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The Motherhood Manual: How fast do I have to drive to go to jail?

As I drove along I could see that my speed was higher than the posted limit and was steadily increasing. Usually when one notices this, he or she puts on the brakes or eases off the gas to bring the car back closer to the speed limit. On most occasions that is exactly what I … Continue reading →

Adventurous… or stupid?

This past weekend the boys and I decided to go out on a hike, and I was craving green and trees, so it meant we needed to drive somewhere. Jason was out of town, so it was just the boys, the dog, me, and our handy dandy guide to hikes in our part of the … Continue reading →

App of the week: PaperKarma

A couple weeks ago I got this really cool free app (check out this post for more cool free apps), called PaperKarma. In a nutshell, this app takes care of all your unwanted junk mail. Their “about” page gives some great information about their motivation and purpose, so I just took a couple of screenshots … Continue reading →

Yarn Along- I won… and you can too!

Last week I left a comment on a blog as part of a yarn and pattern giveaway. And, guess what?!? I won! I just got my Barking Dog yarn today, and it’s a really cool spring-like green that I love! So, now l have a new yarn to use for next week’s yarn along with Ginny. … Continue reading →

Which apps are best? 50 Free iPhone Apps for 2012

A couple months ago I wrote a post listing my top ten iPhone apps (in which I actually included about 15 apps). In the process of writing that post, I realized that I needed to add a top ten iPhone apps part two, to include some apps that didn’t fit in my top ten, but … Continue reading →

The Motherhood Manual: “When the spit hits the fan”

Earlier I gave the Reader’s Digest Condensed version of this story… Jason was gone. The dog puked. The kids pooped. The poop was on the wall. I kicked a hole in the wall. The end. Put that way, it almost looks like some kind of poetry. Go ahead, read it again with your poetry voice … Continue reading →

What kindergarteners already know about Pinterest

Kindergarteners know that it isn’t okay to copy someone else’s work without permission (and even if we said okay, we’d probably still want credit for it). I know the teacher said it was a compliment that they liked our stuff enough to copy it, but it still didn’t seem fair. That’s because it wasn’t. It … Continue reading →

30 Teams, 7 years, minus 5, equals fun… or priceless

A few years ago, on a whim, Jason and I decided that we wanted to take our kids to every baseball park in the Major League and see the home team play. The thing that’s funny about that is that neither us nor our two boys are super huge baseball fans. We like baseball fine … Continue reading →

App of the Week: Clear- is it a better “to do” app?

I’m trying out a new app called “Clear,” that I thought I’d share with you. As you may remember from one of my previous posts, I’m kind of a list maker. I even add things to my list after the fact just so I can cross it off. So, an app that’s for us list making … Continue reading →