My apologies to my regular readers. I know I’ve been a little AWOL this past week. I spent most of it dedicating my time to a book sale at one of my kids’ schools. Remember the book fair last fall? Well…this event was markedly different from that one. For decades, our PTO has run the [...]
Archive for May, 2008
We Are Only Volunteers
Posted in books, children, education, life, thoughts, tagged bad experiences with book fairs, book fairs, reading, Scholastic, school book fairs, schools, volunteers in schools on May 31, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Pizza Made Easy
Posted in children, entertainment, family, Food and Drink, photography, photos, thoughts, tagged easy pizza assembly, home made pizza, how to make pizza, kids cooking, kids make pizza, photography, photos, pizza, pizza photos, Wordless Wednesday on May 28, 2008 | 9 Comments »
As I post these photos, I keep thinking: “My kids love to eat pizza and enjoy cooking. Why do I ever order out? Pizza has to be one of the easiest things to make…” Visit Wordless Wednesday HQ here .
An Example of Kindness from an Unexpected Source
Posted in children, culture, entertainment, family, fun, games, Nintendo, parenting, photos, thoughts, tagged great customer service, kindness, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, video games, WiiFit, WiiFit yoga on May 22, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I’ve been Tweeting about how much I wanted a WiiFit and guess what?! I have one! Even better than that simple fact, though, is the story about how I managed to snag one of these treasured new Nintendo gems. After a long, exhausting day entertaining 30 people at my home while a couple of sick [...]
One Tired Puppy
Posted in photography, photos, tagged dogs, goldendoodles, photography, photos, puppy photos, Wordless Wednesday on May 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
She was just too tired to play …
He is One Busy Dad
Posted in entertainment, My Podcasts, parenting, tagged blogger interviews, bloggers on podcasts, BlogTalk Radio, Busy Dad, busydad tales, Jim Lin, My Podcasts, podcasts by moms, soapbox radio on May 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Technical difficulties. That’s what a couple hundred people encountered the last time they tuned in to the podcast on Soapbox Radio . That’s when, on Soapbox Radio’s premier podcast , I was lucky enough to interview BusyDad Jim , author of the Busy Dad Blog and BusyDad Tales . Okay, granted, it doesn’t quite compare [...]
When You Hear a Catchy Tune…
Posted in Apple, culture, entertainment, fun, life, tagged catchy tunes, fun to sing songs, great songs, iTunes, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook air song, New Soul, song from the MacBook Air ad, Yael Naim, Yael Naim's song on May 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Do you love it when a song sticks in your head? Maybe it depends on the song, eh? Well, someone recently Twittered about the fact that he couldn’t get this song out of his mind. I looked it up on YouTube and, especially after seeing the video, I feel the same way. It’s fun, uplifting [...]
Math is Not His Strong Suit
Posted in children, education, family, life, parenting, personal, tagged do girls like math, do moms help their kids with math, do moms like math, girls and math, homework help, how many moms like math, how many women like math, kids and math, magic of math, math, moms helping with math, moms who hate math, moms who like math, moms who love math on May 15, 2008 | 11 Comments »
My husband is a brilliant man. Very knowledgeable. About many things. I don’t say that to brag, rather to highlight his ability to answer our kids’ questions in many areas, including obscure historical facts and tidbits. But when it comes to math? He’s not their go to person. I am. And I have to admit…it [...]
Stop and Smell the Roses
Posted in entertainment, photography, photos, tagged beauty, flowers, Mother's Day, pink roses, roses, spring flowers, stop and smell the roses, Wordless Wednesday on May 14, 2008 | 6 Comments »
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Need a Good Book for a Pre-Teen?
Posted in books, children, culture, reviews, tagged Battle of the Labyrinth, best book for tweens, must have book for tweens, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, the book to get for preteens on May 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Every pre-teen and early teen I know is obsessed with this book: Written by Rick Riordan, it’s the fourth book in a series (with one more book expected) and the kids tell me that it’s the most exciting of all. Have a reluctant reader in your house? Show them this video: Not mind blowing by [...]
A Big Announcement from a Busy Dad
Posted in entertainment, fun, My Podcasts, parenting, tagged Blog Talk Radio, bloggers, bloggers as guests on podcasts, Busy Dad, busy dad blog, Busy Dad Tales, female podcaster, female podcasters, Jim Lin, My Podcasts, podcasts about bloggers, podcasts about blogs on May 10, 2008 | 8 Comments »
If you’ve read the terrific blogs, Busy Dad Blog and BusyDad Tales , you’ll understand why I express such excitement about his guest spot on my new podcast. Want to know about his big announcement? You’ll have to listen to the show! To download the podcast, visit the SoapBoxMom Radio site by clicking here .
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