Tears stung my eyes as my husband drove our family away from New York City. It was moving day, in the middle of the pandemic and we were headed to our new house in Connecticut. Although I knew this day was coming, nothing could prepare me for the reality of it. Never had I lived […]
Giggling, my four-year-old twin daughters held stuffed animals up to my computer. Smiling back at them from the screen, their teacher asked what the various toys’ names were. It was morning meeting and show and tell was in full swing. For over a month now this has been our new normal. Instead of rushing out […]
The gaggle of four-year-old preschoolers eyed me from behind multi colored felt masks. Each wore a gilded crown, shiny satin cape and sparkly plastic necklace. All the mini superhero kings and queens were ready to perform. My twin daughters’ head teacher had asked if I’d talk to her class about costume design and we were […]
Smiling and giggling my young twin daughters gleefully eyed plates piled high with pastel macarons and decadent cream filled pastry cups. It was their half birthday and they were officially four-and-a-half years old! Our little party was not overly lavish like those thrown by Marie Antoinette, but it was still quite festive. However, I think […]
Giggling, my four-year-old twin daughters raced through the apple orchard. Their sparkly sneakers leaving a sprinkling of glitter on the grassy path. My urbanite preschoolers were enjoying their excursion into the county to pick apples. As they eyed the various types of apples, and stretched tall to reach them, I could tell they loved the […]
