Home Life
When I Have Time…
I opened an email this morning from someone that wrote that she "had some extra time before she had to head to work" and decided to drop me a line. I looked down at my wrinkled pajamas and put a hand to my disheveled hair. If I had the time to find myself up, dressed, and sipping my coffee before … [Read More...]
Baby Name Poll
How hard it is to choose a third baby boy name! We are looking to keep with a traditional but not too common name that can be used in either French OR English, since this little guy will grow up bilingual. The due date is fast approaching; only 1 week to go! Our other children are: Lydia … [Read More...]
The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread?
As the food debate continues from coast to coast, in the U.S. and beyond, and parents are faced with the ever-present challenge of providing a balanced diet for our kids, carbs in general have come under intense scrutiny. I have even sat across from the nurse at the pediatrician's office and … [Read More...]
Language
Bienvenue petit bébé!
I can not believe 4 weeks have already passed since our petit Alexandre was welcomed into our hearts and lives. From the moment we met him, it was love at first sight, as I know is the case for many moms and dads embarking on the parenting adventure, no matter if it is baby number one or ten! … [Read More...]
Bracing for our Bilingual Baby Boy
The day looms close. With our due date on Thursday and the baby already measuring almost 9 pounds, the doctor has agreed we shouldn't go past the date. How is it that we moms can be so excited and yet so scared at the same time? So "ready" and so "not ready" to actually move from pregnant to … [Read More...]
Bilingual Bib
So, I must not be the only Mom out there who will raise a French-speaking baby in an English-speaking world. I love this bib and the concept itself. Too cute! Now if we could get a duplicate in French: "Je suis bilingue. Je pleure en français ET en anglais." And in blue, of course! Have … [Read More...]
Education
Baby Brain Booster
Babies in their second month of life are the ultimate challenge for parents: sleepless nights accruing at an exhausting pace, an emerging baby personality that is not always as complacent as the once sleepy newborn, and for me - keeping up with our bilingual baby challenge. Happily, I was … [Read More...]
Let’s Hear it for the Nerds
A defining cultural quality of the American life is the love and obsession most of us have for sports. It influences our playdates, our children's schedules, their school life, their hope for a scholarship... and then once they have (hopefully) made it to the adult world, it influences their … [Read More...]
Mobile Public Library Offers FREE On-Line Language Learning!
I can't believe it myself, but the title says it all. With nothing more than the library card number you Mobile, Alabama residents surely have stashed in your wallet, you can participate in on-line foreign language courses offering many different languages. I tried it out myself (in French, of … [Read More...]
Out & About
Summer Vacation Overload?
With the summer reaching its final stage as August looms around the corner, I wonder how many Moms are ready for "back to school" already. Even though school brings homework and class projects and parent volunteers and sports schedules, there is something to be said for that structured routine … [Read More...]
Nouveau in NOLA
As a recent northern transplant living in the deep south, I find it comforting to have the French culture, history and traditions of New Orleans, LA only 2 hours from my front door. Be it nothing more than an overabundance of French street names or historical souvenirs, I can still get my … [Read More...]
Bastille Day Bashes
While the Fourth of July is a little bittersweet for those Americans on vacation, marking the mid-point of summer with climatic fireworks displays, Bastille Day is just around the corner and can help prolong those one-of-a-kind summer feelings with some more Bleu, Blanc and Rouge. The French … [Read More...]
