Great Math Sites for Tweens

I often search the web for great websites for my kids. For some subjects (like math), I particularly like finding sites that make learning fun (even for tweens). I was thinking that there might be some readers who don’t have the time to go searching for sites…so, here are a few links I like. These [...]

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You'll Be Amazed at What Happens When You Start Throwing Up…

My absolute favorite event at my kids’ schools is the annual Book Fair. It’s so popular at DS’s school, that I had to wait a few years before the position of co-chair opened up (and even now I’m considered the “3rd co-chair”). Anyway, the point is that I love it and everything about it. As [...]

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The Office, The Sopranos and Other Families

I love The Office starring Steve Carell. It’s an NBC series about everyday life in an office in smalltown USA (actually Scranton, PA) but it has something in common with The Sopranos. Yes, really. Part of the magic of The Sopranos was that the lead character, Tony Soprano, in many ways represented any-man USA. He [...]

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John Mayer’s Music is Just What This Mom Needed

Have you heard John Mayer play the guitar? Have you been lucky enough to attend one of his concerts so that you could actually see him play the guitar? Ahhh, grace in motion. Before going to his concert this summer, I listened to his music, but didn’t truly appreciate it. I mean, it was nice [...]

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Decidedly Disappointing "Deceptively Delicious" Cookbook

A week ago, I purchased Jessica Seinfeld’s cookbook, “Deceptively Delicious: Simple Steps to Get Your Kids to Eat Good Food.” Hopeful and eager, I quickly got to work and pureed six types of vegetables and some fruit (using two pots of boiling water), produced over a dozen little baggies of purees, and prepared four different [...]

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Blog Action Day

Today is Blog Action Day. One issue. One day. Thousands of voices. Watch this if you’re interested: It’s a chance to express yourself on environmental issues and how ignorance (and/or denial) of them significantly impacts the world. What first came to mind for me were newspaper articles I read recently about Al Gore’s being awarded [...]

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Messages to Our Daughters – Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

You might want to preview the video below when no kids are around. My blog is generally family friendly, so I wouldn’t normally post something like this, but I was so impressed by the video, I wanted to share it. I love pretty things and beauty as much as the next person, but I think [...]

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Handy Chart of Purees for Seinfeld Cookbook

Okay, this might sound crazy (or like something that you’d expect on an old “Seinfeld” episode), but I was so excited to try the recipes in Jessica Seinfeld’s cookbook, “Deceptively Delicious” that I stopped at the store after taking the kids to school and purchased a slew of vegetables. I didn’t have the book with [...]

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The Cookbook that is SO Seinfeld

Everyone knows that a big part of being a mom is feeding the kids. When you’re talking about little kids, it’s often a big challenge. It’s a struggle to do it well (i.e., make sure they eat enough veggies and fruit, not much junk, etc). How many kids do you know love vegetables and ask [...]

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The Power of Kindness

While leisurely strolling through our local bookstore, I discovered a great little book called, “The Power of Kindness” by Piero Ferrucci. It was the kind of moment when you’re looking for one book, but another just seems to pop out at you, urging you to pick it up. Don’t you love when that happens? Well, [...]

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