St. Practice Day
We had such a good time playing music tonight at Micky’s Irish Pub in Iowa City! We couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful and welcoming venue. A million thanks to Steve and Stephany Hoffelt for taking photos and video tonight.
Author: Tara McGovern
peace and justice not peace and quiet
Sweets for my Sweets
This week has been a sugar extravaganza. It began with Valentine’s Day. I thought we were doing okay because the only sugary goodness that was in the Valentine mailboxes were a box of conversation hearts and a handful of Tootsie Rolls. With our family relatively far away and so many of our friends having moved… Read More Sweets for my Sweets
Snow Day
I wanted to post these on Wednesday but I couldn’t find my camera cable anywhere. I turned my house upside down looking for it to no avail and accidentally cleaned All The Things in the meantime. Joe wandered down to the basement the next morning and found it within three minutes, the leading theory being that… Read More Snow Day
The Magic of Math
Children learn really early on to put themselves neatly into little boxes based on their aptitude and interest. I’ve been snuggled into one labeled Math Impaired for as long as I can remember. Lately I’ve been starting to feel like maybe this box doesn’t really fit anymore. Furthermore, maybe this whole box proclivity is a… Read More The Magic of Math
Yoga for Families
This workshop is hosted by our yoga teacher Dana Robinson and taught by Dana’s mentor Mira Binzen at Dana’s studio in Coralville. One of the best decisions that I ever made as a parent was taking my boys to Dana’s yoga classes ever since they were babies. From Dana’s e-mail that came along with the flier:… Read More Yoga for Families
A Son Speaks About Family
One of Iowa City’s own speaks about family. If we can raise our sons to be this articulate and impassioned, we will have done our job right. The small business that Zach refers to in his speech is Iowa City Learns, an acclaimed peer tutoring service that he owns and operates that is dedicated to… Read More A Son Speaks About Family
Whistle-pig and Fartiste
You learn a lot about yourself as a parent. Good things, bad things. All kinds of things. Even more astonishing is how much you learn about a million other aspects of life, tiny glittering shards of data that you never before noticed in your pre-parenting days, tripping along as you were with no agenda, no… Read More Whistle-pig and Fartiste
Tara McGovern 