I joined the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) when my oldest daughter started kindergarten at Newbury Elementary School (NES). As a stay at home Mom, I consider being a member of the PTA as part of my job. I thought the PTA was going to be like my college sorority without the toga parties. To Read More
Enjoying Both Sea and Ski from Newburyport
It is with tired legs and an exhausted yet satisfied smile that I sit here in the passenger seat of our minivan en route back to Newburyport. We are heading south on 91 after a long and glorious weekend at Jay Peak in Vermont. Every year a motley crew of Newburyporters heads up for four days of Read More
Maintaining the Foundation in Newburyport
I love lists – lists of goals, lists of things to get done around the house, lists of reasons I love bacon, and of course, the to-do list. Lists are something I especially enjoy at the start of a new year. They help me to clarify and prioritize. But I recently came across a list that is more Read More
Holidays and Sibling Rivalry, Still There is No Place Like Home
We were heading back home for the holiday. Oh Joy! My husband heard the loud howling noise coming from upstairs. Unable to place the ungodly sound, he ran up the stairs taking two and three at a time. He searched frantically from room to room, fearful of what he might find. In was in the Read More
Life Lessons and Putting Yourself ‘Out There’ in Newburyport
I threw myself into the proverbial ring back in the spring when I “pulled papers” to run for a City Councilor At-Large position. Quickly I found a deep respect for anyone who decides to run for or wins an elected office. There is a certain intestinal fortitude one needs to partake in such a Read More
Forty Year Tug of War On the Newburyport Waterfront
The Godfather and Clockwork Orange ruled the big screens. ABBA and The Moody Blues were proudly playing on your Hi-Fi. You had to get off your bum and walk over to the television to turn the channel from The Brady Bunch on ABC to Hawaii Five-O on CBS once you noticed the time on your newly Read More
Is Tebow Time Just in Time
So I know it is just the start of summer and I should not be paying attention to such things, but as a mom of three sons and as a wife to a husband who really loves his sports, it is surely never too early to talk football. It is here that I will admit to my lady readers, that I much prefer Read More
Finally. Summer in Newburyport
My kids are beyond diapers and binkies now. They are not nearly as fascinated by the occasional butterfly or squirrel as they once were. Their morning breaths don’t smell oddly warm and satisfying as they did back when they slept in cribs. And it makes me a little sad, and nostalgic. The Read More
World’s Toughest Job? Thank Your Newburyport Mother this Month
The definition of bipolar per the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary is having or marked by two mutually repellent forces or diametrically opposed natures or views. The definition of mother per an unknown source......alright, according to me, is maternal tenderness or affection that creates a Read More
Partnering and Parenting in Greater Newburyport
I have an idea! Now if I say that in the vicinity of my husband, my exclamation is generally followed by his breath of exasperation and an eye roll. That’s ‘cause I have a lot of ideas and they often mean some work for him. Well, guess what, this one will too! So eye roll all you want, Read More