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New Ideas for Leap Day

Also posted in General . by jessica on February 29, 2012

According to Wikipedia:
February 29, known as a leap day in the Gregorian calendar, is a date that occurs in most years that are evenly divisible by 4, such as 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. Years that are evenly divisible by 100 do not contain a leap day, with the exception of years that are evenly divisible by 400, which do contain a leap day; thus 1900 did not contain a leap day while 2000 did. Years containing a leap day are called leap years. February 29 is the 60th day of the Gregorian calendar in such a year, with 306 days remaining until the end of that year.

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Babyccino? No No NO

Also posted in Food and Drink, NY, Parenting . by jessica on February 20, 2012

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that such a thing exists…and that it has a super-annoying cutesy term to go along with it.

It turns out that there are a whole bunch of cool coffee shops in Brooklyn at which the most-hipster-y of hipster parents can order a mini-decaf cappuccino or steamed milk for their little ones…so many, in fact, that the term ‘babyccino‘ was coined and can be used to order such off-the-menu craziness.

Let’s set aside the issue of giving your child actual coffee, which aside from an occasional taste of the milk foam from atop an adult’s drink is a pretty terrible idea. I actually love steamed milk. I love it even more with cinnamon or honey, and I’m sure that my kids would love sipping some in a coffee shop as well, assuming I could get them an ice-cube to go along with it.

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Oh Gymboree. Oh Carters. Think before you onesie…

Also posted in Parenting, Products . by jessica on November 15, 2011

Another season, another offensive t-shirt.

Noteven three months after JC Penney was forced to pull their offensive I’m Too Pretty to Do Homework , Gymboree has thrown their own sexist gear into the mix.

As part of their winter/holiday line, Gymboree trotted out a series of onesies: Cool like Dad, Smartest Little Guy, Smart Like Dad and…wait for it….Pretty Like Mommy.

It does seem that, as a result of a petition by social action group Moms Rising, that Gymboree has taken down both the ‘Smart Like Dad’ and ‘Pretty Like Mommy’ onesies…but on Shopstyle.com, there were none left to pull because they were all SOLD OUT.

Not to worry, if you’d like to stereotype baby girl, you can still turn to Carters, where you can still get a ‘Pretty Like Mommy’ t-shirt.

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Wordless Wednesday: The Time Change Makes Me Feel Like An Angry Pumpkin

Also posted in Uncategorized, Wordless Wednesday . by jessica on November 9, 2011

This would be the grownup way to view the time change…

But, with 2 kids waking up waaay too early in the morning, I’m feeling more like an angry pumpkin.

Tagged angry, annie levin, Conde nast, daylight savings, fall back, pumpkin, spring ahead, the new yorker, time change | 6 Comments

Time to Fall Back…Don’t Forget to Change ALL of Your Clocks!

Also posted in Parenting . by jessica on November 5, 2011

I remember when the idea of getting to go to bed an hour later and ‘getting that hour back was super exciting…back in the pre-children days when I could also sleep as late as I wanted on a Sunday morning.

Now, all I can think is “Ugh, I really hope my kids don’t both wake me up at 4 or 5 am!” On the bright side, though, they could really do that any other day for no apparent reason…so at least if they do it tomorrow morning, I can blame it on the clocks

Join the Llama Drama: Read for the Record October 6th at Your Local Gymboree (Book Giveaway!)

Also posted in Books, Giveaways . by jessica on September 28, 2011

You want to hear a terrifying statistic?

According the a poll released by the Pearson Foundation, 75% of Americans don't know that two-thirds of low-income households have absolutely NO books in their home suitable for or designed for children under the age of 5.

What does this mean?

A terrifyingly high number of children are starting school at a disadvantage because they are not being exposed to books from a young age.

On October 6, 2011 over 2,000,000 people across the United States will join together to read Anna Dewdney's adorable Llama, Llama Red Pajama to promote early literacy.

To join in and do your part, just take the pledge to Read for the Record which reads:

Tagged anna dewdnew, gymboree, jumpstart, literacy, llama llama red pajama, read for the record | Comments closed

Category Archives: Current Affairs

New Ideas for Leap Day

Babyccino? No No NO

Oh Gymboree. Oh Carters. Think before you onesie…

Wordless Wednesday: The Time Change Makes Me Feel Like An Angry Pumpkin

Time to Fall Back…Don’t Forget to Change ALL of Your Clocks!

Join the Llama Drama: Read for the Record October 6th at Your Local Gymboree (Book Giveaway!)

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