My children are readers, too. If my children are reading, I want to know what they are reading. Over the years, I have read books to my children…board books, children’s classics, the Magic Tree House series, the Junie B. Jones…
Category: Musings on Reviews
Mentioning Unmentionables
When I was last in an office…literally in another century. I was a cubicle dweller. I longed for a window, but had to make do with craning my neck to get a glimpse of natural light. I worked a short drive…
Did We Do a Good Job on the Listerine #21-Day Challenge?
Two weeks ago I had one of those days where I rocked. I made breakfast and lunches quickly. All the kids were picked up or dropped off at school on time. I wrote two blogposts in short order. My day…
Method Acting Gone Wrong, Sing-a-Longs, and More #Oscars
Source: @RyanPBroderick of Buzzfeed. These gifs make me chuckle. Not high brow. I like Sandra Bullock. She’s a bit of a fixture at the Oscars. Has she ever won? I don’t think so. But she is in the group of…
Toy Fair: How to Plan And Why I Missed It This Year
I’m a creature of habit. If I do something and like it, chances are good that I will do it again. It is not that I don’t like change…I do…but I’d…
Coming to a Theater Near You in March 2014…The Muppets…Again!
Finding a family friendly film can be a bit of a challenge. Cartoon movies are deemed too young for one of my children. Live action movies about volleyball playing dogs don’t appeal to the non furry loving family members, but…
Musings from Me Video Book Review: Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers #CaptainUnderpants
The Musings from Me family LOVES books. In fact this past week, we have sorted through books, books, and more books. My husband and I sorted through college textbooks for me and graduate school texts for him. Though it pained…
Musings on Little Ones: Starting Languages Early #LangStars
The other day I shared with the kids that I had once taken Spanish in school. My daughter was interested as she takes Spanish. My husband was astounded. Apparently I had never mentioned this before. Uh…I am sure I have…
Swapping Kids’ Toys, Clothes, Media Made Easy with Swap.com Valet Service and Code for Free Shipping
One day, the piles around my house were of no consequence to me. I happily stacked one toy on top of the other. I stowed clothes in storage bins. I squeezed between bins of toys to get from one room…
Gifts for Toddlers and Preschoolers (Giveaway ends 1/28/13)
Once upon a time I volunteered in the church nursery. I helped another mom wrangle the one- through four-year-olds while their parents were at church. I thought that looking after little ones would be easy, especially since I looked after…
