Kate Dyer-Seeley  

There’s an old song my mom used to sing to us as our Bluebird troop leader.  It went something like, “Make new friends, but keep the old.  Some are silver and the other gold.”  Little did I know it as a ponytail-clad first grader, but that simple song with its easy rhythm is a proverb [...]

Technology love it or hate it, this one just might buy us another few years of believing…a direct message from Santa with an insider’s view of the North Pole.  Need I say more?  Happy Holidays 2009 style!  Portable North Pole (PNP). 

We have a longstanding tradition in our house that we only read holiday books during each holiday’s official season.  Halloween books are cracked open in October.  November brings an assortment of Thanksgiving titles like Luke’s favorite A Plump and Perky Turkey or Ten Fat Turkeys.   For me, nothing can replace Over the River and Through [...]

The No Christmas before Thanksgiving debate is already raging in our house.  And alas, it looks like I’m losing.  The boys have loaded the CD player, our iPods and any other music playing device with Christmas carols.  They’ve decked Gordy’s office with a miniature tree and twinkle lights.  I continually find an assortment of holiday catalogs conveniently placed next to my bedside table.  Rest assured I’m [...]

There are many things I love about Luke’s budding Spanish.  I particularly enjoy listening to him babble in a string of Spanish syllables in the tub each night.  He won’t perform on command, and who can blame him?  But, when he thinks we’re not listening his little “r’s” really roll.  More than anything I appreciate that his [...]

Apparently the new trend in preschool pranks is to have a leapin’ Leprechaun visit the classroom.  This crafty green guy from the Emerald Isle wrecks havoc on the room while the kiddos are distracted outside or in the gym.  In Luke’s classroom this week the Leprechaun expertly evaded the traps  set out–made skillfully of shoe-boxes and baited [...]

Still searching for the perfect Valentine for your paramour?  It’s not too late and this year you can green your heart.  My pals at Eco-Libris are offering a Valentine giveaway that’s sure to leave a lasting impression.  By stopping by their blog you can win Valentine cards that are artfully designed, thoughtful, and get this…plantable.  The cards are [...]