The best way to deal with this temperamental weather, New England, is full on denial. Step 1: Buy some pretty floral spring wrapping paper from your local TJMaxx or Paper Source and plaster all your windows with it. Step 2: Turn up the thermostat or grab all your cozy blankets. Step 3: Fill a pitcher…
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The Porches Inn: North Adams
North Adams is an interesting little spot in Western MA. We like to go there in the Fall for a little hike, a little art, and a little r & r. We also love going there in the Winter for some outdoor winter swimming, some small beans family resort downhill skiing and a little…
Summer Life in the City: Family Film Fest at the Prudential
There’s a funny thing people do when they are away from home and on vacation. They go out. They explore. They stay out past the usual bedtimes. They try new things. They carry on annual summer traditions. The thing is, you don’t actually have to travel far or travel at all to do those things. Summer in the…
Welcome to Arendelle, MA: Disney On Ice presents Frozen presented by Stonyfield Yokids Organic Yogurt
There is no doubt that Elsa is in town. She’s left a Frozen trail across the state and mountains of snow in Boston. Disney on Ice Frozen is in town at TD Gardens. It opened last night, February 13th, and will go through February 22nd, 2015. For a discount on Ticketmaster fees use the code:…
A Few Things to Do This Rainy Weekend
1) Visit the Vocal Vibrations exhibit at Le Laboratoire, Cambridge. Spend time inside a cozy space listening to the sounds of the exhibit. Feel the vibrations of your voice in your hand or key in on the sound of d/ré with a pair of headphones. 2) Head to the WCRB Cartoon Festival at Symphony Hall…
Weekend Guide: Friday August 8th through Sunday
Some ideas for the weekend. Some events go throughout the summer and others are just the day posted below. Be sure to click through if you want to check other dates. Friday, August 8th * Today* It is a gorgeous day out today and thanks to the Highland Street Foundation, the following places are free. …
Summers in the City
Between heat, exhaustion, anxiety, computer foibles and faults, and erratic work at home schedules, there is the real stuff summer is made of. Camp. New Friends. Old Friends. Staying up late. Pool time. Days and Mornings at Camp Camp is an option for some families and a necessity for others based on childcare needs,…
Let it Go: How Frozen is Saving our Spring Break
Let it Go has many meanings for us this week. We’re letting go of a lot of junk as we spring clean and prepare for a yard sale. We’re letting go of a lot of built up emotion a year after the Marathon Bombing that had us frozen in our homes during lock down on…
Unwrap the Layers of Monsters University this Holiday
Perhaps Halloween is the holiday of choice at Monsters University but we have Thanksgiving, Thanksgivukkah, Chanukah, and Christmas fast approaching. Monsters University just released their Blue-ray DVD sets and they make the perfect gift for all the monsters in your family big or little. If you haven’t seen it yet, save it for your next…
Monsters University: Passion, Higher Education, and the Pursuit of Dreams
We don’t all fall in love with the same things, in the same way, or at the same time so why should we be expected to pursue our passions in the same way? I know that’s a little deep for a Saturday afternoon, but hear me out. It is not as heavy as it seems. …
Movie Night: Monster University
After a very hot week with one child home, one at tennis camp and husband busy with a crazy week at work, we planned a first ever family movie night at the cinema. I have come to terms that movies are expensive these days and now that we are four tickets instead of two it…
Family Movie Rating System: Real Life Guide
So now that we get to watch movies as a family. I will do my best to blog what we see and I suppose a rating system would be helpful. Source: theatre, drive in, independent movie house, Hulu Plus, Netflix, IMAX Age: Current age if the children when we watch the movie. On average our…
Leah's Life: Pearls and Oysters 