With three children at home, we have toys. More toys than we know what to do with. Toys come in to our house as gifts from grandparents…from birthday parties…and just because. Toys go out of the house, too. I don’t…
Category: Musings on Family Shopping Time
The Sound of Quiet: New to my #OpenSky Store
As a new homeowner living in the middle of nowhere I was astounded by the quiet. As I stood on the driveway our first night in our new house, I could hear nothing…literally nothing. No cars. No traffic. No horns.…
A Classic Movie Brought to Life on Stage: Mary Poppins
As a kid Mary Poppins was a favorite film. Of couse unlike my children I only watched Mary Poppins and other classic kid’s films once. There was no DVD or DVR in my house. I was a teen before we…
Breyer’s…Mmmm Good and a #Giveaway
I can’t hide ice cream from the children. Their little noses sniff out the ice cream. I could hang out near the garage fridge nibbling on ice cream, but sooner or later a kid pops his/her head out to ask…
Capturing the Essence of Your Tween and Teen
From my tween/teen years in England, I have only one school photo. Do you know what age I was when the photo in question was taken? I was 13. Of all the years to pick for a school portrait, 13…
Trying a New Concept in Weight Control and a Discount Code to Try the Products
Baby weight? Is it accurate to refer to baby weight when your babies are 7, 11, and 14? No, I didn’t think so! But, I am struggling with my weight. I lose some. I gain some, but I never get…
The Jensen Project: Family Movie Night #jensenproject
What is the Jensen Project? I’m not sure. I know it has something to do with Family Movie Night. I can totally stand behind any force to get families together…eating dinner together, family game night, etc. The writeup sounds as…
What Age Did Your Child Sit Still AND Watch a Movie in the Movie Theater?
I posted this response over at @MomSpark Forum in answer to the question in the title of this post. Add your first experience in a movie theater over @MomSpark Forum not on this post. — We had a few AWFUL…
@litl: Works for Web-Surfy Family of #mom #dad #kid #tween #teen
A week or two ago I attended a brand/blogger event sponsored Silicon Valley Moms Blog and numerous brands. It was truly a day of pampering, information, and community. The best kind of day, really! I had the unbelievable good fortune…
@litl: Cloud Computing and a Discount Code #svmomsbitmoms
I am not, I repeat, I am not a techie. I often use the hashtag #notatechie to describe my trials and tribulations with technology. As a college student DJ, my radio show was called “Technical Difficulties.” Skipped records, locked myself…
