A Trip to the Long Island Children’s Museum

Our Family Summer Fun continues!  With highs reaching well into the 90s this past weekend, it would be torture having my baby girl in the house.  I search Facebook for idea and stumbled across this.  The Long Island Children’s Museum was the perfect place to be to cool off from this season’s second heat wave….

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Mourning a Mom’s Loss

I can’t lie.  There have been times when I unknowingly fall asleep for a few minutes while Princess  quietly plays next to me.  I remember feeling startled and guilty upon waking up to find her safe and sound.  What if something happened to her?  I would never forgive myself.  Unfortunately, this kind of thing does…

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What’s Princess Saying?

Princess loves this book. It’s based on Bob Marley’s song, One Love.

Call Me a Hot Mess Mama

I thought the older a child gets, the easier it would be.  Since moving up to oranges this week, it’s quite the opposite.  It seems like the older my baby girl gets, the more crap we have to lug to daycare.  I stayed up mad late Sunday night getting all her things ready for her…

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Family Summer Fun

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ll be focusing on family fun this summer.  I’ll be highlighting kid friendly places the whole family could enjoy.  So far, we’ve been to the zoo.  But this weekend, we chose to keep it simple.  We live near the water, and decided to take Princess for a walk…

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They Sent My Baby Home in a Dirty Diaper

One of the toughest parts of being a working mom is having to leave my child in someone else’s hands.  I’ve always been happy with Princess’s daycare.  The teachers have been attentive, and she’s made some friends.  As is usually the case, there are there are times when I’d find unexplainable bruises.  I normally chalk…

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Father’s Day at the Bronx Zoo

With summer just around the corner, I’ve been thinking of ways to enjoy some family fun.  Then I  thought, “Wouldn’t it be great to do a Summer Family Fun series?” Throughout the summer I’ll be highlighting some exciting places.  My blog is about balancing career and motherhood (and a ton of other things).  It’s always…

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Can’t Let the Rain Get in the Way!

It was a pretty soggy day. But, we managed to squeeze in some outdoor fun!