What I’ll Miss About This Summer
I often end up conflicted about summer. In June I’m like a wide-eyed toddler about to chomp down on her first lollipop, all excited and can’t wait and finally! By mid-August I’m more like a disgruntled...
View ArticleWhat Happened When I Let My Kids Have Unlimited Screen Time
This summer, I basically let my kids have as much screen time as they wanted. The three-year-old watched endless loops of Frozen and dozens upon dozens of episodes of Caillou (why doesn’t he ever grow...
View ArticleLost and Found Among the Van Goghs
We did not go to Israel. We went to Rome. Instead of playing on the beach in Tel Aviv, we circled the Coliseum, spectators among the ruins. We did not go to Israel. We traveled on to Amsterdam. Instead...
View ArticleArno at Dusk
Filed under: Photo Finish Friday Tagged: Arno river, bambino, dusk, family vacation, Florence, Italy, summer
View ArticleA Dress Code of Her Own: Teaching Our Girls Body Confidence
The final week of school is about to begin. Which also means the end of the school dress code for the next two-and-a-half months. At least that’s what my 12-year-old daughter is counting on. When the...
View ArticleLife Is a Mystery and You’re Your Own Private Detective
There were a couple weeks earlier in the summer when I didn’t put Ella and Ruby in camp. For some reason I thought this would be good for them. They could relax, hang out with each other and me and...
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