Happy Thanksgivukkah! – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
November 27th, 2013
For the first time since 1888, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah will converge, marking the first joint celebration of the two holidays aptly named Thanksgivukkah. This year Thanksgiving Day will mark the first day of Hanukkah – the eight-day festival that celebrates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple ...
Holiday DVDs for the Whole Family! – Review by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
November 13th, 2013
Tis' the season to be caring with the all-new CGI holiday special Care Bears: The Great Giving Holiday on DVD, Digital Download, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Currently airing on the Hub Network in 72 million households, the popularity of the iconic Care Bears continues with this latest magical adventure about ...
MOM LUVIN’ THEATRE: Robin Chats with Singer/Producer Shea Arender of “Shea: Prince of Christmas”
November 1st, 2013
Come holiday season 2013, Shea Arender, aka “SHEA,” will become this year’s first and only solo artist headlining his own, self-produced musical show on or Off- Broadway. This November, the world premiere is set to launch live in New York City at the St. Lukes Theatre entitled – SHEA “PRINCE ...
Who’s Training Who? by Heather Bowles
December 29th, 2012
Remember those Saturday night gatherings I've been telling you ladies about? The ones where my husband and I bounce back and forth between entertaining friends and trying to coax our daughter back to sleep, usually unsuccessfully? Even though I've always been a bit of a night owl, I'd be willing ...
On This Christmas Day by Margaret Hart
December 25th, 2012
On this Christmas day, I am thankful for the chance to spend time with my family and friends. I am especially grateful because, like many in my state and around the country, I am still grieving for the lives lost of children and adults who were taken too soon in ...
Adventures in Attachment Parenting: We Need A Little Christmas by Allison Silver
December 20th, 2012
Like many of you I have been watching the news of the terrible tragedy in Connecticut for the past week. I have read the various articles including numerous postings on Facebook and Twitter regarding tougher gun control and the need for better mental health services. And while these are important ...
Holiday Snafu – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
December 19th, 2012
Last week I wrote about how joyous it was to have time to “breathe” when you celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. Joyous my reindeer hoof! A week ago, I had an endometrial biopsy. I spoke to at least a dozen women who had that procedure, including one who had one unexpectantly ...
A Holiday Time to Breathe – by Cara Potapshyn Meyers
December 12th, 2012
If my aging memory serves correct, I believe that Hanukkah and Christmas have overlapped for several years now. I could be off by a year somewhere. However since my son was perhaps four-years-old (5 years ago), I have been playing hopscotch trying to prepare and celebrate Hanukkah at the same ...
Happy, Healthy, Frugal Holidays! by Heather Bowles
November 10th, 2012
This week, for Tabitha's weekly outing, I decided to brave her first Christmas shopping experience. It's early enough in the season that I'm not taking my life into my own hands by picking up that toy every grandmother has her eye on, but not so early that what I pick ...
