This morning was a little less rushed than the previous two days. Why? One reason, and one reason only. Car pools rock on the day you DON’T have to do the car pool. This week I’ve juggled drives to and…
Category: Kids
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Preschoolers Head Back to School with Super Why
Saw this in my in box and I had to share… Reading, writing, arithmetic…and tech? According to a new study from market research firm NPD Group, kids are increasingly adopting tech. In fact, tablet usage among kids increased 13% from…
Vroom! Vroom! with @ToyState
My son is all boy. I don’t know why this surprises me so much. Except that he has two older sisters. With his sisters I was extremely careful not to say that a toy was a boy toy or girl…
Snomee: A Cute Way to Give a Gift Card #snomee
When my kids were little, shopping for a birthday gift was a snap. I would think about what my daughter or son loved to play with. One trip to the store later and all I needed to do was find…
Moms of Teens: Have You Considered Invisalign? [Giveaway]
I’d never asked my husband about braces. It never came up in any conversations. He’s quiet and only shares when he thinks it is appropriate to share. Me? I’m an oversharer. A chatterbox. I’d regaled my husband with my orthodontia…
Celebrating the Grad @DaveandBusters
In England there are no graduation celebrations. At least not for anyone below college age. I don’t recall anyone making a big deal of graduation until college graduation. Traditions may have changed somewhat in England, but back when I was…
A Squishy, Good Squishy Review
Squishy. Squeezy. Gooey. Malleable. These were the words going through my mind as I watched my kid rip in to the Gak. She pulled it out. Moved her fingers over it. Pushed it. Pulled it. Squished it. As my kid…
It’s Never Too Early to Talk About Saving
You know a broken record. The way it plays over and over again. And you kind of want to throw it against a wall. Wait. You do know what a record is, don’t you? Please, don’t make me link to…
Children Need Choices, Especially with Clothes
For as long as I can remember one of my children has had opinions. I can remember as an infant that this child would not take a pacifier. She would take a bottle, but only when the bottle was offered…
Summer Is Finally Here!
Summer is nearly here. I can almost taste it. This year of pickups and drop offs and homework and projects and band concerts and sports practices and games is drawing to a close. It wasn’t that long ago the school…
