raising a daughter who likes sports
This post is sponsored by P&G’s ‘Thank You Mom’ campaign. My boys have a very natural affinity for all sports. Most days will find both of them in the front yard, rotating between tossing a football around, teeing off into our neighbor’s lawn, or playing handball against the garage wall. Getting them interested in sports is not something that required any effort or modeling on my behalf. With them, it’s a bigger struggle to get them to do quiet activities like drawing or . . .
getting out of the house this summer (a guide for hermit–prone moms of multiple small children)
This post is brought to you by GoGo squeeZ. When I only had a couple kids, I was pretty good at staying active and going on outings. Once my brood grew to four, it became increasingly difficult to maintain a lifestyle that involved outings. Or leaving the house. Between the potential meltdowns, the inevitable diaper blow-outs, and the mind-bogging difficulty of shuttling four kids across a parking lot with only two free hands, I settled into a routine of staying home unless I . . .
chimpanzee: an adoption story
We got a chance to see the new film Chimpanzee by DisneyNature, a stunning, up-close documentary that captures the life of a young chimpanzee. DisneyNature is the production company behind the documentaries Earth and Ocean. We are huge fans of nature documentaries in these parts, so I was excited to see one focusing on chimpanzees. The preview alone to this movie had me in tears, and I was curious how my kids would do with a feature-length documentary. The movie was very . . .
tips for cleaning with small children
My kids are finally getting to an age where they can help me with cleaning. It's sometimes difficult to get them to help in ways that actually make a difference. Sometimes they are more "moving dirt around" than actually cleaning, but I want to get them in the habit now so that it's easier later. Here are some of the ways we enlist the kids in our cleaning routines now. Use a chore chart. I like using reward systems for kids. We have a reward chart where the kids have an opportunity to earn . . .
2nd MD: online access to the world’s best doctors
Thank you to 2nd.MD for providing me with a $200 stipend to test-drive this revolutionary online medical service. A couple weeks ago, I was asked to try a new online service called 2nd MD. It’s a service that provides a consultation with a medical specialist of your choosing. Using face-to-face video chat, you get to chat with a specialist about your medical concerns. I was pretty intrigued with this idea for a couple of reasons. First, because making a doctor’s appointment is . . .
capturing the elusive christmas photo
I might have mentioned that I am kind of a geek about Christmas photos. I could spend some serious time poring over all of the different options and obsessing over which photo to choose. I’ve always been a curator (obviously, because that’s what we bloggers do). Before I blogged, I was a scrapbooker. A hoarder of photos. A journal writer. A momento-keeper. The Christmas photo always feels like the annual moment where I can capture our whole family and freeze that . . .
choosing the perfect christmas card (and a subtle shutterfly giveaway for those paying attention)
I love the tradition of Christmas photo cards. I really do. I look forward to getting them every year, and I put them in a scrapbook each year that I pull out during the holiday season. It’s always fun to see how families (and hairstyles) are changing with each new year. I also love making our own holiday photo cards. It is so rare to get all six of us in a photo together, much less while we are wearing clean and color-coordinated clothes. I do love that the annual photo card forces me to be . . .
more fun with the HP touchsmart computer
Over the summer, HP asked if I would like to review their new TouchSmart desktop computer. My family quickly fell in love with it, and thanks to my refusal to send it back my enthusiasm about the product, HP let us keep it a little longer. I mentioned in my previous review that I’m a little bit Amish about kids and computers. Yep, I’m one of those moms who thinks that the next generation is having their brains sucked out by the video games. I’m not against technology in . . .
shrek the musical: a family review
Mark and I got to take Jafta and Kembe to see Shrek the Musical earlier this week. (India had to stay home on account of the flu. Karis had to stay home on account of the screaming). I enlisted Jafta to do a little review of the show with me. As you will see, he gets a distracted by looking at himself in the camera, and then with itching his eye and rubbing his nose . . . but still, I think you can get the gist. He loved the show. Thanks to SCFTA for a . . .
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