Monthly Archives: February 2012
100, again
February 25, 2012Writing another list of 100 books to read has been on my to-do list. One specifically geared toward the bed-time story set. Turn’s out, Scholastic’s Parent & Child Magazine has done a little bit of the work. I love that. … Continue reading
Free Vision Screening for Infants
February 24, 2012The following is an editorial written by State Representative Barb Byrum (D-Onondaga). If you have questions about this commentary, please contact Rep. Byrum’s office by calling (517) 373-0587. Something that parents should consider adding to the schedule (in addition to … Continue reading
Must Have Memberships and Fantastic Freebies!
February 23, 2012I have a secret to confess. I really, really, dislike playing with trains. I also dislike playing with cars, trucks, planes, bulldozers, flatbed trucks and dump trucks. Please, don’t tell Henry. He would likely think he was assigned the wrong … Continue reading
The Aftermath of Independence
February 17, 2012author’s note: Skip this topic if you are, say, in the middle of lunch. Also, props to Lis for letting me talk about poop in a public forum. We’re in that awkward stage of potty training where Spencer is learning … Continue reading
The Audit, Part 2: or, Working Through the Department of Redundancy Department
February 16, 2012Remember the movie “Groundhog Day,” where Bill Murray’s character wakes up each day to find that it’s the same day over and over again? Welcome to my world. I’m sure it’s not unusual for a first-time audit to take longer than … Continue reading
One Hundred Books, One Hundred Bucks
February 14, 2012My ten-year-old is a voracious reader. It’s somewhat ironic, because when he was a Bear, his brethren were ahead of him and I was *freaking out* that he wasn’t smart enough to be considered one of the “smart kids.” His … Continue reading
The Audit, Part 1
February 8, 2012This week at EC3, we are having our finances and financial practices audited. This is a standard practice for nonprofit organizations (and many for-profit ones as well), but EC3 has not undertaken one in more than ten years. So it’s noteworthy. … Continue reading
Child-directed, imaginative play
February 6, 2012The winter edition of CONNECTions for a Great Start (the publication of Great Start, Michigan’s statewide initiative to foster success for young children) is all about creativity and imagination, which is essential to good development–intellectually, socially, and emotionally. EC3’s Patti … Continue reading
Sniffle, sniffle, cough, cough…
February 2, 2012“How do you keep Helen so healthy? She’s never sick!” The mother of three young children was lamenting having to take one of them home with a fever–again–after it made the rounds in her household for the third time this … Continue reading