It seems that most games my daughter plays are on my iPhone so I was looking forward to playing an old fashion board game with her. She loves “choo choos” as we call them and wanted to play this game as soon as we walked in the door. The game is really easy to understand […]
Archives for August 2011
Floral Library
“What a funny name for a garden,” Maya said.
I Support My School… My Way
My daughter goes back to school next week. Finally. I feel like this has been the longest summer ever! I have to admit I wasn’t too active in her classroom last year, her first year of elementary school. I had a in-home daycare thing going, so at the end of the day, I didn’t have […]
Dancing with the Stars: The new cast
The lineup for the upcoming season of DWTS was just announced this week. BACK ROW Ron Artest, an LA Laker, is dancing for his cancer-survivor daughter. I already know I’ll be crying. He’s partnered with Peta Murgatroyd (new pro?) David Arquette, an actor, is dancing with reigning champ Kym Johnson. J.R. Martinez, a soap star […]
Looking Opportunity in the Eye – of the Hurricane
As the media whipped the entire East Coast into an anxiety-fueled frenzy over Hurricane Irene, I couldn’t help but wonder how the readers of this blog might react. If it was anything like most of the folks in downtown Washington D.C., they reacted with near-panic. Everyone ran around on Friday talking about bottled water, flashlights, […]
Chuggington: Chuggers to the Rescue
We are a transportation-loving household. Buses, cars, trucks – if it has wheels, we love it. We, or should I say my two-year old son, C, also has a special place in his heart for trains. Specifically for a famous blue talking train who I’ll call N’omas for the purposes of this entry. C’s love […]
