
I spent my middle and high school years in Northern Virginia (around the Beltway as they say) just 20 minutes from Washington, D.C.
President’s Day From The Nation’s Capitol
Happy President!’s Day from Washington, D.C. It may be chilly but I love showing my daughter the city I spent so many summers visiting from my hometown in Northern Virginia.
Celebrating Valentine’s Day One Day Later #ParentingFail
For Valentine’s Day this year, I have no idea why but I offered to make Valentine’s Day cupcakes for my daughter’s class . No biggie right, cupcakes are easy to make. Who knew I would have a bad work week, coming home late the entire week so that by Wednesday I was dead tired […]
Why Skinny Girls are Skinny!
Skinny girls are always saying insane things like “I forgot to eat” or “I am a picky eater” or “I was too tired to cook so I ate a bowl of cereal” well that may be true but I just think some of them will themselves not to eat. That’s fine if you want to […]
Playing in Snowstorm Nemo
Snowstorm Nemo hit the Northeast really hard. Fortunately New York City escaped Nemo’s wrath. It did snow but when it snows in New York City, you need to get out early to see it before the gazillions of people trample over the pristine snow. My daughter and I played in the park for a few […]
Is it a Parent’s Obligation to Attend Every School Showcase?
When my daughter was in pre-school, I literally chaperoned every field trip and attended every party.
@Twitter Compared me to @JustinBieber Today
Every week Twitter sends an email telling you how many twitter followers you gained that week.
