19 of the GTKids! This issue marks the 10th birthday of Grand Traverse Woman Magazine! Our first issue was Aug-Sept 2003. My sister Kerry and I like to look back fondly on that issue as “the era we didn’t know squat.” We were just getting by back then, trying things and hoping and guessing. (We […]
kids
Kids & iPods – FaceTime, Texting and Other Problems
My boys now have iPods. I held them off as long as I could. Then Grandma and Christmas coincided in a glorious gifting in December and our world was forever changed. First problem: I had to create a fake identity for each child on each iPod so they could open an iTunes account. There are […]
How many Lego pieces can you handle?
The Lego Mania starts something like this: You stumble over a Lego box the size of a small car in your living room two weeks after Christmas. 1,490 pieces of complicated machinery.Oh, and some Legos. “Are you ever going to start this?” you screech. This is your first mistake. Prepare for dinner on your lap […]
The minivan affair
I’ve recently started a pretty intimate relationship with someone new. It happens twice a day, sometimes three. I could do it all day, but 5 minutes is heaven too. I look forward to it the minute I drop the kids off at school. It’s not with another man, it’s with my minivan. The day begins […]
Running Late to School & The Shortcut
Get in the car. Now. I have a problem. But only from 8:30-8:45 every morning. It never fails, when it’s time to leave for school, we’re late. I can get to school in 15 minutes. Really, it should take 20. Taking only 15 is the sign of a very bad morning. The most contentious route […]