I keep getting PR pitches about the “summer slide”. You know, the idea that by our kids having a measly 9 weeks off of school is going to break their brains? That all that great knowledge they got last year — over the other 40-something weeks — will disappear if we don’t spend our lazy […]
Review: LeapSchool Math
You know when you have something to do and your kids keep interrupting you? Yeah, well, in this case it was a good thing. Well, a good sign at least. Tonight I tried to grab the LeapsterGS to try a cartridge game, LeapSchool Math, LeapFrog recently sent me to write a review. Here’s how it went […]
10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 79
My, oh, my…what a week! No doubt some lessons passed me by in the excitement of sick kids and overdue deadlines. But I did do some outrageously fun Disney Baby posts (that you’ll surely want to click through…maybe even a few times). Like: The Upside of a Sick Baby (which had people outraged I named […]
Won’t Back Down, A Mantra for Moms
It’s week two of school for Big. Which means I’ve been asked for money. A lot of it. I’ve been asked for time. A lot of it. And I’ve been asked for supplies. A fair amount of them. Yes, he goes to a public school—a phenomenal one—but that’s because we live in a community where […]
Shh… Don’t Tell Them It’s Educational *LeapsterGS Giveaway!*
You know what Big wanted for Christmas last year? An iPad. You know what he wanted for his birthday this year? An iPad. You know what he didn’t get? An iPad. So do you know what he does? Beg to play with my iPhone. He wants to play games. Take pictures. Make videos. And now […]