Imbibed fabulous wine from Mad Housewife Cellars, laughed, and had an all around great time with fellow DC Metro Moms bloggers! Many of us hadn’t seen each other since this summer’s BlogHer or the Race (Sweat) for the Cure so it was a true reunion. It was so wonderful to see Why Mommy, Stimey, Linda…
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NYT Article: Limiting, and Watching, What Children Watch
As Tech Savvy Mama you might think that my children spend all day of every day on the computer or playing with the latest gadgets. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In our house, computer time is 30 minutes with 30 minutes of TV time in the afternoons so I can get dinner ready…
Perhaps I should rename this site…
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…
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…
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…
Paper vs. Online Calendars
You would think as Tech Savvy Mama I would love all things technology. Not so. The one thing that I am devoutly old-school-paper-and-pencil about is my calendar. Back in the day I was an early adopter of the Palm. I tried using it as a classroom teacher and it just didn’t work for me. Try…
Short Answer: Thoughts on Family Allowances Plan for 3rd Chance to Win!
With school just around the corner, it is important to keep in touch with your family. Coordinating schedules, extra curricular activities, and just figuring out who is where can be a daunting task. With T-Mobile’s new Family Allowances plan, it will be easier to stay in touch while managing the family’s phone service. Family Allowances…
Quiz Results: Comment to win a Blackberry Pearl and Nokia 5310
It’s quiz results day! As promised, here are the results gathered by T-Mobile, with the most popular responses in bold. Read them and follow the directions below for a second chance to win the ruby T-Mobile BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 and orange Nokia 5310 XpressMusic. At what age should children have a mobile phone? 15% –…
Quiz Day: Comment to win a Blackberry Pearl and Nokia 5310
It’s Tech Savvy Mama Quiz Day! Did you think about yesterday’s questions and are you ready for today’s multiple choice quiz? Here it is! There are no wrong answers. Even though I can’t give you an A, I can enter you to win a ruby T-Mobile BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 and an orange Nokia 5310 Xpress…
