Ok, so it’s great for mom to get away but there’s always the fallout. I call it re-entry. Going away and leaving the kids behind is bliss — it’s even better when Dad stays home because you don’t necessarily have to leave the instructions and lists since, presumably, he knows what to do. But there’s [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Re-entry
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Your child can be our Twitter face
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009That’s right – Maryland Family is now on Twitter and each week we’ll feature a different local child’s picture on our profile as our Little Tweet of the Week. To be considered, send a clear, full face image of your child to tweet@patuxent.com. (No school photos or professional studio shots, please.) Include your child’s first [...]
Twenty years later
Monday, March 30th, 2009As I mentioned last week, I went to my 20th college reunion this past weekend. I went with three girlfriends that I hadn’t seen in years. Two flew in from the West Coast, and we all drove down together. I was actually dreading going because college wasn’t my best time in life. But I ended [...]
Follow us on Twitter
Friday, March 27th, 2009Maryland Family is now on Twitter. Follow us at http://twitter.com/MarylandFamily.
Miniature snob?
Friday, March 27th, 2009Lately I’ve been wondering if my 4-year-old is an introvert or a snob. When my other kids were 4, they were friendly. If we ran into someone we knew at the store — they would excitedly say hello; they made countless playmates on playgrounds and managed to be halfway decent on play dates. But not [...]
Birding for Kids
Friday, March 27th, 2009Take a hike with a park ranger March 28 and learn the basics of birding such as where to look, what to listen for and how to identify birds. Bring good hiking shoes and water. Birding books and binoculars optional. All ages welcome. The hike will be one and a half miles or less and [...]
It’s FREEBIE FRIDAY!
Friday, March 27th, 2009If you’ve got a Bob the Builder fan, we’ve got the perfect DVD for you – Bob the Builder On Site: Roads & Bridges. It’s a fun mix of animation and live action as Bob learns how roads and bridges are made. For a chance to win the DVD, shoot an e-mail to cclemens@patuxent.com with [...]
Tips from Safe Kids USA
Thursday, March 26th, 2009With the weather warming up, once again bicycles will be rolling up and down area streets and sidewalks. To keep your children as safe as possible, consider these statistics and tips from Safe Kids USA. 135 Number of children who die from bicycle-related injuries each year 267,000 Number of children treated in emergency rooms for [...]
A good giggle
Thursday, March 26th, 2009The best thing in the world is to hear your children laugh. And sometimes the simplest things make kids laugh. My husband stumbled upon a video the other night on YouTube that had my kids in hysterics. Check it out. It was a called the sneezing baby panda and they watched it over and over. [...]
Worlds worst mom
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Do you ever think you might qualify for the world’s worst mom? The other day I was throwing a lacrosse ball at our new pitch back when my youngest sat down on the edge of the driveway right behind it. I told him he better move because I’d been missing a lot. He didn’t move, [...]