Tales of a Tireless Mom
Tales of a Tireless Mom: Keeping It Real This Holiday Season
With so many charitable organizations in Dedham, it's easy to get your kids involved and giving back.
As we head into the Holiday Season – a time of festive overindulgence – it’s hard for parents to keep their children grounded. I do my best to remind the Shumway kids how lucky they are but this year I am vowing to do a little more…and it started last week. When I realized that Ben and Georgia would be off from school for teacher development day (an event that strikes fear into the heart of every two-working-parent family), I had an idea. Our neighbor Martha was organizing a load of everything from clothes and blankets to toys to send down to the hardest hit victims of Hurricane Sandy and seeing a golden opportunity, I seized it. I armed the kids with giant plastic garbage bags, duct tape, sharpies and a list of items in demand. Although…
