We haven’t traveled anywhere for Thanksgiving since we moved out to Massachusetts. This is mostly due to the fact that we live across the country from family, and Thanksgiving prices for flying are outrageous. But as the years have gone by and our family has grown from two, to three, to four, we have come to … More Another Vegan Thanksgiving
Our five-year old LP will be starting kindergarten in just a few short weeks . All summer he has oscillated back and forth between stating that fact proudly (“I will be in kindergarten soon!”) and being nervous (“I don’t want to go to kindergarten!”). However, another pattern this summer is how much LP has been in … More Who is REALLY in charge here?
I’m an English teacher and a bona fide book lover. I know that reading is important for children, and I genuinely enjoy trips the library, cuddling on the couch with a good book, and even rereading the fun books. The operative word there being fun. Usually one of the best things my kids can say to … More Why I Love (but sometimes don’t love) Reading to my Kids
Well, we are now in third place for snowiest winter ever in Boston . . . and it is only mid-February. Yesterday we got another foot. In the afternoon LP and I went out back and made snow angels in seven-foot high drifts. We almost have a clear path over our fence into our back … More Snowpocalypse 2015
