It’s vacation time at Maryland Family so today’s guest blogger is our calendar editor, Laura Barnhardt Cech. Her son, Bentley heads off to kindergarten today: Dear teacher: An old Erma Bombeck column has been on my mind as I prepare to send my 5-year-old off into the big, exciting, scary world of kindergarten. She considers [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Dear teacher …
Monday, August 31st, 2009Get tickets now for Mac Murray fundraiser
Monday, August 31st, 2009Mac Murray is a little boy with a spirit that won’t quit. Mac, 4, has Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), which attacks the central nervous system, is rare and fatal. The little boy from Sykesville has a big heart but his system is failing, according to family friend Abby Plusen. Plusen is helping to run a fundraiser [...]
A wave of nostalgia
Friday, August 28th, 2009When hurricane Bill kicked up some serious surf in Rhode Island last weekend, many of us parents rediscovered a joy of childhood — Boogie Boarding. I had totally forgotten how much of a thrill it could be. A friend dragged me out on Saturday and that’s all it took. I was hooked. I was practically [...]
The Maryland State Fair is underway
Friday, August 28th, 2009Ferris wheels, petting zoos, 4-H contests and fried dough can only mean one thing — fair season is here. The Maryland State Fair starts Aug. 28 and runs until Sept. 7 at the Timonium Fairgrounds, 2200 York Road in Timonium. While you have the chance, get your fill of ivestock, crafts, produce, farm and garden [...]
Wee Chic offers unique clothes for tiny tots
Thursday, August 27th, 2009When Bridget Quinn Stickline had a baby two and a half years ago, she felt there were no local stores with contemporary and age-appropriate clothes for kids. “I realized there was a huge void in our market in Maryland,” says Stickline, a Ruxton resident with a background in retail. To remedy that, she has opened [...]
My Husband Called Me the “F” Word
Thursday, August 27th, 2009It’s vacation time at Maryland Family, but our guest blogger today is local mom Kim Hess, a stay-at-home mother of two: No. Not Fat. Worse. One evening after putting the kids to bed, my husband looked over at me and said, “You look frumpy.” Frumpy? I had been working out and dropped a clothes size. [...]
When even hello is hard
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009It’s excruciating to watch — the painfully shy child who doesn’t engage with peers, choosing instead to sit on the sidelines while the fun goes on around him. New situations, like starting school, can exacerbate the situation, often unleashing a rash of overwhelming fears and anxieties for shy children. Parents want to help, but may [...]
Where memories are made
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009We are vacationing in a small town called Weekapaug in south eastern Rhode Island. My dad has been coming to this small, summer vacation spot on the Block Island Sound since 1938. I’ve been coming since I was a baby. The other day, I was talking to a mom on the beach who has only [...]
Bat Mitzvah at 40?
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009It’s vacation time at Maryland Family, but our guest blogger today is Jennifer Dansicker — the editor of Harford Magazine and mother of Henry, 6, Audrey, 5, and Stanley, 4. It’s funny how your childhood longings seem to follow you around in some way, shape or form. For me the desire to have a bat [...]
Back-to-school facts from Howard County
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Did you know: On Tuesday morning, August 25, 4,563 teachers arrived at 72 public schools across Howard County. Howard County will have hired approximately 200 new teachers for the 2009-2010 academic year when all positions are filled. (Thirty-six were hired to fill new positions; the rest fill vacancies created by resignations or retirements.) Nearly 25 [...]