Shannon
Shannon has lived in Fairfield County, CT for most of her life and currently lives in Monroe. She has a daughter L (September, 2008) and a son B (May, 2012). Shannon balances being a wife and mom with working 186 days out of the year as a special education teacher. Thank goodness for vacations, summer break, and snow days! You can be sure that she fills those days with as many amazing activities and outings that she can think of to make up for the time that she is at work. In a distant life, way before babies, Shannon was an aspiring actress and musician. You can sometimes still find her leading sing-a-longs with her guitar at the kids’ playgroups or at her daughter’s school.
Day Tripping
Well, hello, summer! We've been waiting for you. I am more than ready for some summer adventures with my children. One of my favorite...
Enrichment Ideas That Won’t Break the Bank
Now isn’t the best time to discuss school budgets in Connecticut. Cuts are being made across the state, and unfortunately that means some of...
Why My 8-YearOld Does Not Need Social Media
As an adult, social media is pretty hard to avoid these days. We all use it for a variety of things throughout our day whether...
Mom, Can I Have a Pet?
Henry has Mudge. Arthur has Pal. Dora has Boots. Even Minnie and Mickey have Figoro. Pets are constantly appearing before our little ones in...
Top Five Most Satisfying Things {Mom Edition}
In my early teen years, I adored my Sassy magazine subscription. It spoke to my newly developing feminist opinions and was way cooler than YM or...
The Gladdest Thing
I love everything about the month of December. Twinkling lights, frost on the window panes, Starbucks' Caramel Brulee Lattes, my family's traditions, and the list...
26 Days Of Kindness
“What the world needs now is love, sweet, love.” Today marks the start of The Fourth Annual 26 Days of Kindness social media event– November...
The Letter We Never Wrote
1:18. That was the odds given to us that our second child would be born with Trisomy 21 (better known to the world as...
Get Your Sneakers On! My Children’s Daily Evil Plot Against Me
6:20 a.m. Day #19 of the new school year and I’m convinced that my children are conspiring an evil plot against me from ever...
My Fear of the Unimaginable
My kids and I are a little obsessed with Hamilton this summer. A dear friend put it best; there are two kinds of people - those...