This past weekend, my 6-year-old daughter stole something from Target. I don’t think she meant to. She knows stealing is wrong. But, she fancies herself to be like Tinkerbell, finder of lost things. Wherever we go – the park, the pool, the parking lot – she finds discarded plastic rings, stickers, old barrettes, and she […]
I turn 37 this week. At work, I can see the Main Street Station tower across I-95. I remember driving to college at William & Mary 20 years ago and seeing that clock tower in the “big city” of Richmond. I thought it represented something so urban, so foreign and grown up. Something I couldn’t imagine ever […]
Do you love to play games with your kids? Do you yearn for interacting in a fun way with your child that does not involve a screen? Have you have played every board game in your house and want something a little, well, less “board” and more “brain”? Here is a list of board-less games […]
Greetings from Myrtle Beach! Like us, you may be soon heading to (or recently returned from) some time at the beach with your family. Seriously, we are really having a great time in spite of with our six- and four-year-old! I am sitting here on our balcony, enjoying my cup of coffee and listening to […]
I remember reading the book Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman when I was little. We still have that copy 36 years later, and it was one of the first books my 6-year-old daughter could read all by herself. That’s why we were so excited to go see the production of Go, Dog. Go! at […]
This past two weeks, we went through a really unfortunate series of events that involved us putting an offer on a house, putting our own house up for sale, and then going in reverse. The house deal fell through, and we are deciding to be happy where we are. Whew. Now I can breathe again. In […]
Dear Richmondmom.com family, A little over three years ago, we were new here in Richmond. I stumbled across Richmondmom.com and became hooked on the Facebook page and the newsletter, especially the Real Richmond Parents articles. Soon I got the guts to submit an article myself and heard back very quickly from Kate Hall, who accepted […]
My hair is part of my identity. It’s naturally curly and naturally big. I’ve let it grow and chopped it off. I’ve permed it (don’t ask) and straightened it. I’ve had bangs and layers. I have dyed my hair various shades of red and brown and lots of places in between. I used henna. I used various boxes. For […]
Growing up, not writing thank-you notes would have been a sin. After all, that’s just what you DO. That’s what we were TAUGHT. You MUST write thank-you notes. Even if you said thank-you in person. Even if the gift cost less than the price of a thank-you note. Even if your hand hurt from all […]
Have you been to the Metro Richmond Zoo lately? Until last week, it had probably been two years since I had been. (Two years? How did that happen?) But last week, I had the pleasure of enjoying the Zoo alongside approximately a million kindergarteners (including my daughter!). If you’ve never been to the Zoo, there are […]
