Denise Schipani / 11 Comments / Uncategorized /
So a totally hilarious thing came out recently in the news. Turns out that parents who bought the Baby Einstein videos (originally conceived by chic blonde Colorado mom and entrepreneur Julie Aigner Clark, who was Einstein-smart enough herself to sell out to Disney) can now ask for their money back. Because, you know, turns out […]
Denise Schipani / 8 Comments / family life, mommy guilt / cruise, guilt, missing, vacation, writer's conference /
I keep trying to think of a clever start to this post, and all I can come up with is this: Tomorrow, I’m off on a cruise, without my husband or the boys, I will be gone a total of four days, and I don’t feel guilty. At least, I don’t feel guilty any more. […]
Denise Schipani / 7 Comments / babies, birthday parties, family life / baby pictures, birthdays, second child, second child syndrome, second son, speech therapy /
Today is my baby James’ fifth birthday. My second son. And even though I’m a second child, and my husband is, too, we still managed to infect our darling baby with Second Child Syndrome. I’m beginning to believe it’s inevitable. All parents are prone, the second time around, to be less awed (and less cowed) […]
Denise Schipani / 22 Comments / babies, family finances, humor, school / LifeTouch, photographs of children, school pictures, Sears Portrait Studio /
The other day, both boys came home with the familiar order form and info sheet in their backpacks: Gear up, mom and dad, it’s almost Picture Day! I hate picture day. To be precise, I don’t hate the day itself, since I’m not, literally or otherwise, in the picture. True to my meanness and aversion […]
Denise Schipani / 15 Comments / family life, humor, kids' TV, toys / commericals, Franklin, kids' movies, kids' TV, Kung Fu Panda, Little Bear, Little Bill, Maisy, Miffy, Nick Jr., Nickelodeon, Noggin, Wow Wow Wubbzy, Yo Gabba Gabba /
The latest I hear about the basic-cable TV channel Noggin (“It’s like preschool on TV!”) is that it’s now called Nick, Jr. Can commercials be far behind? My husband and I (well, my husband, actually) stumbled upon Noggin while flipping through the many upper (as in, above 100) channels we have in our cable system. […]