An iPod touch is good for a lot of things. You can use it to listen to your favorite music and podcasts. You can read books on it. You can play games. You can download apps that will allow you to do...just about anything you can think of. But I had no idea that an Continue Reading
ArchivesJanuary, 2011
31JanWeird Holiday Monday: Blow Bubbles with G.I. Joe Edition
February 1 is G.I. Joe Day! Did anyone else steal their little Brother's G.I. Joe doll so he could date Barbie? He's so much cooler than Ken. TODAY ONLY! AFTER CHRISTMAS CLEARANCE BLOWOUT: Save up to 70% at Toys R Us Valid through: January 31, 2011 See other Toys R Us coupons! February 4 is Continue Reading
30JanSpoil Your Sweetie Contest - Terms & Conditions
Rules and Regulations: 1. General. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. By participating in this contest, the entrant acknowledges and agrees to these Official Rules. The winner selection will be conducted after the ending date on the giveaway. Entrants can participate by doing the following: 1) write a 500 word post on your Continue Reading
29JanSnow Much Snow
According to the local TV news on Thursday morning, my area got around 15 inches of snow overnight on Wednesday. Some meteorologists were calling it "Snowtopia." Good Morning America called it "Snowverkill." Whatever you call it, this kind of storm makes for some of the most-entertaining TV-news moments, if you like things cheesy. I was Continue Reading
28JanSmart Phone Skills
Got a smartphone? I hope you've got phone smarts to go along with it. Smartphones can help you do a whole lot of things. From writing reminders to yourself to email to doing your banking to shopping online and even paying bills, smartphone users are putting a lot of personal data out there all the Continue Reading
28JanBedside Panic
A couple of weeks ago, my third-grader became ill at school during a special event. I happened to be present, so I wound up with him in the nurse's office as she evaluated his condition. He didn't have a fever, but I was definitely taking him home, so I left them there while I ran Continue Reading
27JanI'll Get You, My Pretty...
The spring musical at my daughter's high school this year is "The Wizard of Oz." That's going to be a fun play! For the first time, I have a child involved in the play as an actor instead of a crew member. It's easy when your kid's in stage crew. Before the play, you make Continue Reading
27JanHat Hair
Back in the '70s when I was in middle school, everyone considered it the epitome of cool to carry a large, brightly-colored plastic comb in their back pockets. I think it's about time that Mr. Third Grader becomes a trendsetter and resurrects that retro fad. Carrying the comb, that is--not the "feathered-back" hair that was Continue Reading
26JanCan You Stand It?
What's the new fad in offices (including home offices)? From what I've been reading, it's desks without chairs. I'm not sure I could get away with that kind of thing, since I work in my living room. This setup looks a little, well, utilitarian for a room that's otherwise filled with overstuffed furniture. In my Continue Reading
26JanCurses!
Mr. Third Grader is deep into some of the biggest elementary-school challenges: multiplication tables and cursive writing. He's all over the times tables, since he's always been great at math. Cursive writing, however, is a much bigger struggle for him. Handwriting has never been his strong point. In fact, if I look at his school Continue Reading
25JanWatch This!
When my husband and I went to the jewelry store to return the non-functional watch he gave me for Christmas, we were presented with a huge variety of choices of replacement watches. I'm pretty picky about the kind of watch I wear. I really wanted exactly the same watch as my old one (which resembles Continue Reading