Today my husband and daughter have taken off on their own adventure. They are headed to meet his folks and brother three hours away for a football game. She's excited about having time with just...

I know youtube.com can be a cesspool but I've enjoyed the site a ton. We have some videos there and I love the idea of people being able to self-broadcast their own news and programs. Normally...

I was watching Dr. Phil today and one of the segments was about a ten-year old girl who is online alone frequently and speaking explicitly with some gross older men. Having a ten-year old who...

I'm a Flickr fan in terms of where I post my online photos for friends and family but I started out at shutterfly years ago. I have to give Shutterfly credit for their new feature products...

Welcome! The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,583 groups with 5,698,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting)...

My daughter got 10 of 20 words right on her last spelling test. Of course, that's also 10 of 20 words wrong. Either way we had to do something to help her absorb the words quicker. The regular...

We've switched to a different soccer team this year. When we signed up, it did say that they get a white jersey this year but no ball like they did when she was little and playing in this league....

JCPenney's Pepper Pink Twin Quilt I just got my daughter new quilts for her bunkbeds as a surprise. I was looking at the girl ones and I realized she's not a young girl anymore. The girlie...

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Ronda Oliver This school year is my son's last year in preschool. I am hoping he can be accepted to first grade next school year. Though I am nervous that he...

This is one of those stories that will tug at your heartstrings. It is a great reminder that there are wonderful people out there trying to do amazing things for children who have already been through...

Taking another look at children and the Olympics, MSNBC has an interesting article entitled The high price of raising an Olympian. The article discusses the financial commitment involved with raising...

After years of the grubby fingers of children and their markers, food and mess coupled with three scratching and dirty dogs, our living room furniture finally gave up the fight and died. It had been...

Chinese national team gymnasts in 2007 With the Olympics in full swing now, the topic of sports and children comes to my mind. Athletes seem to be getting younger and younger in international...

Does anyone else shop as if they are feeding an army? Is there some genetic code inside me as an Irish and Italian girl from a huge extended family? It is just my husband, my daughter and myself. But...

Teen and tweens are waiting with baited breath for the October 24th launch of high school musical 3: Senior Year. Here is a sneak peak at what to expect:......