One morning not too long ago, I was encouraging my 3-year old daughter to get dressed for school. As it happened, it was the day before St. Patrick’s Day so I had gotten her a themed t-shirt to wear, though quickly it became apparent that I had gotten it all wrong. The shirt was whitemore →

As I approached the due date of my first child, I remember telling people that I felt like I was in a haunted house—when you’re in a haunted house, you know you’re going to be scared, you just don’t know when, so you walk around with your shoulders tense and your eyes half shut untilmore →

Many years ago, my family was vacationing in Florida, and we went to one of those Human Mazes. My mom, step-dad, sister, and I all went in together. My mom quickly maneuvered her way through the maze and settled in at the viewing platform where successful maze-goers could look upon their hapless companions still wanderingmore →

Leadership Trainer David Toombs’ Musical Theatre club from IS 237 in Queens had a fabulous time last Wednesday attending ‘Spiderman’ on Broadway. The students had a lot to discuss with the intricate plot and dazzling flying. A memorable moment was meeting the actors that played Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson and getting their autographmore →