Denise Schipani / 5 Comments / education, family life, mothers and work, school, summer, vacation / Samantha Bee, school, summer vacation, The Daily Show, WSJ.com /
Those of you who know me won’t be surprised to hear that I’ve entered my usual, hair-tearing, mid-to-late-August, why-is-summer-vacation-so-long phase of the summer. We’ve actually had a nice summer this year, even given that last year included our Disney vacation and this year we’re not doing much in the way of leaving town. The boys […]
Denise Schipani / 9 Comments / mothers and work, vacation /
So I know I’ve been ever so slightly M.I.A. lately. I beg your indulgence, but a couple of things are going on. Kids, for one — it’s mid-winter break right now, which means I’m even more pulled between my double existence of stay-at-home mom, and work-at-home mom. Sometimes, seriously, I wish I was one or […]
Denise Schipani / 13 Comments / summer, vacation / Disney vacation, Disney with kids, Walt Disney World /
So. We just got back from our first family vacation to Disney World, in Florida. OK, it was our first family vacation, full stop (at least, our first that didn’t involve visiting family members), so it was portentous in more than one aspect. But for sure, hitting Disney at this stage of the boys’ lives […]
Denise Schipani / 1 Comment / family finances, family life, learning, summer, vacation / DailyWorth.com, family vacation, kids and money, money /
So, last weekend my family and I were up in the Catskill Mountains, in upstate New York, at a family-style resort we’ve been going to, on and off, my whole life (my dad used to go there as a teen, that’s how long we’ve been patrons of this particular spot). By “family” I mean a […]
Denise Schipani / 9 Comments / family life, grandparents, vacation / airplane, family vacation, Florida, grandparents, vacation /
Regular readers may have noticed I didn’t post last week — that’s because we were in Florida for a bit over a week, visiting my parents, who some years ago joined the throng of Northerners who take off for southern climes in January and don’t come back until April or so, leaving their progeny with […]
Denise Schipani / 4 Comments / family life, humor, summer, vacation / Catskill Mountains, resort, Riedlbauer's, summer, vacation /
For many Americans, and famously for much of Western Europe, August is vacation season. Everyone who’s anyone decamps for mountains, lakes, beaches, theme parks, the family cabin, the campground… you get the idea. We’re not going anywhere; in fact, we haven’t gone on vacation in any real sense (that is, for more than a few […]
Denise Schipani / 9 Comments / family life, vacation / American Museum of Natural History, bicycles, Journey to the Stars, pajamas, planetarium, South Huntington Public Library, summer /
I’m having a “first” this summer, as a parent. First time that I am — on the face of it, anyway — just being, here at home, with my sons. It’s been … interesting, a word my high school English teacher (rest in peace, Ms. Richman) instructed us to avoid at all costs because it’s […]