I’ve been back for almost two weeks but it’s taken me a while to acclimate to being home. I’ve been feeling really foggy in my head, like I’m not entirely here. It’s not a physical illness, more like a state of mind. It’s not a comfortable feeling. I hope it fades soon. Our trip was… Read More Ireland
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
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
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
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 