I can’t help it. I’m thinking of summer. And summer is coming, like an ice cream truck’s bell several blocks away. With my senses, I can feel, smell, and taste it already. It’s like when my babe first starts babbling and then suddenly she’s out with “mama” and “dada.” Summer. Warm, hot summer. I’m ready [...]
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Let’s face it. If left to their own devices, my kids would be carb addicts. It’s not just the sweets (which they love), it’s the bread, waffles, crackers… even pasta. If my daughter were the self-reliant, storybook character Pipi Longstocking, she would eat a buttered French baguette for dinner every night. My son would, as [...]
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Just when I think we are turning the corner on the wintry flu season, our home gets ambushed with boogies and runny noses. With three kids, I sometimes feel that we are never without a cough, some congestion, or the sniffles. This winter we were often on house arrest, missing Christenings, birthdays, and play dates [...]
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I gave myself an early Valentine’s Day present today. I ignored the unfinished projects that surround me in our new home in New Orleans. Instead of cleaning and sorting, I cut out a pile of pink and red hearts. Next, I mixed an easy batch of paste: one part wheat flour to four parts water, [...]
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Written by Elizabeth Monaghan My family is preparing to move from New York City to New Orleans, where my husband, an architect, has nearly completed building us a non-toxic house. The movers are en route with our possessions, and my sons and I will fly there the week before Christmas to begin settling into [...]
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Article Written by Sara Stees Did you know that the average American kid only eats somewhere between 1-3 servings of vegetables per day? (Depending on which source you read.) And that even includes those gregarious “vegetables” known as French fries! AUGH! Since my husband and I are vegetarians, we figured the odds would be tipped [...]
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Written by Tracey Black Going green can make a big difference for any family – helping to reduce waste, cut down on costs for disposable products and showing kids the value of reusing as much as possible. But it can be overwhelming to go green all at once. Here are a few easy ways to [...]
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Written by Kristin Mallon T-minus 6 hours until a bouncing ladybug followed by a small (yet to be determined) superman inundate my living room with heaps of colorful candy. They’ll categorize, stack and finally count up their loot and see who came up as the transcendental trick-or-treat champion. While I love the lessons my [...]
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Written by ElizabethMonaghan As Halloween approaches, I’m haunted by voices from last year’s neighborhood party. “Umm, cute,” other parents said, looking perplexed as my 16-month-old son, William, danced around them. “What’s he supposed to be?” “A ghost,” I insisted, privately acknowledging that he looked like a deranged marshmallow. I’m the world’s least crafty mother, and [...]
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