I love HGTV. I love everything about it. It is, in fact, the safe channel for my kids. And by that I mean when my husband is watching Cops, the news or any other totally inappropriate show with swearing/drugs and derelicts, I simply yell, “HGTV.” He gets it. I also […]
As I approach mid-life and my own son gets closer to his high school years, I often find myself thinking back and recalling some of the feelings I had during my teen years. I wonder how I will pass along advice, wisdom and guidance when he needs these things. In […]
Dear Dick, I chose this salutation since it hardly seems ladylike to begin with “Dear Dickhead,” although, if we are being honest, that is exactly what you’ve been. For centuries now, it has been all about you. With the exception of the lovely Georgia O’Keeffe, who painted us as the […]
Dear mythical holiday entities, While my children may adore you because you bring them presents, candy and money, I DO NOT. You are spoiling them with all the electronics and junk food. When I was young, the Easter bunny brought me an egg filled with some sort of caramel-like substance […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] This weekend we tripped across Mister Rogers on Netflix. We had some great bonding time and introduced our first born, age 10, to one of our childhood mainstays. Fred Rogers taught kids lessons, shared the neighborhood of make believe, and welcomed us into his own neighborhood […]
They were everywhere for what felt like an eternity. They clothed the cool and fashionable mom at school drop off, the one who always seemed so together and had the impossible measurements of a Barbie doll. They looked equally as fabulous on the twenty-something who helped you pick them out, […]
Number 1. Hungry, Hungry Hippos WARNING: This game brings out the competitive spirit in even the most mild-mannered child. As your child attempts to force colorful plastic hippos to eat tiny white balls using chubby, uncoordinated fingers, the mental stimulation proves too much to bear. Invariably, she loses focus. She begins slamming the poor […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Cars have always been a big part of family life. Parents shuffled kids to friends’ houses, school and practices. Families loaded up for road trips. But cars have evolved over the decades. The family cars we recall from childhood have given way to a new batch […]