Bringing in a New Year with an Asian Flair

Chinese New Year, or Lunar New Year, is a fun celebration to observe with your kids.  I grew up in a city with a large Chinese population, and raised my daughters in an area filled with southeast Asian immigrants.  There was no ignoring Chinese New Year in our neighborhood!  Firecrackers exploded for days (and [...]

Celebrate Groundhog Day!

This particular holiday features a special guest named Phil,  Punxsutawney Phil!  February 2 is Groundhog Day!  It’s a cute little tradition, dating back centuries, that started with folks observing animals trying to determine when spring would arrive.  Tradition has it, if the groundhog can see his shadow on February 2, we will have six [...]