It takes a village
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 31st, 2008
We would love to post a collage of all our children (and parents!) as their Halloween alter egos. If you are willing to share, please e-mail us a your favorite Halloween photo (you can include a brief description if you want) to Cambridgemoms(at)gmail(dot)com. Please email it to us by Sunday.
Happy […]
Posted in Children: Health on Oct 30th, 2008
There’s a good run down of the facts here, thanks to Moms Rising.
Posted in Responsible citizens on Oct 30th, 2008
Biting wind today…..We are officially in the hats and mittens days…..If you’re wondering about the best ways to seal up your drafty corners this winter, here’s the event/organization for you:
Where and When: November 15th, 12:30-5pm, 21 Acorn Street Cambridge
What: Opportunity to help to weatherize a neighbor’s home and learn some skills you can use for […]
Posted in Children: Entertainment on Oct 28th, 2008
A friend of mine sent me this link– my kids loved it!
www.cubpack81.com/images/carve_pumpkin.swf
Posted in Responsible citizens on Oct 27th, 2008
There are so many charitable organizations out there, doing such important work, that it is hard to know who will put your $10 or $1,000 to better use. I would like to use this forum to share, discuss and learn about various charitable organizations. Myself and other contributors will pick an organization to highlight […]
Posted in Children: Entertainment on Oct 23rd, 2008
My kids play dress up every day, so Halloween is icing on the cake! They seem even more into the holiday this year, so I set out to find some free, fun and local ideas. Here are a few…
Somerville’s annual Halloween Stroll on Sunday, October 26th takes our costumed wonders from Statue Park […]
Posted in Grown-Ups: Entertainment on Oct 23rd, 2008
Like some families that choose to ignore the bellowing call of lush lawns and “great schools” of the ‘burbs, I have struggled with the question of public school versus private school. I’d love to write a bit more about my personal odyssey, but that will have to wait until I have a few more […]
Posted in Children: High School on Oct 22nd, 2008
If the Boston Magazine schools issue (and the article about the overbudget renovation of Newton North) got you wondering about what’s going on with our high school’s proposed renovation, there’s a meeting tomorrow night at 6pm in the high school cafeteria.
You can read up on the renovation plans here. Wonder if they worked out their […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 20th, 2008
Alright. It’s official. It is mitten time. Yes, a little early, but here we are. My children woke up this morning and immediately bolted for the door to play in the “snow” (frost). Before I even made it downstairs, they had found the box of winter goods, dumped it onto the floor, and found two […]
Posted in Politics, Responsible citizens on Oct 18th, 2008
The election is around the corner and, aside from the who will be the next President, there are a few other important decisions that will be made this November 4th. (This post is decidedly factual, and not opinionated. If you have an opinion about an issue that you would like to share, please comment below.)
Issue […]
Posted in Children: Entertainment on Oct 16th, 2008
Inspired by Keegan’s post a few months back about getting our city kids into the wild, my husband and I treated our girls (ages 3 & 5) to a hike in the Middlesex Fells. We told the kids about it the night before, and they started packing their bags! After whittling down the […]
Posted in Children: Entertainment, Children: Health, Grown-Ups: Entertainment, Grown-Ups: Health on Oct 15th, 2008
I love to bike ride but don’t do it much since the kids came. What I did make time for last spring was the Somerville Historic bike tour. I took my son out on the trail-a-bike and did about 1/2 if the tour and had a great time. We had been on […]
