OK… although red, white and blue pumps through my veins because I grew up in New England. I’m willing to…
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Poetry can sometimes be completely silly, laugh-out-loud fun. 20th century American poet Jack Prelutsky will grab your children by their…
Poets see the extraordinary in the ordinary. Poets have a gift of words… like an inner secret… to show us…
January 15, 2011
A New Little Nephew…
There hasn’t been a new baby in my family or my husband’s family in about 2 1/2 years now… so…
January 14, 2011
52 Weeks of Giving: Week 2
Each week throughout 2011 I will share how I am giving back somehow, whether it’s by offering my resources, my…
January 14, 2011
Happy 10th Birthday, Taylor!
I can hardly believe that our beautiful granddaughter is 10. 10 years old. 10 years ago today, the most lovely…
January 14, 2011
Building a Snow Fort
It’s kind of dark… but you get the drift (no pun intended). The boys had a blast plummeting each other…
January 14, 2011
Looking for Pure Products? Look to Puristics.
I’m very excited to be working with Puristics over the next 6 months with their Baby Care creams and lotions.…
“To read a poem in January is as lovely as to go for a walk in June.“ – Jean-Paul Satre.…
One way to express how you feel about something is to write about it or tell about it. One way…
January 12, 2011
This girl knows organization… !
Organization is an absolute necessity in my life. It always has been. I think I inherited this characteristic from both…
January 12, 2011
The Importance of Reading to Your Child
Growing up the daughter of 2 teachers, education was very important in our home. I appreciated it then, and I…
Poetry is sometimes described as the musical genre because the words of a poem seem to sing. Rhythms and sounds…
January 12, 2011
Training in New England over the winter months? Expect snow!
When I called the gym this morning to sign up for tomorrow’s 9:30am Spin class, I knew enough to say,…
January 11, 2011
Heart of Haiti at Macy’s
Exactly one year ago today, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck and ravaged Haiti. It is estimated that 230,000 people died,…
Children are very good at creating mental images from words. Name one thing and a child will tell you all…
January 11, 2011
I Did It. I registered for a Marathon. Uh, oh.
Why is it that every January I get all resolution-y? Oh, yeah. It’s because it’s January and that’s when people…
Let’s take a walk today with 20th century American poet Carl Sandburg… through the mysterious veil we call FOG. What…
January 9, 2011
The 10 Sounds in my House (on any given Friday)…
I spent all day Friday in bed or on the couch… sick. I’m hardly ever sick (as most moms know,…
You may recognize the famous first couple of lines of the poem THE ARROW AND THE SONG by 19th century…

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