By: Kristen Clifford Well, now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to start enjoying all those fun Christmas activities! My family and I love to head over to Avon to see the Enchanted Village. We always go during the week, so we don’t have to wait in line, it’s free, and my 3-year-old loves it! … More Winter Fun!
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
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: Martianne Stanger Some of you might recall the poem I shared in honor of Autism Awareness Month. Since we just had ADHD Awareness Week and Sensory Processing Disorder Awareness month in October, I thought I would share another poem that I wrote as part of Jennie Linthorst’s LifeSPEAKS workshop for moms of special needs … More “No Fixing, Please.” – A Poem in Honor of ADHD and SPD Awareness Months
By: Tanya Pimental I did not create this list. In fact, it seems to circulating the internet on various blogs without an original source. It is, however, so great that I had to share it here. One or ten of these things just may make your life a little easier. This is just yet another … More Random Things To Consider
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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