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Beyonce and The Buzz

Saw a meme this week that said “you have as many hours in the day as Beyonce” and I thought … nope. That’s wrong. Beyonce has a team of people to do things for her that I have to do myself … laundry, grocery shopping, cooking, running to Walgreens because you’re out of dishwasher soap or deodorant. I mean, yes, in theory, we each have the same 24 hours each day BUT we don’t have the same resources or the same responsibilities. I imagine that Beyonce helps Blue Ivy with her ho

Get Out The Vote

Get Out The Vote

Long before I ever decided to run for office, my husband and I decided Brandywine Hundred would be home: the place we would start and raise our family. Our community is one of the oldest suburbs in Delaware, and it is home to some of the First State’s best schools, safest communities and thriving small businesses. But in 2020, we cannot take any piece of that for granted. In 2020, we need to vote. I know that it can be easy to become disenchanted with politics, particularly i

Silver Linings

All it took was my sister casually mentioning that she’d hang with our kids if we wanted to get away for a weekend, and I got right online and booked a little getaway. Did zero research beyond seeing one comment on a thread on Hockessin Gossip Girls about a place called the Bavarian Inn near Harper’s Ferry, and I thought huh, sounds good, went online, booked it, and gave it not additional thought until about 24 hours before we left. Typically when we travel, we enjoy explorin

It’s time to Vaccinate your Family Against Influenza!

It’s time to Vaccinate your Family Against Influenza!

Jonathan Miller, MD, Chief, Primary Care and Medical Director, Value-Based Care and Meghan Walls, PsyD, Pediatric Psychologist, Legislative and Policy Advisor As we enter the fall season, families are asking about the importance of the flu vaccine in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic. The flu vaccine is recommended for all kids over 6 months of age – every year – but this year the flu vaccine is even more crucial. There are two main reasons for this. First, the symptoms o

Quarantine Halloween

Among the big questions circulating these days is this one: what’s going on for Halloween? Costumes and cute pictures aside, are you planning to trick-or-treat? Keeping it a little more intimate this year? Our neighborhood had declared a dusk timeframe for trick or treating - 5 pm ish - and suggested tables in driveways, so no one has to approach houses or even people if they don’t want to. We’ll be sitting nearby enjoying a fire-pit and hope to see cute costumed kids from th

The Salesianum Schoolhouse

The Salesianum Schoolhouse

For as challenging as the COVID-19 epidemic has been, it has also presented some real opportunities for Salesianum to innovate and discover new operating possibilities. Our schoolhouse is just one manifestation of that reality. In working with our principal, Father Chris Beretta, this summer, it became apparent to us that the fall was going to be different than the initial shutdown in the spring. Unlike in March, when everyone was working from home, or simply not working,

The Peer Pressure Struggle Is Real

So, we’ve alllll seen the news. The White House hosted a party and everyone got COVID as a party favor. But here’s the thing - the President of the University of Notre Dame was there to cheer on the #ContagiousACB, and he got COVID too. But he expects ND students to wear masks and social distance. Do as I say, not as I do, anyone? Why didn’t he follow the rules he so clearly understands and advocates for on his campus? Two words: PEER PRESSURE. The struggle is real. I’m sure

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