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My husband and I been working with a family nutritionist to get our dietary issues under control. Both he and I have to watch our cholesterol; a hereditary gift! Some of my kids also avoid milk, not due to lactose allergies but simply because it’s not their favorite. Our nutritionist suggested trying milk alternatives like…
Now that my oldest, Grasshopper and Sensei, is starting high school this September we have started thinking more concretely about college for her. She wants to go to art school, with Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) being a top choice. I did a little research to look into a private college counselor for her….
A few years ago, we spent the 4th of July in America’s Hometown, Plymouth. What a difference a few hundred years make! This is Plimoth Plantation’s Pilgrim settlement. I chaperoned the 3rd grade field trip to Plimoth Plantation and my group wanted to see the English settlement at Plimoth Plantation as their first stop and…
My son’s third grade class came up with the best idea for a teacher gift! A progressive story! Using Google Docs, each child wrote one or two paragraphs of a story about their teacher before passing it on. You needed to read the story before you could add your own, so it was also a…
I went for the first time to Plimoth Plantation as a chaperone for my son’s third grade field trip. I somehow managed to avoid it for my girls. It was really a great trip and the kids were very well prepared. My son said that he preferred learning about the Native Americans (and Wampanoags specifically)…
My son’s elementary school spent the whole year fundraising in order to build a new playground because the old one was nearing the end of its life. The new playground is wonderful and just opened this past week. PickyPidPix, now in middle school, came to the playround opening with her friend right after soccer practice. The…
This year is the first year we are breaking with our tradition of strawberry picking for Father’s Day. My husband came up with this idea years ago and every year we hold our breath that the strawberries will be ready for Father’s Day picking. Some years, it doesn’t get hot enough and there might be…