(editor’s note: please welcome Margaux Cameron with a very interesting guest post today. Thanks, Margaux!) My own mother was a stay-at-home mom. She quit her job when I was born, had my brother 4 years later, then started going to college full-time. By the time I was in high school, she had completed her bachelor’s [...]

It’s Friday! Happy day, everyone! And time once again for some fun and smiles here at Fun For Your Friday (the official blog carnival dontcha know). This week’s smile is brought to us by Captain Earthquake and his attempts at gentlemanly behavior. Last week we were on a family drive and stopped at a fast [...]

Have you been following the news about cyberbullying and all the bad stuff that’s been happening as a result lately? Horrible. One thing I worry about is my kids getting into trouble online and me not knowing what’s going on. Thankfully, Tiffany from CyberPatrol contacted me this summer and offered me a review copy of [...]

Now that TechnoBoy and The Mercenary are nearly teens, they’ve been working hard to perfect some of the more famous adolescent behaviors. Grunts, mood swings, sleeping late, eating at odd hours, and ohhhhh, the angry glares are all part of the repertoire. It started last spring, but really got full-blown over the summer. Once school [...]

(editor’s note: Today we have a guest post from Alisa Gilbert. Please comment make her feel welcome!) Traveling with kids can be a challenge, to say the least. But it’s a great opportunity for families to bond and for parents to show children the wonders of the world outside their own back yard. These family [...]

A buddy of ours agreed to do some roof work yesterday. He brought along his 19 year old nephew to help. All day long, the nephew took directions and carried tools and supplies up and down the ladder at his uncle’s bidding. Late in the afternoon, The Mercenary commented to me, “I feel so sorry [...]