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...]
I’m a Hillshire Farms GO MEAT most wanted sandwich competitor- jockeying for some big CHARITY money!
A few weeks ago- along with 14 others bloggers including my best girl Lady and the Blog I got the VERY special opportunity to visit the Sara Lee Kitchens care of Hillshire Farm. Not only did we get to see all the magic, pomp and circumstance and LOVE (the Sara Lee crew are all just REALLY friendly and happy about being there) that goes into their delish eats- but I got to learn how to STYLE and … [Read more...]