Hey kid, I got your back.
I’ve only been sequestered to detention once in my life. I was 16 and in high school. I was driving my fancy little RX7 that...Read More
Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone: A week without television.
Recently it was National Turn Off Your Television Week and I decided to subject my family to this challenge. No television and no movies. Oh boy,...Read More
Cheap recipe alert. Eggs…not just for breakfast.
Always in the mood to save a little moula, I’m thinking this week is a great one for some money saving recipes. What better way...Read More
5 Best Apps for paranoid (*cautious*) parents. You know who you are.
Just as there are apps to help your children avoid being bullied, there are apps that can calm even the most paranoid parent. Many of...Read More
9 Best “Mom” apps. Being this smart/organized/fashionable is natural, dontcha know.
I’ve had an iPhone for some time now, but have never invested too much time finding apps–come to find out, I was missing out on...Read More
Green Tip: Go digital—thermostats, that is.
How many times have you left the house for the day and forgotten to turn down the heat or AC before you left, letting it...Read More
Lunch Box Idea: Sandwich On A Stick
For some reason, my kids won’t eat a sandwich. Of any kind. They like all of its components—the bread, cheese and deli meats—but wouldn’t give...Read More
Summer Vacation: How to handle the extra kid time!
Whether you have kids of your own, you’re a nanny, have significantly younger siblings, or for one reason or another are going to be around...Read More
Eating out? Best and worst Kids’ Menus.
Between tricky restaurant choices, finicky eaters, and the desire to provide healthy, nourishing food, taking the kids out to eat can drive any parent crazy!...Read More
Creating the easiest (online) family scrapbook ever. How cool!
How are you doing with those scrapbooks? You know, the ones you have a thousand clippings for, but just can’t find the time to assemble...Read More
Awesome Craft Toy Alert: Foam Dough is Super (Clean!) Fun
Have you seen this stuff? It blows play dough and that awful invention, Moon Sand, right out of the water. This foam dough (also called...Read More
February 2011 vacation ideas. Family fun on the seacoast!
Vacation week is approaching. The kids are home from school. They are going to want a plan. And a good one. Unless you’re lucky enough...Read More
We Freaking Love the Dollar Tree. Look What We Found!
If you have a question, the Dollar Tree is the answer. I know this post won’t agree with everyone, but as the primary budget keeper...Read More
Eat Like A Celebrity. Jennifer Garner & Cameron Diaz Share Their Healthy Recipes.
I’m always on the hunt for easy and healthy recipes so when the kick-butt heroine from Alias shares her favorite dinner dish, my stovetop is...Read More
“Do Kids Belong In Restaurants?” Article In The Herald. Our 2¢ On The Subject.
Upon cracking open the newspaper this morning, my eye immediately caught the article written by Portsmouth Herald food critic, Rachel Forrest, titled “Do Kids Belong...Read More
An Open Letter to Big Top Cupcake: We Like You
Big Top Cupcake. Well, this looks kinda fun. And my kids have seen the television ad at least 25 times over the last week while...Read More
Drying Small Loads? Throw In A Towel To Speed Drying Time.
You know how it goes. You throw a small load into the dryer and it takes twice as long because the clothes stubbornly lay flat...Read More
Apple Picking Season Has Commenced. Fail-Proof Dessert Recipes (Yours, Not Mine).
I don’t bake. Well, I do bake, but I stink at it. Suffice it to say, if I were in a dessert challenge on Top...Read More
Finding new friends in a new town. This ain’t as easy as it used to be.
A few weeks ago I wrote on my personal blog about the difficult time I was having finding friends locally. My husband, I, and three...Read More
Guilt be gone! Let’s give ourselves a break, Because we’re pretty great.
I’ve been following a weight loss program for the past 17 weeks, 2 days and 3.5 hours — that’s just a rough estimate. I’m doing...Read More
Is McDonald’s to blame for making our kids fat? Here’s your chance to weigh in (No Scale Required).
Everyone knows that fast food chain restaurants aren’t winning any awards for being nutritionally responsible. But one public interest group is taking it a step...Read More
Dishwasher-Safe, Resuable Sandwich/Snack Bags. We’re In Love.
Every day, more than 20 million sandwich bags from school lunches go into landfills in the US! Yuck! Check out these new “lunchskins” resuable sandwich...Read More
Green Tip: Go vegetarian one day a week.
Because it’s “cheaper” to raise produce (in terms of energy) than raising animals, try swapping your steak for a vegetarian meal once a week. It’s...Read More
Stuffed Apples
Scoop out the core from an apple; stuff with peanut butter, cream cheese, or other spread. Top with raisins, granola or chocolate chips. Ready to eat...Read More
Launder in Cold Water. Works Just As Good.
Unless you are dealing with oil or grease stains, washing your clothes in cold water will clean just as well as a warm water cycle...Read More
Deli Mini Dinosaurs
If your kids will eat sandwiches, lucky you. If not, order low-fat deli meats and cheese sliced extra thick; then use dinosaur or farm animal...Read More
Pet Tags. Because They Like Looking Good, Too.
Looking for an adorable dog or cat collar tag? Check out these handmade name tags by local design company Lofted Designs. Each name plate is...Read More
What to Expect When You’re Expecting…a Teenager
I am not at all certain how, now just shy of forty, that I find myself staring across the dinner table at my seventeen year...Read More
Wake Up And Smell The Decaf: GOYCZ Challenge “A Week Without Caffeine”
This week’s Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone Challenge (GOYCZ): No Caffeine! I was always one of those people who said, “Caffeine doesn’t affect me.”...Read More
Fast Food. What to order when you’re on the go.
Sometimes you have to. You just do. You’re out doing errands, it’s past lunchtime and the kids are starting to whine—something needs to be done...Read More
