Archive | April, 2009
April 12, 2009 By

Legoland and SeaLife Aquarium (Carlsbad, CA)

When you first come upon Legoland in Carlsbad, California, you think, No way is there an amusement park in there. Unimposing and tucked into a series of sloping green hills, Legoland greets you with people, animals and historical figures constructed of, you guessed it, Legos. But what many families are surprised to learn is that Legoland boasts more than 50 rides, varying in fear factor and activity level. There are calm little boats to steer around a reflective pond and (...Read More)

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A Family Affair

April 10, 2009 By

We attended a family get-together this weekend at Grandma’s house. I often get a bit nervous before these things, because I’m never sure how people are going to react to our son, H., who has autism. There were going to be quite a few extended family members there, and as I packed the car for the journey across town, I thought (with a touch of melodrama), “How much do they know?” To-tell-or-not-to-tell is a subject with which any parent of (...Read More)

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Apples to Apples

April 8, 2009 By

We are enjoying a new era of game-playing in our house. Our children are now of an age where we can all play games we enjoy together and actually compete against one another. Yes, I did say compete. We are leaving behind the days of gentle “arranging”, allowing our children to climb the ladder or complete the path ahead of us; “accidentally” getting stuck in the molasses swamp while a gloating child breezes past you. Quite frankly, the hub and (...Read More)

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April 6, 2009 By

The Pocket Parent

Do you ever wish you had something like, say, a magic billfold you could pull out in the post office when your child is screaming and twisting himself around your legs like a dizzy boa constrictor? And with this magic billfold, you’d only have to peel it open to find out how to stop the horrifying tantrum in its tracks? This is what The Pocket Parent, a handy, narrow book written by Gail Reichlin and Caroline Winkler—two experienced mothers—aims to (...Read More)

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Bare Necessities

April 3, 2009 By

Recently I was reading a feature in a popular women’s magazine (I won’t give you the title, but I will say that it rhymes with “Seal Wimple”) in which readers were invited to share their tips for economizing during these troubled times. One woman wrote that she started buying store-brand paper towels, and was pleasantly surprised to find that they are just as good as the name-brand – and that this was secret of long-standing that had been kept from (...Read More)

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