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, […]
Archives for 2011
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 […]
Back to school shopping? Find it in store first
If you want to get me INTO a store, it’d better be worth it. With three kids – the potty trips, diaper bags, car seats, seat belts, strollers and shopping carts it takes to get all of us into a store can be a mind-boggling feat of planning and engineering. And when I’m finally ready […]
Music that moves me: 2CELLOS
We all know that YouTube can make you a star. This is one of those success stories. Hailing from a small town in Croatia, 24-year-old music students and good friends Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser have been playing the cello since childhood. But when they posted a self-made music video earlier this year – of […]
There’s a Wocket in My Pocket app
Dr. Seuss books have always been a favorite of mine. So it amazes me that in today’s digital age Dr. Seuss continues to delight my technologically savvy young children. They enjoy the predictable and witty rhyme schemes, the silly stories, and the simple, colorful drawings just as I did. For these reasons, I was happy […]
The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech on this very day 48 years ago. August 28th, 1963. The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial was supposed to officially open to the public today, with a big dedication ceremony that has unfortunately been postponed due to Hurricane Irene. The memorial has […]
