Posted on October 30, 2014
We live in New England and the winter season is fast approaching . . . that means snow storms, ice storms, and the like! Unfortunately we usually experience a power outage or two during the winter. I heard recently that during the Hurricane Katrina disaster, much of the Gulf Coast region lost power for weeks. […]
Posted on October 29, 2014
So if you defrost chicken for dinner and then decide to go out, what do you do with the chicken? Refreeze it? Cook it the next day? In order to keep your refrigerator clean it is important to know how long things can last in the refrigerator. Following is a tip sheet from FoodSafety.gov. Be […]
Posted on October 28, 2014
I am really a clean nut – I want my refrigerator to be sparkly and odor free!! I smelled something a little funny last weekend and just did a full clean out completed with new baking soda containers. Do a seasonal (quarterly) pass through your refrigerator to keep it smelling fresh and looking good. Every […]
Posted on October 27, 2014
When I was in middle school, I had to do a science project. My mother suggested cleaning out our refrigerator and growing some of the open older food on petri dishes. (My mom saved everything and the frig was always packed!!!) I grew a number of fuzzy types of different colored bacteria and got an […]
Posted on October 24, 2014
A growing body of research literature finds that in addition to improved physical health, playing a sport contributes to a primarily positive role in youth development, including improved academic achievement, higher self-esteem, fewer behavioral problems, and better psychosocial. Many studies focus on the effects of sport on the five “C’s”—competence, confidence, connections, character, and caring—which […]
Posted on October 23, 2014
Winter is here in New England, as well as in other parts of the country, we will be enjoying the outdoors by hitting the slopes; snowboarding, skiing; going out snowmobiling or snowshoeing; taking a few spins around the pond on our ice skates; and overall enjoying the cold weather! Over the past several years we […]
Posted on October 22, 2014
Good morning everyone! My husband played ice hockey in college. One time he got hit hard by a guy with stars on his helmet and fell down. When he got up several minutes later, he wanted to find the guy with stars on his helmet. It took my husband the rest of the period to […]
Posted on October 21, 2014
My garage is full of softballs, knee pads and ankle guards, and smelly hockey gear. (Why is it always smelly?) Each year my kids come home with registration forms, schedules, requests for fees, and lists of needed gear. It is easy to get overwhelmed with the carpools and schedules and forget about safety. So to […]
Posted on October 20, 2014
Many of us as parents spend numerous hours on school and town fields and playgrounds watching or coaching our children playing town or school sports. There is so much in the news today about concussions, in amateur and professional athletes alike. If you have a child in organized school sports they now need to get […]
Posted on October 17, 2014
I remember as a kid absolutely loving the Charlie Brown Halloween special where he waits for the Great Pumpkin! It was somewhat of a holiday tradition that I have passed on to my own children. To my family, pumpkins are the quintessential symbol of Halloween! Whether you carve your pumpkins to make a jack-o-lantern, paint […]