Last night, I attended a special screening and dessert party for Kyra Sedgwick’s The Closer at this great little spot, ULTRA. One of my favorite parts of attending events is connecting the names and faces of other bloggers and journalists … Read More
Yesterday, my husband, sons and I went to see The Paper Bag Players’ On Top of Spaghetti at Riverbank State Park. It was excellent! (On a side note, it was days like yesterday that make me so grateful that my … Read More
On Saturday after my “Manicure and Movie” treat, I mentioned to my friend Susan that I needed some new bras. Since we were in midtown Manhattan, I was thinking the Gap, Victoria’s Secret or Macy’s. Susan suggested Macy’s (6th Floor) … Read More
Recently my husband, oldest son and I came up with a list of things that we want “to do” together before the summer is over (it goes by so fast!). –Victorian Gardens Amusement Park -The Beach -Madison Square Kids followed … Read More
I hope that everyone had a great Fourth of July week-end. I certainly did. On Friday, we kept it really simple and hung out as a family around the house. I was so happy because I was able to read, … Read More
On Saturday, my family went to a “Dress for a Mess with de Blob” event at the Children’s Museum of the Arts. It was so much fun! Of course Michael (my little “gamer”) immediately went to play the new de … Read More
Here are four questions that I get asked the most by members and readers: What exactly do you do work-wise? In addition to being the lead blogger and event planner for “Mom in the City”…. -My first and full-time job … Read More
The U.S. News & World Report recently ran a great article called Good Parents, Bad Results. The article shares eight ways that scientific studies have shown that Mom and Dad go wrong when disciplining their kids. I usually take “studies” … Read More
Recently, my husband (computer programmer turned math teacher) announces to my son Michael that this summer he is going to teach him math before he goes to preschool in the fall. That’s fine. Then, he says, “I’ll be teaching you … Read More
Today (June 19th) is Juneteenth. Starting back in 1865, it is currently one of the oldest celebrations commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. (It was on June 19th that Union soldiers brought the news to Galveston, Texas … Read More