The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore will host an open house for prospective volunteers on Sunday, Feb. 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Zoo’s Mansion House. Every year, hundreds of volunteers donate over 30,000 hours to further the zoo’s mission of education, conservation, recreation, and research. Volunteers help with everything from education and [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Zoo is Looking for Volunteers
Monday, January 25th, 2010Terra Cotta Warriors on Display at NatGeo Museum
Monday, January 25th, 2010Stand face to face with Chinese soldiers molded more than 2,000 years ago to accompany China’s first emperor into the afterlife in the National Georgraphic Museum’s exhibition “Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor.” The Washington museum is the last scheduled stop in the United States for the exhibition, which is great for families [...]
Sweet sixteen
Monday, January 25th, 2010I helped chaperone a friend’s daughter’s 16th birthday party the other night. There were about 50 girls there — most dressed to the nines — and a handful of boys in jeans and hoodies. Watching them interact, I was taken back to how terribly hard it was to be a teenager and at the same [...]
Hibuurr-nation
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Curious about how and why animals hibernate in winter? Then come learn how some animals prepare for winter Jan. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Soldiers Delight area of Patapsco State Park. Children ages 6 to 12 can take a short hike to look for signs of animals preparing to hibernate. Craft included. [...]
129 days until the pool opens
Friday, January 22nd, 2010This blog was written by my co-editor Cheryl Clemens: That’s right – Memorial Day is only 129 days away. Are you as nauseated as I am? Once upon a time I used to be at the gym by 5:30 a.m., four times a week. But these days I can’t seem to find time in my [...]
A moment of the school day
Thursday, January 21st, 2010Sometimes during the day, I find myself wondering what my kids are up to or how their school day is going. Yesterday I got a small glimpse into the day of my 9-year-old twins thanks to their teacher — who happens to be technically adept and a Facebook friend of mine. When I logged onto [...]
Dealing with dichotomy
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010A picture on the front page of The Sun yesterday of homeless Haitians in a makeshift camp has me ashamed of the excess in our home. We have too much food in the pantry, little free space in the freezer, so many toys that there is no place to put them and a house too [...]
Mom’s big day
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Yesterday was my birthday. The kids were off school which I thought was a drawback but it ended up being positive because I didn’t have to get out of bed first thing. I can’t call it sleeping in, because I was joined by a rambunctious 5-year-old and a kitten in “attack mode” at 7 a.m. [...]
‘Papageno’ at Smith Theatre
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Catch a magical tale of princes, dragons and singing birds as Peabody Opera Outreach presents “Papageno” Jan. 24 in the Smith Theatre at Howard Community College. This fully staged and costumed version of Mozart’s opera, “The Magic Flute” — from Papageno’s point of view — is for all ages. Shows are at 3 and 4:30 [...]
Disconnected
Monday, January 18th, 2010Our router died last Thursday morning. By 9 a.m., I was on the phone with Verizon. As it turns out, they had to mail us one. You can’t pick it up at a nearby location — which would seem logical — the only option is UPS. I explained to the Verizon representative that I worked [...]