Monthly Archives: January 2007

Sometimes, all it takes is one dedicated soul – a neighbor, a relative, a teacher – to make a big difference for many students. In the biography “The Kids From Nowhere: The Story behind the Arctic Educational Miracle” educator George … Continue reading →

Newborns are – well – kind of boring. They sleep, eat, sleep, lay there drunk with milk and dozing off or stare cross-eyed at the world hovering over them. That described my newest grandchild who randomly waved his hands and … Continue reading →

Our New Year’s gathering of the clan in rented condominiums included lots of time with the grandchildren and enough food for two such visits. My husband came with a bundle of ideas and places to go. He buzzed around like … Continue reading →

Toddlers and pre-schoolers burst with enthusiastic interpretations of the world and the words and lessons they hear. My nephew’s wife, agreed to share some unique moments from her oldest child’s year as a three-year-old. Car trips with her only son … Continue reading →

I know my children will never believe it – not my children with his and her cell phones, land line phones, Internet connections with two or three e-mails accounts apiece, big screen televisions and DVD players. They will not believe … Continue reading →