
What’s the Word? Using Office for Homework Reports.
I am a tad jealous of the technology available to my children that allows them to make their homework look all fancy and appealing

Mom’s Running Dialogue May Not Be Enough to Teach Kids
So now moms need a Powerpoint presentation with sound and motion to teach our kids words while we wait for the nice deli lady to give us free slices of cheese?

SUDDENLY FRUGAL: Are Dollar Stores Ripping You Off?
The espadrilles that my mother in law bought for my daughters at her local dollar store quickly turned into a dog toy.
So Long, Cuz: CJ Mueller, 1933-2011.
He might not have been blood, but he was family and always will be.

READ 'EM AND REAP: See You Soon! Children's Books on Coping with Separation.
Reading books together that explain in simple terms about where parents are going, and why, and how much they’ll miss their loved ones, can help.
MommaSaid's Random Act of Zhu
“What are those boxes in the hallway?” my husband asked, looking annoyed like he often does when my blogging life spills out of my office and throughout the house. “Zhu Zhu Pets. I’m supposed to give them away and blog about it,” I replied. And then he looked even more annoyed, both because we […]