Don’t Worry Everything Will Be Fine by Conlee Ricketts
January 27th, 2014
[caption id="attachment_16929" align="alignleft" width="222"] In the shadow of fear[/caption] As a “grown up” the words, “it will all be O.K.” comforts me because I know—good or bad—the events of my life will roll along as they should. I learned though (the very hard way) that these words are just a big ...
All Aboard by Peggy Bogaard-Lapp
January 11th, 2014
Recently, I came across a blog post titled "What is your profession, and what has your work life taught you?" I instantly thought of how ironic it was that I was in a job that had me surrounded by children, because I never, ever, (ever) saw myself working with kids. ...
Celebrating Earth Day by Margaret Hart
April 23rd, 2013
I like being organized. I like to be able to find things quickly and easily. But lately, I have been overwhelmed by all the paper that has flooded my son's backpack, making it's way into my home and cluttering up my family inbox. I'm drowning in school flyers, and they ...
The Classic Field Trip by Dina Ramon
February 21st, 2013
I’ve finally figured out what I want to be when I grow up - a Professional Chaperone for School Field Trips. How’s that for a job title?! I decided this after a truly exceptional field trip with my daughter’s elementary school class to a museum in our Nation’s Capital. I ...
The Social Child by Margaret Hart
February 5th, 2013
My son is a total extrovert. He is very social and outgoing and loves to talk and play and have fun doing just about anything. He's been this way since birth. He started talking at six months, and by 12 months was babbling up a storm, and showed signs of ...
Puppy Love by Margaret Hart
October 16th, 2012
This week, as I was sitting in the media center at my son's school waiting for him to finish his last game at chess club, a friend of his came up to me and announced that two girls in the club had "a crush" on my son. One of the ...
Dangerous Case of Mistaken Identity by Robin Gorman Newman
My fourth grade son came home from school the other day and said “mommy…something happened in school today.” I said, “tell me.” He said, “a drunk man came into SCOPE (the after school program). I said “what?” He said a “drunk came in.” “How do you know he was drunk?” ...
