Despite popular opinion to the contrary, tweenagers are people too, and while I don’t own any of my own, I understand that you, my dear and loyal reader, may have some of these strange creatures in your care. And likely, they’d appreciate a gift or two under the tree, even […]
Being obese sucks. Don’t let it happen to your kids. Get the hell up and mooooove! A VERY ACTIVE CHRISTMAS The Beam Store Pink Folding Balance Beam This fold-away practice gymnastics beam is the ideal way to bring Olympic training into your family room. My girls are still in […]
Crafts come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some require batteries and still get to be in the craft aisle, some require nothing more than toilet paper rolls and a hefty dose of imagination. Here are some of the prepackaged craft products we’ve enjoyed this year, but really, nothing […]
A VERY PERSONALIZED CHRISTMAS ; I See Me Personalized Books & Gifts Personalized books, CDs and the like can be a dicey proposition. Mouse got an Elmo CD once with her name squeezed into each and every verse (although it seemed like every other word) and it was painful to […]
Tiny gifts kinda rule, right? Tucked in deep under the tree as an extra special surprise once the presents pile appears to have dried up and Christmas seems over, or dropped down deep into stockings hung by the chimney with care — little gifts can pack a ton of joy. […]
They are like children, difficult to pick a favorite. But behind closed doors, and in hush tones, I’d admit to you that this, the December 2012 episode, it my favorite installment of the OWTK KMM Podcast thus far. Hopefully you will find that the mix of (mostly) new songs from […]
Black Friday doesn’t mark the start of the holiday season around here, no, it is when we get assigned our sponsor-a-child child that Christmastime officially begins. Every bit as much as overeating cookies, blowing our gift budget, and my personal obsession to find the very most perfectest wrapping paper ever, […]
For as long as we’ve been having two-way conversations with our children, my wife and I have been very forthright with them both about most things in life, money included. Whether it is donating it, saving it, spending it extravagantly, or spending it to put food on the table and […]
