“Long before your grandparents’ grandparents were babies, before they walked or talked or tied their own shoes, I was built with shovel and pail, hammer and nail, brick and stone.” So starts the new children’s book just published by the Jewish Museum of Maryland that tells the tale of the Lloyd Street Synagogue in Baltimore. [...]
Archive for May, 2011
A synagogue tells of its storied past in a new children’s book
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Top 10 reasons why Memorial Day is the best
Tuesday, May 31st, 201110. Four days left of school. 9. Going to bed sweating rather than freezing. 8. Just three kids still playing in lacrosse and after the weekend, just one. 7. The sweet scent of honeysuckle. 6. Shorts and flip flops. 5. Almost done with homework. 4. Fresh strawberries, water mellon and corn on the cob. 3. [...]
June Classes & Support Groups
Sunday, May 29th, 2011Classes Registration required World Travel Club Explore exotic lands and unique cultures through stories, music and games. Receive a passport to stamp upon departure from each class. Ages 2 to 5. Five week series. Fridays June 24 to July 22. Registration required. Elkridge Library. Healthy Kids Health concepts inspired by children’s literature. Ages 3 to [...]
Events, story times and parent groups in June
Sunday, May 29th, 2011For additional listings see our interactive calendar here. Event’s Key: AC: Anne Arundel County B: Baltimore City, BC: Baltimore County, CC: Carroll County, FC: Frederick County, HC: Howard County, HR: Harford County, MC: Montgomery County, PG: Prince George’s County 2 Thursday HC | Family Movie Showing of “Karate Kid” with free popcorn and drinks. 6:30 [...]
The most repeated phrase in my family
Friday, May 27th, 2011“Please stop.” These are the two words most said in our house. As in please stop singing that, please stop playing with that, please stop touching me, please stop saying that, please stop looking at me, please stop eating that, please stop making that face, please stop burping, please stop listening, please stop talking, please [...]
The gift givers
Thursday, May 26th, 2011The other day Lilly wrapped up a present and put it on Jonah’s bed. He was in a horrible humor at the time but when he saw the gift, it transformed him. He was so excited. It was a stretchy rubber caterpillar of Lilly’s that he had been playing with earlier in the day. The [...]
Summer at City Dock kicks off in Annapolis this weekend
Thursday, May 26th, 2011There will be magic, music and family fun to kick off Summer at City Dock this Sunday from 2 to 7 p.m. at Susan Campbell Park in Downtown Annapolis. Squire Fred, Town Crier, will welcome all to the opening festivities. Next up will be Unicycle Lady – One Woman Wheelie Witty Wacky Silly Suitcase Circus [...]
‘The Young & the Restless,’ still on after all of these years
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011My mom had surgery yesterday to repair her arm which she broke last week when she slipped getting out of the shower. My sister and I took turns sitting with her and my dad at the hospital. When I arrived for my shift, she was in pre-op. She was nervous and antsy, so I tried [...]
Website links Jewish babysitters with local families
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011A long-time babysitter, and now an administrator at a preschool, Lauren Shapiro always had parents asking if she could babysit and friends asking if she could find them sitting jobs. At times it got overwhelming, and that’s when she came up with the idea of J-Sitter.com — an online networking service that connects Jewish babysitters, [...]
An ungrateful 6-year-old
Tuesday, May 24th, 2011Last week Jonah, my 6-year-old, wanted a sausage patty for breakfast. His older brother wanted one too but we only had one left. Johan refused to share it. So instead of eating half, he chose to have none. Yesterday I had one bottle of chocolate milk. I told the kids they could share it. Adam [...]