Bergen County–“What can we do to help?” is a question that constantly plagues us when we hear of a tragedy or of somebody going through
Few afternoons are as fun as the ones when my kids bring home the Scholastic Books Catalogue from school, its pages colorful and bright, boasting
The first time I had a friend sleep over in high school (after years of not being allowed to have sleepover company), I remember being
“Mommy! Mommy! Can you check if my frog is dead?” my daughter bursts through the front door, ignoring the fact that I am talking to
My kids are tense. They huddle on the floor, in a corner of the family room, trying to focus on a game of Monopoly, but
It’s that time of year again, the time where we are forced to spend hours of our lives attending scintillating graduations. Some are more boring
I hope I am not stoned for saying this, but I really like snow days. I have waited to make this confession until spring has
The sharp, shiny scissors glinted in the afternoon sun on a Lag B’Omer afternoon, as my father-in-law raised them to my son’s head. I watched in
Today, in celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut, my daughter swiped pink and purple makeup on her eyelids, wore a pair of too-big fancy shoes, and a
“Check on me!” one of my young children beseeches me on an almost nightly basis, after shema time and the routinely allotted resting period I
I sneaked out one night after putting the kids to bed last week to buy them some new shoes for the spring. I was on
There was a bloodcurdling scream from upstairs, and even though voice was emanating from a bathroom tucked into a bedroom, it was loud and sharp,
