I’ve got a special freebie for you now that we’re heading into summer – the Summer Fun Book! This is an activity e-book for kids and there are two versions – one for younger kids and one for older kids. The younger kids version is available at FreeStuff4Kids by subscribing to the site’s feed or e-mail subscription, and you can get the...

It’s been a while since I first participated in Thursday Thirteen on this blog, so I thought I would give it another shot. Some of you may know that I have sung opera professionally since college, though I haven’t seen the stage since Jack was born (but that’s okay). Part of the fun of the opera thing was the opportunity to play so many different...

WearyParent.com is hosting a writing project around recommended summer reading for kids ages 8-18, and since I LOVE books I definitely wanted to participate. The books on my list are ones that I still read regularly when I have time, and have read them all 4 or 5 times each: Anne of Green Gables Series, by L.M. Montgomery – great books for girls of all...

That’s one of my favorite questions to ask people. I like to hear about the worst work experiences people have had… I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I have had some terrible ones and it’s fun to swap stories. I’ve been thinking about a “group writing project” around this subject for a while now- let’s share...

The Many Numbers of the Beast A very cute site, featuring a little white monkey who makes things What does this sign mean?

Do you ever wonder, as you’re visiting around to your favorite blogs to see if there are new posts up, if there might be a better, more efficient way to keep up with them? There is. It’s called a Feed Reader. Each blog has what’s called an RSS feed and you can subscribe to the blog’s feed and have new posts delivered to you, instead of you...

Such a big boy… almost 2 years old! Jack has finally made the switch to 1 nap a day. I never dreamed this transition would have taken so long. I keep struggling to find the magic sleep formula that will help him to sleep later in the morning and take longer naps, but it eludes me. People talk about their kids taking 3 hour naps every day when they were his...