A New Year, Finally
It will be a New Year’s Rockin’ Eve like no other - an empty Manhattan on the TV, an empty living room right here at home. 2020 will finally be behind us. We start the year filled with hope, toasting to the possibilities that lie ahead and reflecting on the memories we made. A few weeks ago, we celebrated Christmas with our family. 17 of us gathered in my driveway, five separate tables for the five separate families that gathered. Individual cheese plates and crudite, individ
A Holiday To Remember
Santa got his vaccine from Dr. Fauci himself - and our friends and neighbors at Christiana Care and Nemours and Beebe are getting their vaccines too. When it’s your turn, please sign up. Why? Vaccines cause adults. Kids weren’t included in the studies so it’s up to us (spoiler alert, it’s ALWAYS UP TO US) to protect them - and the way we do that is by getting vaccinated the very first chance we get, and continuing to wear masks, keep our distance, and make good choices about
Ninja Magic
It’s the time of year when - in normal times - we make all kind of magic, with the help of stealth delivery personnel, a few lunch breaks spent running errands, and maybe an afternoon at Grandma’s so we can wrap and strategically hide. Ummmmm, let’s just add “ninja” to our regular roster of holiday merriment — because it’s pretty hard to do magical things in the home when the recipients of the magic are in the home ALL THE TIME. Moms of older kids have it a little easier - th
It’s the Most Whatever Time of the Whatever
This week, Hanukkah begins — the annual celebration of the miracle of light, the miracle of when too little is - in fact - enough, the miracle of patience and grit. The miracle of light in the darkness. We’ve never needed the symbolism of Hanukkah more. Our elected officials and medical professionals and (some) school administrators are PLEADING with us to stay home. They are pleading with us to be patient. They are pleading with us to consider the health and survival of othe
#FundOurFuture
As a mom, I know how stressful things are right now. And I’m grateful for the childcare providers in my life for the valuable services they provide to families. As a provider, I’m also stressed: The early education field is on the brink of catastrophe. I know how important childcare is in the COVID-era. I own and operate the Educational Enrichment Center in Wilmington, and I serve as president-elect for deaeyc, the Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children. We