Elizabeth
Halloween Candy Buy Back
About a month ago, I took my girls for a consultation at an orthodontist. He mentioned to them that even though they were not "officially" patients, they could bring their candy into the office...
What Costume Will Your Child Wear On Halloween?
Halloween 2005. My twins were weeks shy of their first birthday. I got to dress them as matching pumpkins, sit them in a pumpkin patch, and take all kinds of cute photos of them. ...
The Custom of Handwritten Thank-You Notes
I was probably eight-years old when I received my first box of personalized note cards. The cards were powder blue with "Elizabeth" printed in white, and I thought that they were quite elegant. My mother instilled...
The Mamarazzi
I love looking at the world through my camera lens. When my daughters think back on their childhood, their memories will undoubtedly include me with a camera in my hand. They have a love/hate relationship...
The Orlando Repertory Theater – A Local Treasure
The Orlando Repertory Theater is a local treasure. If you have not attended a production there, you are really missing out. Last weekend we took our daughters and a friend to see The Borrowers,...
Don’t Kid Yourself – The Holidays Are Looming
Labor Day weekend is like a siren in my head proclaiming that the holidays are on the way. Don't kid yourself people - it may still be 90 degrees - but Halloween is around the...
The Family Calendar
It's hard to find just the right calendar for tracking the activities of the entire family. I went through several versions before hitting on a simple solution that works for us. Lots of articles have...
The Birthday Party Circuit
Shortly after my girls were born, my cousin John (whose daughters were four and six at the time) offhandedly remarked, "Just wait, before you know it you will be spending your weekends on 'The...
The Avalanche of Papers
When my daughters started preschool, I was unprepared for the sheer volume of papers that came home in their folders.
By the time they were in first grade, I needed a support group to...