If it is Sunday it must be volleyball. Coach Dad and the tween are in Chestertown, MD. The teen and I are in Sterling VA. The kid has the best deal. He is at his grandparents. Teen and I set…
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Blockbuster Express Kiosks Make for a Cheap Family Movie Night: Giveaway
I have mentioned before that our family watches movies. Not every day or even every weekend. But, when we have an hour or two when we are all home we load up the DVD player, park ourselves in front of…
Do You Use “Air Quotes” When You Talk About Work?
Oh boy! As a mom, this question is a doozy. If I have been asked this once, I have been asked the same question in a different way many times before. By my kids. My family. Old coworkers. Neighbors. I…
Everyone Gets Their Reward
If I could turn back time…I would. When my oldest was 3 or 4, I was working many, many hours per week. Raising kids. Managing books. Doing the bare minimum in the housework/laundry/cooking realm. I never enforced any type of…
ABC’s Extreme Home Makeover Is Looking for a Deserving Family in Maryland
Do you know a family whose home deserves an Extreme Makeover? If so, the producers of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition want to hear from you. Ty Pennington and his crew have been all across the map and now they…
Is There a Screening of How To Train Your Dragon in Your Area?
Get Tickets to How to Train Your Dragon Online!Visit the Official How to Train Your Dragon Site Paramount has special morning screenings for moms this Friday at 10 am in these cities for How to Train Your Dragon: * Chicago (suburbs…
Easter/Spring Guide: DVDs for Kids
Year after year it becomes more and more difficult to figure out what is a good birthday gift or addition to the Easter basket. Some years I hit it out of the park…6- and 7-year-old boy birthday gift? Lego! Teen…
Review: Ben 10 and TMNT
Ben 10 Alien Force Volume 4 (Cartoon Network) My son loved this Ben 10 DVD. He had never heard of Ben 10. He’s 6 but still watches Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers, and Dino Train. Shhh…don’t tell…I don’t want to ruin…
Managing My Schedule with the Verizon Palm Pre Plus
I’m busy! All the time! I know I am not the first and nor will I be the last mom to utter these words. Busyness is a given with moms. Period. One kid? Two kids? Three or more kids? It…
Do You Remember Completing the 2000 Census?
I wrote a post over at my Baltimore Parenting Tweens Examiner site on the 2010 Census. I listed tips on how to explain the U.S. census to your tween. It got me thinking… I don’t remember completing the 2000 Census.…
