Allergies 8. Those a**holes whose nut allergies have ruined peanuts on planes for everybody via Lost Luggage, Delays, and Other Problems with Air Travel. Came across this tongue in cheek article in my FB feed along with a response … Continue reading
Halloween The Switch Witch- what to do with Halloween candy This is a post from my archives. I wish the “Switch Witch” had been around when my kids were little. Posted on October 29, 2011 As Halloween approaches there is … Continue reading
TGIF As I sip my morning coffee and nibble on my Portuguese raisin muffin from Amarals Bakery this morning, many thoughts run through my head. It is a beautiful sun filled view of the Sakonnet River outside my window here … Continue reading
TGIF I love reading about the brain and all of the discoveries that have been made since I first began studying to be a nurse at NYU in 1970. At that time, we knew relatively little about the brain compared … Continue reading
TGIF For too many reasons to list, I have been absent from ParentingintheLoop for awhile. I missed writing and hopefully will be getting back into my routine. This week there were so many things that caught my eye … Continue reading
Are you an Up and Away Grandparent? Becoming a grandparent has been the greatest highlight of my life. I always knew the grandparent-grandchild relationship was a powerful and special one, from my own close relationship with my maternal grandmother. She … Continue reading
Back-to-School Jitters Most of us can remember our first days at school and the jitters that we felt. Sometimes, these jitters were happy ones…getting back back to the books and classroom meant seeing our friends again after the long hot … Continue reading
New post on Today’s Grandmum at Chicago Now! I am fortunate to be able to spend a few relaxing summer moments with my husband. We both love being near to the water…we find peace and solitude there. We find each … Continue reading
Since I wrote this post my feelings about maternal grandparents have not changed much. I am really interested in what others think… especially, moms, dads, grandmoms and granddads, themselves. Do maternal grandparents have it better…maybe, is all I have … Continue reading
Weekly Review Each week, so many interesting reads come across my feed that I want to share. It is truly impossibly difficult to sometimes choose which ones to include here. Right now, my day in brief review so far, I … Continue reading