Honestly, it was inevitable. We knew that this was going to happen, and the question was really when not if. But, still, I was so not prepared for how soon the schools were going to be shut down and for how long – a MONTH. I had mentally budgeted patience…
In retrospect, I picked probably one of the top 10 worst days on the calendar to bring my two kids – Boy age 9 3/4 and Girl age 7 – to the new Children’s Museum in City Park. Not only was it my patron Saint Day (National Introvert Day –seriously),…
My parents recently took my 8-year old on a trip to Washington, D.C. and heroically marched him through as many museums and sites as they could cram in for three days. Given that his energy level is in the stratosphere and his attention span is about a nanosecond, they had…
December in New Orleans is full of events vying for your attention and money so it is completely understandable if you are having difficulty choosing what events to go to. Allow me to help you cut through all of the holiday music and get right to the chase: you should…
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month I came back from vacation in 2008 fully expecting to still be pregnant. It had taken us close to three years, two spent with increasingly elaborate interventions involving a lot of acronyms, to even get to that point and I was finally…
Let’s face it. The transition from pre-K to public school kindergarten can be frightening, overwhelming, and scary. And the kids may have some jitters, too. Getting your child from the familiar and quiet routines of pre-K–whether they stayed home, went to a private pre-K, or attended mom’s day out a…
My 9 year old has just finished his fourth and last year at his elementary school. In that time, he has learned how to read and write and somewhat spell. He has made friends, lost friends, gotten in trouble, been recognized as a leader, done very well on tests, done…
I started high school in 1990, the same year Brandon and Brenda Walsh transferred from Minneapolis, Minnesota to West Beverly High School in Beverly Hills 90210. Then, two episodes in Brenda, and the rest of us, met Dylan McKay, the brooding James Dean-esq “bad boy” of the campus who really…
Hint: definitely put on your own oxygen mask before helping others. My first flight with a small child that belonged to me and was my responsibility was when my oldest (now almost 9) was 18 months. Somehow I had been talked into flying from San Antonio, Texas to San Diego,…
Simply put, Marie Kondo changed my life and it had nothing to do with how to fold underwear or roll socks, although that came in super handy. It had everything to do with prioritizing what sparked joy and at the time, I had one big thing in my life that…