Fun For Your Friday
Good Friday to you, Internets! This week I bring to you spamjokes. What might that be, you ask? About a week ago the spambots started sharing jokes with me, and enough of them make me laugh that I thought I'd collect a few and share. Why are spambots telling me jokes?...
Dreambox Learning: Math Made Fun Online
Do you recall when I told you about the DreamBox Video contest? I've been learning more about the program and boy howdy is it neat! Dreambox is a learning site that teaches math to children in kindergarten, first, and second grades. Children play games, and the...
The Lazy Mom’s Guide to Fall Decorating
Growing up, my mom always had adorable decorations around the house for every season. She even had ceramic figurines that she'd painted herself, and there were adornments for every room. I have routinely failed to even approach her holiday spirit, mainly because I'm a...
Working Towards Balance
[begin somber voice-over]As the pendulum swings...these are the days of our lives.[end voice-over] Ever feel like you live your life swinging from one extreme to another? It's maddening, isn't it? I don't like extremes much. Absolutes are fine, but extremes I avoid....
How to Use Parental Controls on Video Game Consoles
Editor's note: please welcome Mary Ward to Earnest Parenting! I was very pleased that she chose to share this topic with us; it's very important information for any family that has gaming systems in the home. Most of today’s parents are familiar with the video game...
Fun For Your Friday
Oooookay, it's that time again! Fun For Your Friday! Woohoo!!!!! Fun For Your Friday works like this: It's Friday. Let's laugh. This week I thought I'd share a joke with you: What did the snail say as it rode on the turtle's back while crossing the road? Wheeeeeee! If...
Blog Hop Giveaways
Hullooooo, Internets! Remember the Blog Hop we did a few weeks ago? Well, another fantastic MckLinky feature is a weekly Blog Hop Giveaway in which you are treated to a loooooong list of giveaways online. Is that cool or what?? I may have mentioned once or twice, but...
I Met a Singing Lizard
Well. I haven't met her in person, but I have heard her sing. Really, I have! The Singing Lizard is the work of Liz DeRoche, who is pre-releasing AlphaBeat, an album your kids will love. I played some of the tracks and both Captain Earthquake and The Manager give the...
Potpourri
Well it's official. I've been coughing up lungs due to a slight case of pneumonia. I knew asthma was giving me a hard time, but the pneumonia diagnosis was a bit of a surprise. Thankfully the doc gave me a breathing treatment and I am already SO much better! That...
One Lovely Blog
I made a new friend! Chrystina of Swains R'Us was kind enough to give me the One Lovely Blog award. In addition to that, she gave me some fantastic encouragement which I treasure more than she knows. And, her hubby is in the Army either already deployed or close to...