If you have a little kid, you’ll know that when you want them to cooperate when you take a photo, they have no interest and can be quite awkward. But when you are taking a photo and don’t want them…
Category: holiday
Happy New Year 2013, Tax Writeoffs, and an Announcement of Winners
The last couple of years our NYE plans have been low key. Staying at home. Eating snacks. Playing games. Watching TV. Celebrating the ball drop. Sipping sparkling cider. Shooting off party poppers. Nothing elaborate, but just what we like…good, low…
I Miss the Old Days…
…the old days when Christmas preparations began December 1. The whole month of December built up day-by-day to the celebration of Christmas Eve and Day. We had craft making, tree trimming, and gift wrapping. Fast forward a few years to…
Family Online Safety: Keeping Your Kids Safe With their New Mobile Devices #SafelyGo #digitalwellness
These days I’m not surprised by the items on my kids’ Christmas lists. A couple of years ago though, I was caught off guard when my oldest asked for an iPod Touch. She was young…only 9 or 10. Why did…
Holiday Gift Guide: A Pair of Games To Get Kids Dancing #giftguide
I wrote 1 blog post yesterday and the day before. Two more the day before that. And a whopping 11 blogposts last week. This is HIGHLY unusual for me. I’m more of a 4-5 times a week poster. Not during…
Holiday Gift Guide: Trust Your Life with @Lifelock #giftguide
As a child, I had perhaps one Christmas where I didn’t get the present I wanted. I was upset, but moved on. I didn’t dwell too heavily as a kid. I quickly forgot about the gift I wanted and happily…
Holiday Gift Guide: Bake Up Sweet Treats with Baking Products from @Safeway [#Giveaway ends 12/24]
My kids LOVE to bake. They bake for birthdays, holidays, and just because. The older one bakes for friends at school. I don’t know how she carries a tray of cupcakes and her backpack and lunchbox, but she manages somehow.…
Holiday Gift Guide: An XBox 360 Kinect Game for EVERYONE on Your List! Kinect Sports Dance Central Kinectimals Nat Geo TV
Did you know you can get an XBox for as little as $99? I was surprised too! And the 4GB XBox with Kinect is also $99. And the 250 GB…
Holiday Gift Guide: Relief for Chapped Lips and a Cute Stocking Stuffer #holidaygiftguide
I don’t need to see a thermometer or watch a weather report to know that winter is coming. My hands are the first to react to the cold weather. I can feel the tops of my hand get dry. The…
Holiday Gift Guide: Get Moving with Sesame Street TV Kinect #seizingfamilytime #giftguide [Giveaway ends 12/20]
Many of you reading this post probably rarely sit with your toddler at the family desktop or laptop computer. Your toddler might play a game on your phone or tablet or even on the TV with a game system. You…
