This week marks the birthdays of two of the greatest contemporary children’s authors; Dav Pilkey and Mem Fox. In celebration, I thought I would reminisce on the good times where my family was engrossed with these two fabulous authors. To set the stage: Two rambunctious kids run around a not-so-tidy house, underwear over their pants, […]
Dr. Seuss was born on March 2, which got me to remembering: Like most kids of the eighties, my mother used Dr. Seuss books to teach me how to read. I desperately tried to dye my eggs green (don’t get me started on the ham), was well versed in interloper cats, multicoloured talking fish, and […]
Happy New Year’s everyone! Like most working paren’ts, my New Year’s resolutions tend to revolve around being a better, more present paren’t. Ergo, my resolutions tend to fall along the lines of “get more sleep,” “try not to drink more than three cups of coffee a day,” and “get more sleep.” Wait, did I say […]
There is no better way to talk about the best food ever than to begin with Loris Lesynski’s wise words: “Nothing beats a pizza When you’re in a pizza mood Because a pizza isn’t anything Like any other food!” That’s right, everyone: PIZZA MONTH IS HERE! Like most kids, mine are obsessed with pizza. In […]