by kclews | Jul 22, 2019 | Mommy Mentions
Perhaps it was a social media meme, but the suggestion to try something new every summer was planted in my head in June. Last month, I found myself sitting with my children and my daughter’s boyfriend at Mountain Springs Arena in Shartlesville, Berks County, for...
by kclews | Jul 18, 2019 | Mommy Mentions
A child’s first birthday culminates the first 12 months of life. Those months hold myriad milestones. The first smile. The first tooth. The first steps. Maybe even the first word or words. For parents of children who make their way into this world but not to...
by kclews | Jun 22, 2019 | Mommy Mentions
As summer arrived Friday (June 21, 2019), the sun shone brightly and a warm breeze blew. Thankfully, that warmth didn’t include humidity, but it’s sure to come between the raindrops that just don’t seem to let up every few days. All complaining...
by kclews | Jun 19, 2019 | Mommy Mentions
The mournful tone of bells at the start of AC/DC’s classic rock song “Hell’s Bells” heard on Tuesday (June 18, 2019) took me back a few years. OK. More than a few years. I sat among students at an area middle school. In this particular...
by kclews | Jun 17, 2019 | Mommy Mentions
The summer wind, came blowing in, from across the sea … two sweethearts and the summer wind … Those words from a song made famous by Ol’ Blue Eyes himself, New Jersey native Frank Sinatra, just came to mind as this blog entry began. Of course, Frank...
by kclews | Mar 4, 2019 | Mommy Mentions
Social media spread news of the sad and untimely death of actor Luke Perry on Monday afternoon (March 5, 2019) quite quickly. For most of today’s parents, he was famed for portraying heartthrob Dylan McKay on Fox TV’s “Beverly Hills 90210.” For...
