We took advantage of the cloudy weather at the beach this past weekend and visited a new Jersey Shore attraction: The Sand Museum in Seaside Park, NJ! The 5,000+ square foot museum is located inside a large tent along Ocean Avenue and N Street. The museum features sand sculptures by artist, Ed Jarrett who currently…
What do you do when you are sick of the all the snow we have had all season? You drive to Vermont and ski, of course! That is just what we did this past weekend. Friday morning we dragged ourselves out of bed and were on the road by 6:30 am. Luckily, we didn’t hit…
A few years ago, I was hosting an event at my house. During a conversation about birth order, one of my new friends assumed I was the second child in my family. I wasn’t sure if I should feel insulted or flattered. I should start by telling you that I have a younger sister and…
I mentioned last week that the kids and I were working on this year’s cardboard boat for the annual Cardboard Boat Regatta at the pool. We worked on the boat last Thursday before hopping in the car and road-tripping to Washington D.C. for the weekend with the family. We made it home yesterday just in…
Many of you are sending your kids off to school in the next few weeks. Here in New Jersey, the kids start after Labor Day so basically we have another month left of summer fun. (Don’t be too envious though, our kids don’t get out of school until mid-June!) Anyway, the other night while doing…
As parents, I think we second guess ourselves…a lot. Well at least I do. Are they eating healthy enough? Are they getting enough sleep? Are they over scheduled? Are they spending too much time on video games? Am I being too overprotective? Am I letting them get away with too much? Am I being the…