Oshi Mat: Don’t go to baby music class without it

Oshi Mat: Don’t go to baby music class without it

by | Baby

Looking back to my baby’s first music class, I see a woman in sweats, no make-up and a silly grin on her face. I was just so happy to be, finally, out of the house! New to my neighborhood, I was also convinced I was going to meet all my new best friends that...
Be good in honor of National Family Day.

Be good in honor of National Family Day.

by | Doing Good

My kids are already super kind, generous little people, but that doesn’t mean a little more conscious kindness isn’t in order. That’s where the folks at  Boom Boom! come in. Their line of pay-it-forward cards (which we’ve already fallen in...
9/11: A day to remember, through service

9/11: A day to remember, through service

by | Doing Good

I have struggled with how to explain September 11th to my children ever since they were old enough to understand that something big and terrible happened that day nine years ago.I still struggle, but now that this has also become a National Day of Service, I like the...
Planting the seeds of greatness (and also tomatoes)

Planting the seeds of greatness (and also tomatoes)

by | Uncategorized

Right now, I’m looking at the wilted, brown leaves of my dying container garden and ruing the white-hot Atlanta sun. I’m pretty sure we spent $30 on supplies that produced four very small tomatoes and one hideous cucumber. But the joy on my kid’s...
Tennis, anyone?

Tennis, anyone?

by | Family Travel

The US Open has always been one of the coolest thing about living and parenting in New York. It’s one of the few sporting events that doesn’t cost your family six hundred gazillion dollars, you’re pretty much guaranteed not to have a drunken,...