By: Tanya Pimental Growing up, we went to a local pond a few times each summer and the ocean when we could, but not often. My mom loved to swim, but was allergic to the sun. My dad could not swim and I can’t imagine not having that skill these days. Even as a young … More Beach Bound
By: Kris Berry The other day my kids were taking a bath when they started to paint the walls with soap and bubbles. I had the idea to make them some “paint” they could use instead. It was really simple to make, smelled great, and clean-up was a breeze. What you need: Shaving cream*, food … More Good Clean Fun
By: Jessica DiRamio I’m all about spontaneous fun…sometimes. Ten long weeks of summer leave much opportunity for boredom, which is why I try to create organized fun for most of the summer. There’s a ton of resources out there with information on traditional camps, if that’s the organized fun your family likes. While I send … More Organized Summer Fun!
By: Martianne Stanger Blue skies with wisps of white clouds and warms breezes carrying the happy chatter of birds beckoned us outside. We picnicked in the yard. Then, the kids played while I did some much needed yard clean up. The day was perfection. Until…a squeal. A cry. A mini-eruption. Child tormenting child. As I … More Reflections on an (Almost) Perfect Spring Day
By: Sheila Gaudet Whoever came up with that term to describe the emotional ups and downs of adolescence must have been thinking about the parents rather than the kids. Seriously, this spring has been interesting as I’ve watched my son prepare for the transition to high school next fall. We discussed the choices in high … More Teenage Angst
By: Robin Ruehrwein Recently, myself, my husband Chris, Chris’s brother, and his wife went on the Providence Ghost Tour (Providence, RI for those of you who are not local). Most people that know me, know I love this kind of stuff. I’ve been on the Plymouth, MA tour many times, the Salem tour, one in … More Providence Ghost Tours
By: Abby Keane My little family is currently celebrating the very happy news that my husband was recently offered a new job! This new job will offer better pay, better hours, and just a better situation for him (and us) overall. However, this also brings the issue of childcare to the forefront for us. We … More It Takes A Village . . .
By: Jessica DiRamio Summer vacation will be here before we know it. If your kids are anything like mine, they begin asking “what’s next”, the second school lets out. I am fortunate enough to stay home with them, so the thought of summer vacation no longer stresses me out, as it did when I worked … More 10 Weeks of “What Are We Doing Today, Mom?”
By: Sheila Gaudet As the mom to two busy boys, I expect my fair share of bumps and bruises, jokes that involve potty humor and the sharp pain in your foot you get from stepping on lego pieces. A little over a week ago I got one of those calls. The ones you prepare yourself … More Boys Will Be Boys
By: Abby Keane For about two weeks after finding out I was pregnant with Eamon, every night after putting Finn to bed, I would cry. I thought Finn would hate me for changing his life, I felt terrible that this huge upheaval would be coming and there was no way to really prepare him, and … More Brotherly Love
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