Twix, Baby Ruth, Snickers, Nestlé Crunch, and Three Musketeers sit in a pumpkin bowl on our counter awaiting tomorrow night’s trick or treaters. Our house has certainly done our part in purchasing part of the 600 million pounds of candy that are purchased for Halloween and I’d be naïve to think that my kids weren’t…
3 Ways to Prepare Kids for Their First Dog
Almost three years ago we adopted our Yellow Labrador, Oliver, and having never grown up with dogs, I never thought I could love an animal as I love this zany, sweet, and incredibly lovable 6 year old dog. Oliver provides tons of entertainment for our family, garners more likes and hearts on Facebook and Instagram…
Favorite Fall Boots
Fall has arrived to the DC Metro Area and there’s nothing that I love more about the change in seasons than welcoming favorites from my closet back into my life like my collection of boots. I have a bit of a boot obsession and the need to have the perfect pair to go with every…
Weekly Reads: Help Find Katie Peterson Edition
{Headlines} Late last night I heard about a local 15 year old girl named Katie Peterson (above) who has been missing since Friday, October 25 and how her mother started a Facebook page to spread the word through social media for everyone to help find her daughter. It’s all that I’ve thought about as I’ve…
8 Tips for Shopping for Halloween Supplies Online
Halloween is now less than a week away and if you’re still searching for that unique item for part of a costume or to complete your decor, it might not be too late to still shop online. Scott Fitterman of CouponCactus.com has provided this guest post to help you save money when shopping for Halloween items…
How Smartphone Monitoring Apps Can Help Parents
Mobile devices allow our kids to use their smartphones for more tasks now than ever but with every tap comes the opportunity to share sensitive personal information, make a purchase, or download an infected app. With more than half (56%) of kids under 17 using their cellphones regularly to text, make calls, take pictures and…
3 Steps to Simple and Fun Class Halloween Parties {sponsored}
It’s that time of year when room parents are in full planning mode for next week’s class Halloween parties and while some may have a fully executed plan with all the supplies purchased, some of us plan to maximize the week before to get it done. But as the day draws closer and you’re finding…
Hyper Honest or Just Honest? How Do You #TalkEarly With Your Kids?
One of my favorite parts of my day is climbing into my daughter’s bed to end our day with a chance to read a book together and an opportunity to talk. Being almost 10, I know my days of snuggling with a great book and reading it aloud together will end sooner than I hope…
Introducing BalsamicCamel.com by Little Miss Techie!
After spending the past week creating content, Little Miss Techie is proud to finally unveil her new blog, Balsamic Camel! Balsamic Camel is her little place on the internet where she shares the things she loves like her dog, champions the causes she’s passionate about (raising money for cystic fibrosis), provides advice about things like…
Weekly Reads 10.20.13
Hmmm…the last time I posted Weekly Reads was more than a month ago when I swore this feature was going to become regular once again. Things happen (namely three speaking engagements at three conferences in a row: Type A, Blogalicious, and Digital Family Summit) but I’m feeling more caught up now so here we go with…
