So In Style African American Barbie Dolls

When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.Recently, I received four tickets to a special mom-daughter event for the new line of African-American line of dolls, So In Style (S.I.S.). Since … Read More

Your Swine Flu Questions Answered

Parents are constantly asking me my thoughts about the new vaccine for the H1N1 flu. Although I usually get my kids the flu vaccine each year, I still haven’t made a decision regarding whether or not to get them the … Read More

School Pick-up Paranoia

Now that we’re getting into this full day school groove, I must say that the most intriguing part of the day is the after school pick-up. Three things have stood out to me: 1. Grandparents rock. The majority of the … Read More

The Selfish Giant at The Players Theatre

This past Saturday, September 19th, I had the pleasure of taking my family to see a musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s tale “The Selfish Giant” at the Players Theatre on MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village. It was put on by … Read More

Swiffer Allergen Reducing Blogger Roundtable

The ten winners have been notified. At the end of August, I attended an Allergen Reducing Blogger Roundtable at Apple Seeds NYC that was sponsored by Swiffer. The focus was on educating moms and teachers on how to reduce in-door … Read More

Music Tips

I’m so happy that things are going better on the school front. I think that two weeks was the transition time for Michael. On Wednesday, he came home and said that school was 100%. On Thursday, he said that it … Read More

Eight Things on My Fall “To Do” List

I’m so excited that I was actually able to do all of the things on my Eight Things on My Summer “To Do” List. (I think that the trick is keeping the number of items small!) I was planning through … Read More

Communicating Effectively With Teachers

Last week we had a parent/teacher meeting at Michael’s new school. I really like Michael’s teacher, “Mrs. C.”. Honestly, if she wasn’t as seasoned (12 year) and nice, I think that I would have even more angst about Michael’s first … Read More