St. Patrick's Day was always a big holiday for us, but growing up it felt strange to me because I went to an Italian Catholic School and most of the kids were Italian. Of course there a few Irish...
Although it may not feel like it, fall is here. The leaves are starting to change. Pumpkin spice latte is everywhere. If you’re in denial that it's sweata' weatha' because it’s still warm out, I get it. Just like...
Ours is named Earnest and he usually flies out to our house to make an appearance shortly after Thanksgiving. Then he sticks around all Christmas season, hiding in the shadows, watching, waiting. No, he's not some creepy family member who...
You can find something truly important in an ordinary minute. – Mitch Albom
January: the wonderful time where we bid adieu to the craziness that is the holiday season and welcome the calm of the New Year. Until that diaper-clad cherub...
As a mom of young children during the holiday season, I can't help but be troubled by Santa. In fact, I just wish the emphasis on Santa would disappear and we'd stop perpetuating this giant lie about an old...
It’s that time of year again. The night air has a hint of a chill, the schools are back in session, every road in the state is under construction, and everything is doused in pumpkin. Ah...fall. In honor of...
Let's face it, winter sometimes feels like the longest of seasons. But if you look for it, there's as much charm in a Rhode Island winter as there is in the summer (well, *close* to as much). With the help...
Should you bring the kids to the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular? It's a question I've been grappling with for a few years now.
The thing is, my children are scared of everything sensitive. We can't watch any movie in our house, even...
Winter snuck up on us and I couldn’t be happier. Yes, you heard me correct, I’m excited that fall is over. For years the first leaf would drop and my heart would skip a beat. That small leaf meant...
My husband and I are an interfaith couple; we come from different religious backgrounds. I was raised in a devote Roman Catholic family, he in a reformed Jewish one. I was brought up attending church each week, receiving both...
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As parents, we know that reading to our children is beneficial. Some of my favorite memories include reading to my children. We've compiled a...
