Henry drew a circle, and another circle. That reminded him of a hamburger. So then he drew another hamburger. This one had lettuce sticking out. And then it needed a face and legs. This is my favorite drawing Ever. And did I mention that this was all on...
World Awareness Children's Museum knocked it out of the park with their Magical Woodland Tea Party yesterday. Fairy decorations greeted you from the roadside all the way in, even to the bathroom. Titania herself (Elizabeth Little Hogan, who co-chaired the event with Sue Knapp) greeted the...
So I've been trying to get Cory to go in on a third kid with me. He's not feeling it. He has good points. Like, how we're constantly close to the edge (or dangling over it by our fingertips) when it comes to balancing two kids....
Miss Conte, my favorite teacher, led schoolwide sing-alongs on her guitar at Sherburne Elementary School (Killington Elementary School). We belted out This Land is Your Land, Down by the Bay, and If I Had a Hammer, along with She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain, and Chicken Lips &...
I'm fairly certain that when I am very old, lying on my deathbed in some delirious state, tonight will be a memory I linger on. And I will know that I lived a rich, full life. We didn't have Valentine's Day plans. Usually we try to...
I've known moms who quit their jobs after the first couple of days back after maternity leave. Heather Hickland, executive director of the World Awareness Children's Museum and fellow preschooler mom, emailed me that she remembered the first day was “always hard on the heart and...
I'm a fan of New Year's Resolutions. I figure January's as good a time as any to set some goals, and to check in on last year's to see exactly how far I am from being a perfect human being. Here's my plan for 2016. 1....