Bug started Kindergarten this year and LadyBug returned to preschool. Just wanted to share some highlights of their first days. “I was sitting by myself on the bus. The bus driver was singing songs, but I was too sad to sing. Then J came and sat down next to me and we became best friends.”…
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Back to School Shopping with Crocs Playground-Friendly Shoes
Thank you to Crocs for sponsoring this blog post. Please click here to learn more about Crocs’ new Back to School line. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective. All opinions expressed here are my own. We haven’t done a lot of back-to-school shopping recently. Bug started Kindergarten this year,…
Parenting Challenges: Race, Color, Identity and the Need to Belong
I’m biracial. I love being biracial. I love dancing in different worlds, being unique, leaving strangers wondering. I’m entertained by the many ways people try to ascertain my racial makeup, some with rude frankness and others with a subtlety so profound that I’m not even sure what they’re asking. It wasn’t always this way. There…
Fantastic Four
I feel so out-of-touch with my blog. Between two months of giveaways and a busy life, I haven’t had enough time to just be. But some things are important to take time out for, and one of them is a birthday. Yep, my little LadyBug turned four this past weekend. If you’ve been reading along,…
Playgrounds Are Special Places
With so much talk of the 40 Days of Giveaways, I haven’t posted as much about the kids. I know some of you are missing that. On Mother’s Day, we went out with my family for Japanese food, Hibachi-style. I was having so much fun that I didn’t take any pictures! But later that afternoon,…
Once Upon A Time, There Was A Blueberry…
What do you do with grouchy children, blueberry yogurt and a bit of creativity? Tell a blueberry story!
Day 21 – Win 4 Passes to SeaWorld Orlando
This is Day 21 of the 40 Days of Giveaways. Back in February, the kids and I attended a special event. I didn’t mention it at the time because I knew I’d have an extra special reason to post about it now. SeaWorld Orlando hosted a blogger event in Boston (via the folks at Mom…
A Fabulous 40th Birthday Week Indeed
I’ve been so busy that I never posted about my birthday! It started the weekend before with a delicious red velvet cake from BJs. Now, given that I have a bakery nearby that I adore, you may be wondering why I would buy a store-bought cake. Well, there are two reasons. First, I knew that…
