By: Martianne Stanger By the time my eldest sister was my age, she had already survived an aggressive bout with cancer and been tested to determine if she had a BRCA mutation (basically a gene mutation which makes one more likely to get breast and/or ovarian cancer). She did: BRCA2. This meant that the “breast … More BRCA and Me: A Personal Decision About Breast Cancer Gene Testing
By: Sheila Gaudet One of the more difficult consequences of divorce is the need to share visitation between parents at the holidays and school vacations. While most of us will agree that spending time with both parents is in the best interests of the kids, it doesn’t always make it any easier for the parents … More Comings and Goings
By: Tanya Pimental One thing you may not know about me just yet is that I love Christmas! Everything about it makes me happy. The food, the family, the gift giving, the music listening, and of course the reading are all part of the magic. My husband won’t acknowledge Christmas much before Thanksgiving, but I … More Christmas Reading Collection
By: Robin Ruerhwein In the spirit of Thanksgiving, which I can hardly believe is next week already, I wanted to share some interesting facts about the holiday that I found online. Halloween, is my favorite holiday, but Thanksgiving is a close second for me. I host dinner every year and start looking forward to the … More Thanksgiving Fun Facts
Red Bum in the Morning … Diaper Changers Take Warning! By: Abby Keane In our house, there’s an issue we’ve been dealing with since Finn was just a few days old. It’s a painful issue. It has resulted in many tears, on both my part and his. We get some reprieves now and then, but … More Red Bum at Night … No One’s Delight!
By: Kris Berry I was killing some time on the internet the other day when I came upon an amazing quote by Diane Ackerman, “I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it … More Challenge Yourself
By: Jessica DiRamio It’s here, whether you are ready or not. No, not the winter. Although thanks to our Halloween Nor’Easter, we can’t ignore that either. No, not Thanksgiving either. Although, yes, that’s coming, too. And no, I don’t mean Christmas. What I’m talking about is… ( Cue the angels singing! ) For those of … More It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
By: Kristen Clifford Now, that it’s starting to get cold out, and snow! Yikes! It’s that time of year to look for some indoor play ideas. I often take the kids to Kidz Wurld in North Attelboro. In fact we took them all their for both the twins’ first birthday and Gracie’s second birthday last … More Indoor Play
By: Sheila Gaudet I have always strongly believed in the transformative power of giving. When we give of ourselves, we not only benefit those who receive our gifts, but ourselves as well. At this time of year, there are many ways to give and many requests out there. It has always been my goal and … More Charity Begins At Home
By: Robin Ruerhwein Pumpkin Picking is one of my favorite fall activities. My family and I made our annual trek over over to CN Smith Farm in East Bridgewater last week. We like it there because there, you can take a hayride out to the pumpkin patch to pick out the perfect pumpkin. It’s all … More Pumpkin Picking
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