It’s hard to turn down to an invitation from Mercedes especially when it is for 3 days of glamping in Montana. I’ve traveled a lot both internationally and around the United States but Montana is a place that I hadn’t visited until yesterday. Nor have I ever been glamping. Glamping? Yes, luxury camping! But…
Karizmac Luminous Charisma Maps- A Myers Briggs horoscope hybrid for the iPad
Thank you to Karizmac Luminous for sponsoring this review. For more information about Karizmac Luminous please visit http://www.karizmac.com/luminous.html When I was in middle and high school, I read my horoscope obsessively. I believed in the power of dreams and tried to figure out what my they were telling me by devouring books about dream symbolism….
Friday Faves: Zing Z-Curve Bow, Max Liquidator Eliminator, MasterLock Python Get Kids Out & Active
In the heat of summer, the allure of something new can serve as the incentive to leave the air conditioned comfort of the indoors and heat outside…at least for a little while! The Zing Z-Curve Bow ($22.13 from Amazon) was one of my favorite products from this spring’s Time to Play Showcase. Having been a…
Mystical Techno Source 20Q Reads Minds
Since Techno Source’s 20Q arrived at my door, we’ve been trying to figure out how exactly it’s magical mystical powers work to read our minds! Being used to the regular game of 20 Questions played during family road trips, the updated version of 20Q is fun, interactive, highly portable, and spookily accurate. Questions asked…
HP Pavilion dm1z Review: Full-featured laptop in an ultra-light package
If you hate lugging around a large laptop but are looking for something that performs better than a netbook, the HP Pavilion dm1z with AMD Fusion technology is a worthy machine to look at. HP Pavilion dm1z Laptop Netbooks have always seemed like a great idea until you actually try to do something useful with them. Typically…
Should Children Be Allowed To Use Facebook?
This sponsored post was written by Maggie Durango, a freelance writer and occasional guest blogger. Any sane parent would approach their child’s use of technology and the Internet with a certain amount of trepidation given the fact that there are so many predators online that try and abuse young kids. Every parent wants to keep…
Friday Faves: Fourth of July Guide to Fireworks, Drinks from Martha Stewart, and a Tune by The Sing-a-ma-jigs
Besides the Fourth of July being Independence Day and part of a long weekend, it’s also my birthday! We always have more than enough things to do on the 4th which makes for a fun day, usually ending with ice cream cake and fireworks. HowStuffWorks.com has an interactive guide to fireworks Speaking of fireworks…Want to become…
Choosing the Perfect Laptop for College
This sponsored post was written by Maggie Durango, a freelance writer and occasional guest blogger. With high school graduation season now over, thousands upon thousands of graduates are preparing themselves for their transition into starting a college education. For parents, this means a lot of driving, paperwork and, most importantly, shopping. We all want our…
Type A Parent Conference Recap w. Fresh Produce Photos & #TeamLeticia Video
Attending Type A Parent is so refreshing. Maybe it’s the mountain air that surrounds Asheville or the fact that it’s like the Cheers of blogging conferences. Maybe not everyone knows your name but after meeting on the patio, you become fast friends. Here are some conference highlights: Spending time with friends from near and…
A Farewell Post
What? Did you think I was really abandoning my site? No way! This week I bid farewell to The LeapFrog Community. I’ve been writing for LeapFrog in one capacity or another for the past 2 1/2 years, an amazing length of time considering that’s only one year short of the total time I’ve been blogging. …
