May is one of my favorite months because both Mother’s Day and my birthday take place in it. I try to celebrate my mom throughout the year and our special outings don’t always take place in May. However, I appreciate … Read More
Thanks to Disney-Hyperion for sending me a prize pack in conjunction with the giveaway portion of this post. Congrats to the winner: Daniel Here in NYC, the last day of school for public school students is not until June 28th. … Read More
Both of my sons are now in double digits – 10 and 13. I can hardly believe that my youngest son Sean is 10 and that my oldest son Michael is 13. It seems like it was just yesterday that … Read More
I am a huge fan of teachers…especially public school teachers. Overall, they do great work and should be celebrated. I see the sacrifices that they make because my husband Reggie is a teacher. He changed careers (from being a computer … Read More
I mainly focus on raising grade school aged sons since that is the stage of life that I am currently at. Sometimes, I reach back into my archives to address readers’ concerns, though. Several readers have recently given birth to … Read More
Welcome to 2017! I hope that you enjoyed the holiday season with your loved ones. My family was sick for most of the holiday break, but I wasn’t too upset about that. It gave us plenty of time to rest before … Read More
Since my husband Reggie is a teacher who takes summers off from work, we get to spend more time together as a family. We are also much more active in our church during the summer months. If you have been … Read More
My family took a road trip down to Hampton VA back in July. I was raised in the Hampton and Newport News area of Virginia so I never really saw it as a tourist attraction. After reaching out to the … Read More
What to Do When Screen Time for Kids Is Bad is one of the summer issues that I have been contemplating lately. Normally, my parenting style is more “let the kids do what they want to do after they do what … Read More
It’s Friday…and I’m back with another installment of “Friday Favorites”. Since it’s near the end of the school year in NYC, this week has been FULL. In addition to normal life and work activities, Sean had a music concert at … Read More