Tag Archives: family

A Parenting Milestone: The No Mess Dinner

Posted on April 23, 2012 by jrothmanshore

Parenting is filled with all sorts of milestones.  Some are big, like the first step, the first word, or the first full night’s sleep.  Others are small, like the first thank you or the first smile.  While we tend to … Continue reading →

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Rainy day home improvements: A hands-free storm door and carbon monoxide detectors

Posted on April 22, 2012 by jrothmanshore

After a week of unseasonably warm weather, a cold-front moved into Boston over Saturday night, bringing cooler temperatures and rain. Faced with a rainy Sunday at home, I figured it was a good time for some home improvements. A few … Continue reading →

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A Root Cause Analysis for a child’s skinned knee

Posted on April 12, 2012 by jrothmanshore

At various points in my career as a software architect at companies providing SaaS (software-as-a-service) offerings, I have found myself helping to write up a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) document in the event of an unexpected system issue, such as … Continue reading →

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Traveling with three portable devices when one would be sufficient

Posted on February 21, 2012 by jrothmanshore

My wife and I were sitting at the dining room table after the kids were in bed.  I was paying some bills on my laptop, and my wife was using the iPad (with a plug-in keyboard) to send emails.  In … Continue reading →

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The best thing about my Kindle is my kids have no interest in it

Posted on January 30, 2012 by jrothmanshore

As the kids have moved into toddler age and beyond, I find myself with more opportunities to read here and there.  I can work through a New York Times article in between mopping up my 1.5 year old son’s spilled cereal … Continue reading →

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Everything closed on Christmas Day? Take the kids to play at the airport

Posted on December 25, 2011 by jrothmanshore

Christmas is a challenging day for Jewish parents with little kids.  Toddlers and pre-schoolers want nothing more than to run around, and being cooped up in the house can drive everyone crazy.  However, it’s too cold to play outside for … Continue reading →

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An update on Rafael’s broken leg

Posted on November 7, 2011 by jrothmanshore

Last weekend, Rafael had a hard landing off a slide.  He didn’t recover the way he normally does, and a trip to the emergency room uncovered that he had a buckle fracture in his leg. While the ER docs were confident … Continue reading →

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If you check-in your location on Facebook that you’re at the hospital, it probably isn’t that serious

Posted on October 31, 2011 by jrothmanshore

Today started innocently enough. Our 16-month-old son, Rafael, was kind enough to sleep until 6:30 am, and his sister Ayelet slept until 7, so everyone was in a good mood and had a good morning.  We had plans to meet … Continue reading →

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How to convert an iPhone 3GS running iOS 5 into an iPod Touch for a child

Posted on October 24, 2011 by jrothmanshore

Now that my wife and I have both upgraded to the iPhone 4S, we needed to do something with our old iPhone 3GSs.  While they are showing their age, they are still serviceable and have a couple more years of … Continue reading →

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iPhone 4S is the perfect camera phone for parents of young children

Posted on October 17, 2011 by jrothmanshore

To be frank, parents with kids under the age of six of this age spend a great deal of time marveling at each amazing new feat or silly moment of their children and scrambling to record it.  They then try … Continue reading →

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