We are August vacationers and late August at that, so I’m not too enamored with the fall sports schedules. It seems like every year, practices start earlier. This leaves parents two options — forgo August vacations or blow off practice. We’ve chosen the latter. My girls had a week of field hockey practice before we [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Lazy days of August?
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Convert from introvert
Monday, August 30th, 2010I just reread a blog from June in which I explained that my oldest daughter is an introvert and how I promised I would not nag her to be more social this summer. Looking at my daughter today, I can’t believe she’s the same child I described just three months ago. She spent July hanging [...]
Mommy Messages
Monday, August 30th, 2010Want to let your children know you are thinking about them when they are at school, but have little time to jot a note for their lunchbox? Now you can buy mini note cards called Mommy Messages for just that purpose. Two sisters came up with the idea for the cards that express sentiments such [...]
A new mom shares her must-haves
Friday, August 27th, 2010Our guest blogger today is Liz Vitchock, mom to 6-month-old Jake. I became a mom for the first time on February 16. These are the things I have found either invaluable to my sanity in the past 12 weeks, or, in the case of the Mustela products, just so nice an experience that I’m glad [...]
Maryland State Fair
Friday, August 27th, 2010Maryland State Fair: Aug. 27 to Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the State Fairgrounds in Timonium. Livestock, crafts, produce, farm and garden exhibits, food, midway rides, horse raising and entertainment. Admission $8; children 6 to 11, $3; under 6, free. www.marylandstatefair.com
Vacationing back in time
Thursday, August 26th, 2010My family has been vacationing in a small beach front community in Rhode Island where my dad’s family has been coming since 1938. It’s a great little place where people have known each other for years and the kids are free to roam on their own without worry — not too different from 1938. There’s [...]
Carroll County Family Center Y to expand
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Members of the Carroll County Family Center Y could soon have more room for fitness activities, more room for children to play and more multipurpose spaces thanks to a renovation and expansion expected to begin this summer. The expansion will add approximately 5,000 square feet to the existing 24,000-square-foot center located at 1719 Sykesville Road. [...]
Have fun on the run on I-95
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010You and your family may be well-versed in what attractions are near Interstate-95 in our neck of the woods. But if you plan to travel north or south along this main artery any time soon, consider taking along “Kids Love I-95,” a new family guidebook with hundreds of family-friendly attractions. The book contains more than [...]
Bye-bye freshmen
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010My oldest is 18 and while most of his friends are preparing to leave for college or have already left, Danny is still at home. He was accepted into the Rouse Scholar Program and will attend Howard Community College for the next two years. While I know he is eager to break free and be [...]
Baltimore Navy Week
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010If your kids like big ships and to see sailors in action, than head down to the Inner Harbor this weekend. Baltimore was selected this year to host the city’s first ever Navy Week which will include a series of events conducted by the United States Navy, Aug. 28 to Sept. 6 in downtown Baltimore [...]