Our New England weather is no indicator this week, but summer is rapidly approaching. I’m starting to make plans for activities and adventures to fill our long, hot days. Swimming le...
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Parks and pools are great but if you're like me then Phoenix's triple digits have you running inside for the air-conditioning. For those days when slides are like branding irons and pools are like bathwater, beat the heat with these 15 fun indoor activities for kids.
An idioglossia is a language...
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Birds are chirping. The sun is shining. It's official, summer is here! I don't know about you, but when I see the sun, all I want to do is play outside.
For all of you mamas out there who are looking for a way to get in shape or feel stronger, I am challenging you to a 5K!
What is a 5K? ...
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This Friday begins a tasty weekend of fun, food, music, and even more food! In its 20th year, Taste Addison is May 18-20 at Addison Circle Park. While the first word, "food," can give you an idea of what you can do there, especially with more than 60 restaurants with hundreds of different things to ...
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A couple of years ago, my husband Charles and I were sitting around the house trying to think of something unique we could do that weekend with our son, Jack (who was about eighteen months old and very much into trains). Charles, who worked in Uptown at the time, suggested the M-Line Trolley - h...
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The long-awaited Crown Hill Park will finally have its grand opening on Saturday, May 19th, from 11am to 1PM. It looks like it's going to be a fun event, with a ribbon cutting, BBQ, skateboarding demo and other entertainment. Kid-friendly activities include a bicycle/tricycle parade through the ...
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My seven-year-old daughter had strabismus eye surgery on April 4th. Our doctor told us she had a lazy eye when I took her in to be checked at at age four. My daughter has a mix of infantile esotropia, and accommodative esotropia. I grew up with parents who were very into health maintenance, and dise...
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I must admit, I am competitive. Don't challenge me to a game of Scrabble and think I won't pull out the word "xenial" to garner a triple word score and then gloat. Although I am not wholly athletic, that doesn't mean I am not going to pull out all the stops just to beat my competition mercilessly, i...
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While visiting the Trinity River Audubon Center website and looking at the pictures of the majestic oasis of fields and flowers, it was hard for me to comprehend that this type of nature wonderland existed so close to the big city of Dallas. After spending a Saturday there with my two youngest ki...
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We recently had a girl’s night out at a Mesa institution - Organ Stop Pizza. Before you start thinking Chuck E. Cheese, think again. This is the home of the mighty Wurlitzer that rises out of floor at show time. The outer walls and ceiling accommodate the various pipes, drums and even puppets that...
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The ARC was established by the family members of people with special needs and, for over 60 years now, has been a major source of support for those with developmental and intellectual disabilities. The ARC offers support and services in a wide range of areas, including family support services, resid...
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I started thinking about my son's first birthday party months ago and was able to get my husband to agree to The Very Hungry Caterpillar as a theme. (To get my husband to love used to the idea I started off with getting my baby the book at Valentine's Day.)
This idea isn't terribly original, it...
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In a city of great viewpoints, Ella Bailey Park has got to have one of the best. It’s an open, spacious playfield and picnic area resting against the east side of Magnolia. I’ve heard that this is a popular spot for watching fireworks on the Fourth of July, and I can understand why. You can ...
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When my oldest son was 2, we took him to the Crocs Outlet store in Allen to pick out a pair of shoes. He wasn't all that interested until he ran across a pair of green rain boots. These boots were 3 sizes too big and came up past his knees, but he did not care. He wanted them. We tried to...
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We'll we, as a nation and in our media circus, have discussed pretty much every issue on and about women. There's been health care, birth control, maternity leave, equal pay and more. But the latest media fire storm is surrounding this topic of "Attachment Parenting."
The recent cover picture and...
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It's the little moments that count with our kids and I am trying to be very intentional with our time together. I make sure that I am playful with him even when I am trying to work or clean house. He can help me in his own way and he feels valued. Our family is very playful and so play times o...
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Be sure to scroll all the way down to enter to win two tickets to Legoland Discovery Center!
We recently visited Legoland Discovery Center in Dallas for the first time. It's like heaven for Lego loving kids (which my son most definitely is). The highlights of our Legoland adventure...
Learning...
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Where are the Wild Things now? Up in heaven, in that special place where people of extraordinary imaginations go when they are finished blessing the world with their magic. The talented author/illustrator, Maurice Sendak, died May 8th, at the age of 83. I was just one of the millions (incl...
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The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) isn’t just for adult movie-lovers. The festival’s Films4Families program will include seven brand new feature-length films, including the first Seattle screening of Brave, Disney/Pixar’s much anticipated film about exploits of the Scottish p...
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You know how sometimes you stop yourself in your tracks and realize you are becoming your mother. And I am not talking about those times like when I realize I have three pillows on my bed and I hate sleeping on all of them and I need to go buy another one. Yes, I got that from my Mom, but I also got...
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