Clean socks are a privilege, not a right
The other day a man who had been watching all the shenanigans with Tara, asked me why I decided to have a third. This inocuous but vaguely insulting question caused my mom and I to look at each other and I just laughed and said something like ‘I must have been drunk.’ If only he knew. But […]
Adam received a Nano Spiral Starter kit for his birthday in the spring. It was a HUGE hit. You cannot NOT smile at these busy robo bugs buzzing around jostling each other. Hexbug Nano’s are tiny robotic bugs that ‘vibrate’ and with their little rubbery legs act like real bugs. Innovation First Trading kindly sent us […]
Every year I have big ideas and long lists about all the Christmas themed events going on around town. Empty pockets, low energy and no time seem to eat away at these lists and we feel lucky if we get the kids to see Santa at the mall. We have done the Christmas Train in […]
As they kids get older, their interests change and I figure to keep my blog as personal as possible, the reviews and so forth that I cover will reflect that. I really truly try to stick with products that we would use or buy for ourselves. This is a site about myself and my family […]
The kids go mental when a box arrives from Hallmark. They cannot wait to see what sort of fun things are there to make the season or celebration more fun. I think they outdid themselves with the sampling from their Holiday Collection for 2011. Hallmark certainly put us all in the Christmas spirit. There are […]
Phew! Just in time for Christmas!!! Leapfrog have given me a Tag Junior to giveaway to my vast army of readers! The Tag Junior is for ages 2 to 4 years and retails for $39.99. LeapFrog revolutionized how kids learn to read with its LeapPad® Learning System, then did it again in 2008 with the […]
It has happened. That shame that every single parent of school age kids dread more than anything else. Oh the shame. Oh the embarrassment. Paint a red plague sign on our door….yes, our kids got LICE! EWWWWWWWW So pissed about it. I KNOW that it is more common than ever these days. But I […]
Every year I make a photo calendar to send out to the overseas relatives and Grandparents, etc. Not a cheap gift, but a nice tradition that I have kept up for about 8 years now. I usually use Kodak Gallery and have been happy with the quality and choice of calendar layout. However, when […]
As a product of generations of working class Scots, I have always been happy with regular tea. None oh that fancy stuff lassie! My mom drinks Tetley and so do I. Orange Pekoe. I will get fancy with the odd cup of Earl Grey but that it about it. We won’t mention the packets of […]
