Before it went bad (and then good again) As you well know given my post from Wednesday, yesterday was James’ first day of preschool and, I’m sorry to say, it didn’t start out as well as I would have liked. Or, actually, it started out fantastically, with James thrilled to be going to Pine Village,… Read more »

This past week, my sister Jessica took care of James as it is childcare vacation week, but both Kelley and I had to work. She wrote this post about her time with James and graciously agreed to let us use it as a guest blog entry. Thank you, Aunt Jessica!  The 25 things I learned… Read more »

So there my sister and I were last week, driving down the charming Cape Cod road happily chatting when, from behind us, James piped up, “Here comes the binky!” and a binky landed in my lap. Hold on a second, you say. Isn’t that kid almost three years old? Isn’t that way too late for… Read more »

Part of what sets Pine Village apart:  co-founders Brid and Emma A few weeks ago, I joined PVP’s Enrollment Director Kendra Bucklin at Back Bay’s Kingsley Montessori Meet the Schools Night. One of the questions that a prospective parent asked me was, What sets Pine Village apart from all the other schools out there? For… Read more »

Let’s go to the beach Vamos a la Playa It’s that time of year, finally! The weather is warmer and you can take the kids outside to play. Whether you’re at the beach or playing in the yard, we’ve got your back with some useful vocabulary words for summer-time fun!   The Beach- La playa… Read more »

I am so ridiculously happy to say: this week’s blog is about books. In honor of our Authors’ Month curriculum theme, which, o.k., is now officially over, but since I wrote this on the night of April 30, I’m still within the bounds. 
 As you know, my hope had been to write about books… Read more »

James (2), watching for helicoptersoutside our window So, apparently, I spoke too soon. Remember last week how I said my family wasn’t directly affected by the events of the week? On Friday morning we woke up to a phone call at 6:08 a.m. Early morning phone calls are rarely good, and my heart was pounding… Read more »

This week’s blog post was supposed to be about books. I got a little heavy last week, so I thought that I’d lighten things up, go with the curriculum theme of the month, and focus on the books that James looks forward to every night. But, obviously, that isn’t exactly at the top of my… Read more »

I have to be honest, this has been a tough couple of weeks. Slipping on the ice and giving myself a concussion – not fun. Having the fog evaporate and realizing exactly how much fell through the cracks when I was off in concussion-la-la land? Really not fun. In a really really kind of way…. Read more »