This year for my daughter's 7th birthday-I can't believe that I am saying it-the last birthday tip I wrote was for her 4th!  I digress, we are doing our own version of what is now a popular birthday venue.  In our

I absolutely love the Mary Poppins song "Let's go fly a kite." It brings back such nostalgia. Last year I took my daughter to the Kitefest in DC at the Washington Monument and it was her first time with a kite

Have you ever asked yourself why do grocery stores and kids not mix? Why can't all grocery stores have mandatory babysitting? Well, to a kid-unless you have a Wegman's in your area-grocery stores are one big boring

If you live in DC or nearby and you have not checked out the National Book Fest you are missing out. There is something for everyone to do. I recommend checking out the website b/c if you have a child that still naps like

I was at Target or Tarjay as my friends and I call it, and I was simply there for cat litter and to peruse the dollar bin. Now if you have read my other posts, I am not a "thrifty" shopper per se, but I always snag

My friends think that I am crazy when I say in June that I have all of the supplies needed for my daughter's end of December birthday party. But, I am a planner and organizer and I have always been and I am moreso

This is a simultaneous tip: saving time and being prepared. I keep a bag in my car for my daughter for the summer that includes: a bathing suit, panties, a towel, bug repellent, sun screen, snacks in ziploc bags, sunglasses,