It takes a village
Posted in Grown-Ups: Recipes on Feb 28th, 2009
I have a crock pot. I have had it since I my wedding 12 years ago, but only began using it a couple of years ago. I don’t know if I thought it was the perfect accessory when I found myself a stay at home mom (like Dansko clogs and bright accessories to make […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 24th, 2009
Part one of this article can be found here.
Once you know what you want in a nanny, there are many ways to find the right person for your family’s needs, and the search methods involve various levels of expense or time and screening. Word of mouth sometimes transitions in a […]
Posted in Children: Entertainment on Feb 23rd, 2009
This Tuesday, the 24th, from 10am – 12noon, you can celebrate Mardi Gras with Whole Foods Market Fresh Pond. Take the kids for a fun morning of cookie decorating, mask making, and samples from your favorite kid friendly brands. They will have story time with Barefoot Books and a sing along. You can also enter […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 20th, 2009
Dear Users and Neighbors of Alexander W. Kemp Playground (aka, Cambridge Common playground),
Beginning next week (February 23-27), the Cambridge Department of Public Works and the City’s contractor, JNJ Sacca Inc., expect to begin removal of the existing playground equipment on Cambridge Common. This will be the first step in preparing the site for eventual installation […]
Posted in Children: Entertainment, Uncategorized on Feb 19th, 2009
Our five-year-old keeps wondering why women’s sports aren’t televised (except for the Olympics). We explain that just because they aren’t on tv doesn’t mean they’re not playing. To prove our point, we took our girls to a Harvard College women’s basketball game.
The Lavietes Pavillion, where both the women’s and men’s teams play, is […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 18th, 2009
We Cambridge Mom Bloggers have been talking about posting something about finding a good nanny for a while. But we know very little about hiring a good nanny, so we called in an expert. Janice is a professional nanny who I met when my daughter was in preschool. All of us moms were impressed […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 14th, 2009
My children are dentally challenged — they didn’t start getting baby teeth until nearly 6 months after most and my son, who has just turned 7, has his first two adult teeth popping through the gums (though the baby teeth appear to be solidly intact.) As such, I have yet to interact with the tooth […]
Posted in Children: Camps and Classes on Feb 12th, 2009
Not everyone gets their act together for school vacation weeks (me), so if you don’t have your kids lined up for all day workshops at Kidstock (or Habitat in Belmont, or other lovely/expensive program in the area) it is exciting to know that in addition to the libraries in the area (check out individual web […]
Posted in Children: Elementary School, Children: High School, Children: Preschool on Feb 9th, 2009
Interesting article here.
Posted in Responsible citizens on Feb 6th, 2009
My husband just introduced me to www.pipl.com, which claims to be “the most comprehensive people search on the web.” It freaked me out. After typing in my name, city and state, I suddenly had access to all the information about me available on the web. It’s Google on steroids, and it frightened […]
Posted in Children: Entertainment on Feb 5th, 2009
Porter Square Books (have you tried the fresh spring rolls in the cafe by the way? delicious! no, seriously) celebrates the release of Cambridge author Michael Sussman’s first children’s book - Otto Grows Down. Yay for local authors at local bookstores! Saturday 5-6:30pm.
Here’s the glowing Kirkus Review:
“The deadpan drollery of Magoon’s cartoon-style illustrations should appeal […]
Posted in Responsible citizens on Feb 5th, 2009
Cambridge is having an Electronics Recycling Event on February 28th (sponsored by Samsung - thanks Samsung! Even if you make semi-disposable electronic gadgets, I do appreciate you helping to take some of them back….). You can bring the following items to the National Guard Armory (450 Concord Avenue) on February 28th from 9am to 2pm: […]
