Are Chinese Mothers Really Superior?
This article from the Wall Street Journal has been all the buzz in the last ten days in the parenting circles. If you haven’t had a chance to read it, here it is. And be forewarned, it is boun...
Ode to Christmas Music
Ah, Christmas music! Sometimes I love it, but sometimes I downright loathe every note....
A Limo at a Preschool
On Sunday we drove by Winfree Memorial Baptist Church where Sam goes to preschool. As we passed, I couldn’t help noticing a huge white stretch limo parked in front of the church and that the par...
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Five-year-olds are such comedians, and they have no idea which probably makes them all the funnier. Yesterday we were off to get a smoothie of all things on a frigid day, and that Christmas song ...
Toy Story 3 – Cruel and Unusual
We’re big, big fans of Toy Story 1 and 2, so we were really excited (myself included, I admit) to see Toy Story 3. Three times was definitely not a charm in this case. Instead it was...
Ghostbusters & Colonial Williamsburg
And we were off to Colonial Williamsburg yet again, the third time in just over a week researching for an article. Sam has been hooked on the “Ghostbusters” theme song from a Halloween m...
Jonathan the Juggler Extraordinaire
If you live in Richmond, you’ve seen him a few times, come close to seeing him, or at least heard the legend of him. He’s as Richmond as Monument Avenue. He is Jonathan the Juggler, an...
Williamsburg, More Than Just the Outlets
Yes, I have a confession to make. When I moved to Richmond ten years ago, Williamsburg pretty much meant the outlets to me. There were no real malls in the area, and I had a new big firm job with ...