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? I have no idea. [...]

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 software responds to create an individualized learning path based [...]

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 workaholic and keep finding other things to do so I never [...]

[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. Schooling the older boys in particular has not been easy over the years. [...]

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 rating system, which rates video games according to their [...]

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 you have a funny blog post, [...]