We are so honored and excited to partner with the incredible Elaine Gil of Bubbles Playhouse , a woman who is tireless in her efforts to help wherever and whenever the need arises, in her latest endeavor...Zumba Fitness Fundraiser for Japan... and you're all invited to get fit and zumba the night away for a GREAT CAUSE! All donations will go to the Japan NGO Earthquake Relief and Recovery Fund. … [Read more...]
The Staten Island Family is proud to join the Treasure your Island Committee…hope you’ll celebrate with us!
The reason I created this site was to showcase all the wonderfully rich resources and talented, creative and supportive individuals who inhabit this Island of ours. So I am PLEASED as punch to be the newest committee member for the third annual Treasure Your Island event taking place on Sunday, April 10th, 2011--a consortium of cultural and not for profit Staten Island organizations who are … [Read more...]
My son is gaga for Phineas and Ferb and we’ve got the pictures to prove it!
My six year old boy Jackson LOVES Disney's Phineas & Ferb which in his six year old explanation he chalks up as this: "About a boy, his name is Phineas and he likes to build rollercoasters and a lot of other things. His sister Candance never gets a chance to tell his mom what he is building and that makes it fun but in one episode Candace had a dream that she told the mom, and Phineaqs got … [Read more...]
Don’t you love Little Tikes? Me too & I’m giving away a Little Tikes Cozy Truck too!
cONGRATS TO WeeMason's Mom who won our Little Tikes Giveaway! Here on Staten Island we got a little taste of springtime weather this past weekend; the skies were a pristine baby blue and the birds, who annually take up residence under our air conditon, were tweeting up a storm (likely it was the mama bird giving the papa bird the business as they were attemtping to get re-aclimated into their … [Read more...]
The three women I want my daughter to know
I've been a proud member of Yahoo's Motherboard since its beginnings and love being able to dive into topics and blog about issues that resonate with me. In honor of Women's History Month, the Motherboard has asked me to write about 5 women I want my daughter to know...and let me just say this; she already knows three of them; her two aunts and her grandmother. I grew up with two sisters and … [Read more...]