From time to time, I receive items for review. When I receive an item from a PR agency or the brand itself, I ALWAYS use the product. In fact, I wouldn’t agree to a review UNLESS I or someone in…
Category: Musings on Technology
Holiday Gift Guide: WiiU in Stores in Time for the 2012 Holiday Season
While I’m not much of a gamer, I do love watching my children play games. We’ve amassed a collection of games over the years and a few game systems to boot. My husband was an early adopter with the Commodore…
A Roundup of Musings from Me: Week of September 17, 2012
I’m going to start a new feature. A roundup of interesting links I know you’ll want to read. I’ll include giveaways and parenting posts from this blog. Articles I’ve written on one of my other sites. And anything I see…
Family Game Time #WiiU #washington #dc #seizingfamilytime
Let me make one thing clear. I’m not a gamer. I’m the parent and wife of gamers, but not a gamer myself. In fact even in my heyday of gaming, I probably played Ms. PacMan about once a year. I…
Are You Jumping on the iPhone 5 Bandwagon?
I’ve only used Android phones, although my first smartphone was actually a Palm Pre Plus. Though I only know Android phones — I use an HTC Thunderbolt — my teens only use iPhones. Will only use iPhones. Hardly acknowledge other…
Bully: Go See This Movie
You probably have seen fewer of my Baltimore posts in this space. There was a time when I used this blog to post about life in the D.C. and Baltimore suburbs. I wrote posts on events happening in the area. About…
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…
An Easy-To-Use Scheduling Tool and a Way To Earn Money for Schools
I looked at the calendar and my mouth dropped open. I have one starting school in a week and a half and two starting school in two weeks. Question #1: Where did the summer go? Question #2: How will I…
Family Organizer Meets the Online Organizer #aboutone
Aaaarrrggghhh! I’m sorry I can’t help feeling overwhelmed. It’s June. School ends in 4 days. And I’m exhausted. Like many parents, I see the end of the school year as the prize. A dangling carrot if you will. All year…
Cyberbullying in the Digital Age #Blue4Grace
If you read my blog, you will notice that I have several topics that I talk about over and over again. My blog evolved from a general catchall for anything to do with raising a kid, a preteen, and a…
