Community service has been a big part of my life since my own childhood. My own mother often took me along as she did her “volunteer work”. It has been such a part of my life that, as an adult, I never considered if I would volunteer… it was merely a question of where and […]
Living the Example
December 2nd, 2008 · 6 Comments
Tags: Volunteer
Parenting In An Election Year
October 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments
I have a news-junkie/political wonk side of me, and as a result, my kids have heard hours of political news while in the car or hanging around the house. They’ve developed a sense of where my husband and I sit on the political spectrum, and while I think they largely have adopted many of our […]
The Book Fair Miracle
May 26th, 2008 · No Comments
For the second year in a row, I have helped organize the Book Fair at our local elementary school. We use a local shop, rather than Scholastic, and the Fair always has amazing books I’ve never seen before. This is not a fund raiser for the school- we pass on the discounts to […]
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