Mommy moments

IT Insider Guide to Teacher’s Gifts

By on November 23, 2011

As the holiday season approaches, I have to admit that as a teacher, I get embarrassed by the gifts that the families of the children in my class give to me.  Honestly, I love my job, and couldn’t imagine doing anything else…teaching is truly what makes me tick.  Every year, at my school, teachers are [...]

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Vis-IT: Monkey Trunks in Chocorua, NH

By on October 15, 2011

Is laying on the beach not your style?  Looking for an adventurous destination where your family can have some fun but challenge themselves?  Look no further than Monkey Trunks, a high rope and zipline adventure park for the entire family!  Located in three different location s in New England, Monkey Trunks opened  in June 2008 [...]

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Mom’s Night Out with Jen & Barb, Mom Life

By on September 24, 2011

It’s amazing how far social media has come. From bringing people and brands together to connecting mom’s with similar interests for play dates! In fact, that is how Tee and I met-through a group I had set up for Working Moms in the area via meetup.com. Sites like Mom Life lets moms know that they [...]

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Favor-IT Summer Escape: NYC Playground Packing Checklist

By on June 25, 2011

It’s officially summer time in the city! Hooray! Although I must admit it’s not as much fun being a mommy on summer break, as it was being a kid. But I’ve found it can be a lot more fun if I plan accordingly. We make almost daily excursions to local NYC playgrounds and if I [...]

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Mommy-To-Be Must-Haves

By on June 3, 2011

I would like to think that I was “glowing” through my pregnancy.  I attribute that, in part, to keeping up a regular exercise routine and getting (whenever possible) lots of sleep.  While that was a bit more difficult during my 2nd pregnancy (the sleeping part especially), there were other items that were a HUGE help [...]

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NYC Birthday Adventure & Giveaway: Princesses & Pirates

By on July 23, 2010

Last month marked a special occasion in our family—Kieran turned 3!  We decided to combine her two loves, princesses and Central Park.  All of her friends were invited to wear their favorite princess dress to the party.  In order to not exclude the boys, they were provided with pirate regalia (hats and eyepatches). To be [...]

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Potty Training Awareness Month

By on June 22, 2010

Did you know that June was Potty Awareness Month?  Well it is and we have decided to share our potty training experiences with our readers. Good Luck to all of you who are embarking on this journey! It can be tough or in some cases (see Heather’s story) very easy! Don’t give up and please [...]

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Mommy: Our first "kids"

By on April 15, 2010

Our first kid was our dog Nigel. We’ve had this little Yorkshire Terrier since he was 12 weeks old. He’s recently celebrated his 10th birthday. Nigel is still blonde and steel blue, beautiful I say, but oh so stubborn! We also have a female dog named Sable that we adopted when we first moved out [...]

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I’m not peeing…ANYMORE!

By on March 14, 2010

Potty training our daughter has been a sllloooowww process for us. Me, my hubbie and our daycare provider have all been going with the flow, being patient and offering our support to Teagan. BUT honestly? I’m ready to move on! I’m so sick of changing diapers!  Although, Teagan has different feelings about it.  Sitting in [...]

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Kids say the cutest things. Well, most of the time.

By on February 14, 2010

Of course, I’m totally biased when it comes to Teagan. She makes the smartest, cutest and funniest comments ever! And her little voice is just precious. She has a great vocabulary (yes, I’m bragging) and has a great sense of humor. Some of my recent favorite Teagan sayings: 1) Daddy drinks a grande drip, no [...]

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