Now that we’re getting into this full day school groove, I must say that the most intriguing part of the day is the after school pick-up. Three things have stood out to me: 1. Grandparents rock. The majority of the parents at Michael’s school work outside of the home during the day. When, I go … Read More
This past Saturday, September 19th, I had the pleasure of taking my family to see a musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s tale “The Selfish Giant” at the Players Theatre on MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village. It was put on by the Literally Alive Children’s Theatre and was written and directed by Brenda Bell. I am … Read More
The ten winners have been notified. At the end of August, I attended an Allergen Reducing Blogger Roundtable at Apple Seeds NYC that was sponsored by Swiffer. The focus was on educating moms and teachers on how to reduce in-door allergens during the back-to-school season. While there, pediatric and adult allergist Dr. Ehrlich discussed the … Read More
I’m so happy that things are going better on the school front. I think that two weeks was the transition time for Michael. On Wednesday, he came home and said that school was 100%. On Thursday, he said that it was 1,000%. Despite the fact that he needs to work on his percentages, those words … Read More
Earlier this week, I read a post in the mommy track’d Newsdesk section, The New York Times Says The Opt Out Revolution Is Over. I like The New York Times, because it has some well written articles, so I clicked over to the post Recession Drives Women Back to the Work Force. The article made … Read More
I’m so excited that I was actually able to do all of the things on my Eight Things on My Summer “To Do” List. (I think that the trick is keeping the number of items small!) I was planning through the fall and there isn’t much that I really want to do. That’s probably good … Read More
Last week we had a parent/teacher meeting at Michael’s new school. I really like Michael’s teacher, “Mrs. C.”. Honestly, if she wasn’t as seasoned (12 year) and nice, I think that I would have even more angst about Michael’s first year of school. Once a November assessment test was mentioned, I had to literally bite … Read More
The last week has been extremely busy with the back to school details of life. Last week, the focus was on getting Michael settled into his new school. This week, I’m focused on working out a schedule for Sean so that he is both entertained and educated during the day. I really had forgotten how … Read More
Congrats to the winner: Aura Did you know that September is Child Safety Month? The week of 9/12 – 9/18 is also National Child Passenger Safety Week. To raise awareness, Chicco is doing two things for Mom in the City readers. 1. They are having one of their safety consultants, Julie Robbins share her expertise … Read More
