Rage Against The Minivan

India and I are talking about some of our favorite STEM, science and art products for tween girls. These are all great ways to keep your kids occupied and learning for those last few weeks of summer. Nancy B's Science Club Hydroponics Labhttp://amzn.to/2ffFehg Nancy B's Science Club Might Microbes Labhttp://amzn.to/2v5iplU Little Passports Science Expeditions Subscriptionhttp://www.littlepassports.com/tvscience/ Creation Crate Subscriptionhttp://www.creationcrate.com/ Kid Made Modern Art . . .

Chatting with Whoorl about our upcoming podcast. We are revealing the name and the topic and are excited to tell you all about it!  . . .

Can you believe it's August? It feels like this summer has flown by. This is the time of year I always start having a little mom-guilt for not having spent more time at the beach with the kids instead of working while I shoo them outside. But alas, that is the life of a working mom in summer months. This summer has been occupied with another new venture, too . . . my newest "baby." I've been a part of the Beer and Hymns movement for the past 3 years, starting a chapter here in Orange County and . . .

In this week's political discussion Paul E. Martin and I are doing a deeper dive into this whole Russia fiasco, trying to explain the nuances in laymen's terms. We are also talking about the new press secretary, Spicer's resignation, and the latest on the Republican health care bill. . . .

This post is sponsored by Microban. Living with four kids, laundry is a constant challenge. The laundry issues in my house can be divided into two main dilemmas: dealing with the odors of four active kids, and dealing with how to contain and store laundry in a very small house. This has been an issue since we moved back into our previous, smaller house. It's been a great move, but one thing we really lost was bedroom space. We also shifted to having laundry space in a very small hallway . . .