Articles tagged: Mona Shand
PARENTING: Giving thanks for quiet, blissful moments in the morning
Posted: Nov 28, 2011Photo: Mona Shand I've always been a morning person, but never quite like this. That's why it's 5:30 am on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, and I'm wide awake. My first bit of time off ... Read more »
parenting: Building and rebuilding: How child's play can bring us together
Posted: Mar 04, 2011Photo by Mona ShandI am not crafty — let's just be honest about that. I think after 37 years on this planet, it's the least I can do in the name of self-awareness. Pots of ... Read more »
Opinion: Watching the Egyptian crisis unfold: A personal perspective
Posted: Feb 02, 2011No I don't live in a pyramid, and no I don't have a pet camel. These were the answers I sometimes wished I could tatoo on my forehead as a child, given the inevitable barrage ... Read more »
Public Radio International: AnnArbor.com contributor Mona Shand offers personal view on Egyptian unrest
Posted: Feb 01, 2011AnnArbor.com parenting contributor Mona Shand, who is also a news reporter for WHMI radio in Livingston County, has many friends and family members experiencing the unrest in Cairo this week. Shand was featured this morning ... Read more »
Parenting: Finding a piece of my pre-mommy self in the tropics
Posted: Dec 23, 2010Punta Cana, Dominican Republic For the past two years, my husband and I have given each other (and our kids) a very special early Christmas present: a few weeks before Christmas, we get the heck ... Read more »
Packing for vacation with kids: what does and doesn't make the cut
Posted: Dec 09, 2010My dad always used to say that he knew he was on vacation when he could finally take off his watch and leave it off. A busy doctor accustomed to working long shifts and being ... Read more »
Parenting: Thanksgiving calorie confessions from a control freak mom
Posted: Nov 25, 2010Thanksgiving is upon us and the nation is preparing to loosen its collective belt. Yes, it's the holiday where friends and family gather to feast on heaping helpings of turkey with all the trimmings. They ... Read more »
Parenting: 'The Sound of Music' was the soundtrack of childhood
Posted: Nov 18, 2010It's funny how you can't wait for your kids to say "Mama." You coax them constantly to produce those two syllables, and then when they finally do, you eventually get to the point where you ... Read more »
What do you do when your routine becomes too routine?
Posted: Oct 28, 2010It's just a cup. Now breathe. That's what I tell myself four times a day, as I scrub out a certain little red sippy cup with flowers on the side. It's just a cup. Keep ... Read more »
parenting: A tough day with the kids yields an important lesson
Posted: Oct 17, 2010Noah and Cecilia in non-grumpy timesIt was just one of those days. One of those days when the occupants of the house included a grumpy preschooler, a grumpier baby and the grumpiest mom. It seemed ... Read more »
Parenting on Facebook: Which of these eight types are you?
Posted: Sep 30, 2010There's no use beating around the bush, so I'll just come right out and say it: I spend a lot of time on Facebook. This will not be shocking to most of you, who are my ... Read more »
On life, love, cars: the growing pains that come with changing family roles
Posted: Sep 14, 2010Mark & Mona Shand, 7-19-2003When I first met my husband, he had three vehicles: one zippy little car he drove on a regular basis, a truck for when conditions called for a bit more zap ... Read more »
Parenting: A first day of preschool fairy tale
Posted: Sep 07, 2010Noah Shand, age 3Once upon a time there was a sweet, towheaded little 3-year-old boy. By all accounts he was an exceptionally happy little boy, precocious and bright as they come. The little boy was ... Read more »
A day at the Detroit Zoo with young children: expectations versus reality
Posted: Aug 27, 2010If you live in the metro Detroit area, you've probably seen some form of the ad campaign launched by the Detroit Zoo regarding its "Giraffe Encounter." The photos depict happy, smiley children standing face to ... Read more »
Rethinking the family shopping experience at Costco
Posted: Aug 18, 2010There's a place we often go on Sundays. A place so big it seems to hold the entire world between its walls. A place that's so vast, you can't help be awed in its presence. ... Read more »
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