Mama Bear and Me
It was last week and I was using my final bit of energy to read my daughter a story before bed. We are between Junie B. Jones and fairies right now so see grabbed a picture book, The Berenstain Bears … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Living Life
Dear Skiing I Love Hate You…
“I don’t want to go!” my daughter whined, as we were dressing in our ski clothes. “I like skiing, but I hate all this cold weather gear. Plus it is so cold.” I am so with her. The prep work … Continue reading →
The Balance of Working
She snuggled next to me and I tried to encourage her to go back to sleep. It wasn’t quite 7:00, but I needed to be up and out of the house within the next twenty minutes. She had been in … Continue reading →
Pajamas at 3:00
It’s been an interesting past two months. After a five week teacher strike, we returned to school for 4 days only to then have winter break and return once again in January. My first graders are back in the swing … Continue reading →
How to Ski With Your Family Without Having to Take Out a Second Mortgage
I was fortunate to grow up in NEPA where within a half hour, I could hit the slopes. My family made skiing a priority, which meant Christmas presents in the form of warm gloves and “new” skis. When our … Continue reading →
Freedom Fighters
My 9 year old wrote this essay after researching on the internet and talking with family who are in the military. He was really excited to win and I said it would be very unlikely and not to get his … Continue reading →
It’s Saturday Morning
I woke up at 6:30 in the midst of a dream about how to help my first graders who are below level in reading. It’s the norm now that my dreams and thoughts race thinking about what I could do … Continue reading →
The Changing of the Wardrobe
When we moved from our 1200 square foot house to one twice as big, the one thing I wanted was a walk in closet. A closet where I never had to change out the clothes. Where short and long sleeves … Continue reading →
Let’s Get Outside This Fall!
Yes, summer is ending! With a slew of friends who live near the New Jersey shore, I am seeing all the last times dipping your feet in the ocean posts. Though the return of fall brings back to school and … Continue reading →
Back to Work
What qualifications might I add to my existing resume? Ability to make dinner while breastfeeding one baby and entertaining a toddler. Can successfully grocery shop with 18 month old and make it to the parking lot before having a nervous … Continue reading →