Every year in the spring, almost like clockwork, as soon as it feels the least bit warm my kids begin to ask me when we can get our annual planting underway. Don't get the wrong ideas- we're not shlepping out the hoes and tractors , rather we are replenishing the flower boxes that adorn three window sills of our house. My children are now 15 and 12 and since they were wee ones took an … [Read more...]
Our favorite events this weekend on Staten Island
Like many parents, I feel like I am on this constant, never-ending multi-tasking treadmill--sound familiar?! And in the process of getting so utterly swept up in the minutiae of dishes, laundry, brushing teeth--(my six-year-old just had three cavities filled) dinnertime, my dog, e-mails and the list goes on I often forget the reason behind my actions...who the heck I'm scurrying around for! And … [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...]
Got teenagers? Staten Island’s St. George Library has some (TOTALLY NOT BORING) programs for them
My 15-year-old nephew who just months ago was this squeaky voiced tow-headed boy who barley reached my shoulders and never bristled when I charged at him and planted a big, wet kiss on his cheek, has suddenly transformed into this sullen man-child not interested in doing much of anything other than texting his friends and gelling his hair! When I look at the typical teen he's slowly morphing into- … [Read more...]
Staten Island based organization is all about fun family activities for differently abled kids!
When you make the decision to become a parent, it requires you to take many great leaps of faith; and at the end of your nine-month journey, you hope to be blessed with a baby that is practically perfect in every way. So when a parent is told her child has some form of mental disability, it sends her life in a tailspin. And yet, that "special needs" label doesn't diminish the immense love she … [Read more...]