So there’s lots of talk about the Sarah Palin baby name generator. And while I’m not going to get into politics other than giving you some links to some great election sites for kids, I’m thinking of asking you to think of me as Blitz Harden Palin since that’s what I would have been named…
Website of the Week: Family Day- A day to eat dinner with your children
In honor of Monday, September 22 being Family Dinner Day, I thought I’d select the Family Day website as this week’s Website of the Week. Family Dinner Day was started by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University to keep kids substance free. We all know how important it is…
BusyBodyBook Winner!
My apologies for the delay in choosing a winner of the BusyBodyBook. My paper calendar has been overflowing this week with 2 Back to School nights and a calendar full of other events! Congratulations to Terri who wrote: Please enter me in this giveaway. I am a paper/pencil calendar person b/c I love to make…
Website of the Week: Muppet Clips on YouTube
The Muppets were a big part of my childhood so it’s only natural that we’ve passed the obsession on to Little Miss Techie. She has her Muppet set with all of her favorite characters, watches the episodes from the first season on DVD, and saw The Muppet Movie on the silver screen as her first…
Tech Savvy Guest: Andromeda Edison Discusses Unwanted Email
Today’s post is by guest contributor Andromeda Edison who shares how we can protect ourselves against e-mail spam and get rid of unwanted e-mails. Andromeda is the Chief Marketing Officer for Internet Defense Technologies, an email spam filtering and website hosting company. She has been working in the Internet Marketing arena since 1996 and watched…
Ironman Live Tech Savvy Mama Style
My brother is an Ironman many times over. Today he’ll be testing his athletic abilities again as he competes in Ironman Wisconsin. Any Ironman event is an incredible feat of human endurance as the race consists of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and ends with a 26.2 mile marathon all of which…
Paper vs. Online Calendars- Part II (and BusyBodyBook Giveaway)
I’m glad I’m not the only paper-online calendar person. Kim, Mary Ellen, and Caroline from Smarty Pants Mama are also hybrid users. There are also others like De in D.C., Karen W, minnemom, and A.J. who are fanatic about their electronic calendars. And then there are also the die-hard paper calendar users. Yes, I’m talking…
The Results are In (and Scholastic Giveaway Winners)!
If your children were to vote in an election, they would want the following candidates on their ballot: Barack Obama- (6 votes) Elmo John McCain- (2 votes) Barney Daddy- (3 votes) Lego Bionicle Peter Pan A princess A superhero Barack Obama was the clear winner with 6 votes while Daddy came in second with 2…
August Perfect Post Award: Top 10 Reasons that I’m Excited about Gossip Girl Season Two: #1 by Kelly of Gossip Girl Report
Sometimes I select touching and poignant posts as the recipients of Perfect Post Award. Other times I choose posts that echo what I’m going through in life. While you may stop reading this site based on the frivolity of who I’ve bestowed this month’s Perfect Post award to hear me out before you judge! This…
Parade Magazine’s Back to School Tech Picks
Did you happen to catch the piece in Parade Magazine this past Sunday called Parade Picks? Their Back-to-School Tech article reviewed “gizmos” for all ages and recommended the following: Preschool– Computer Cool School (ages 3-6) and V.Smile: V-Motion Active Learning System (ages 4-7) Elementary/Middle School: Tag Reading System (ages 4-8), The Speaking Spelling Bee (ages…
