My family just returned from visiting my extended family in Virginia. It took us almost 10 hours to get there by car because we stopped a couple of times and there were a lot of traffic jams. Fortunately, GM had … Read More
Last week was full of blogging events and the KidzVuz 3rd Annual Back to School Event was definitely one of my favorites. Held at 404 NYC, attending the bash was a great time to connect with blogging friends (too many to … Read More
For the last couple of days, I have attended a few of the Blogger Bash NYC 2016 sessions. For my “Friday Favorites” this week, I am sharing the highlights. Blogger Bash offered some great meal sessions, pitching sessions, gifting suites and … Read More
I’m a big fan of letting kids pick the type of books that they read based on their interests. Because they don’t have as much schoolwork, summer is the perfect time for kids to try out a variety of different … Read More
I only have one “Friday Favorite” this week…HOPE. I was feeling down emotionally about what has been going on in the news and in our country. I don’t watch the news. (Visuals stick in my mind forever.) Unfortunately, reading it was … Read More
During the month of June, I completed a daily workout for 30 days in a row. (Woot!) A friend and I decided to do it and it ended up being a lot of fun. I didn’t really have any expectations … Read More
We made it to the end of the school year here in NYC. Yay! I’m happy that both my (teacher) husband Reggie and my sons enjoyed relatively smooth and successful years. Sean’s teacher wrote on his report card that his … Read More
One of my favorite summer family memories was seeing E.T. on the Intrepid. The lines were (super) long, but it was worth the wait for such a memorable way to introduce my kids to one of my favorite movies as … Read More
A few years ago my oldest son Michael came home from school with a story about what happened that day. He had mistakenly forgot to bring one of his homework assignments to school and his teacher responded by saying, “Oh, … Read More
A friend of mine recently received her graduate degree from Columbia. Due to scheduling conflicts, I couldn’t attend her graduation party so I told her that I would treat her to brunch or lunch instead. When she sent me the … Read More