Holy iPhone, Batman. I’m doing it. Or at least I’m going to try. At midnight tonight I’m joining one of my favorite organizations, Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, and unplugging for Screen-Free Week. Screen-Free Week is April 30 – May 6, 2012. It’s an annual event in which parents, children, teachers, and others across the [...]

What she said: “Can we go buy a pink lasagne from the lasagne ladies?” What she meant: “Can we go buy a pink Azalea from the Azalea ladies?”

Ella and Fi got to go on a field trip with their school to the Kennedy Center to see Black Violin. This group is amazing – they’re two young, black hip-hop guys who play the violin. They shake it all up and fuse classical with urban. Basically, they break all the rules.

Linking up to my own linkup, I’m not sure I’m supposed to do that. But Erica did it first so if there’s anything improper about it, it’s her fault. (-:

We call it “trampahoolaping.”

Welcome to Alison’s online baby shower, a link up hosted for Alison by The Momalog, Northwest Mommy, and Yeah Write!

I’m posting one of my questionable parenting techniques: how to stop your kids from bickering in the backseat by blasting really loud rock music. Although it’s very effective, this technique can only be used once in a blue moon, otherwise your kids will rebel and go all goth on you. First, make sure that the [...]

Hungry for Books I’ve been having a running conversation with my 10-year-old about why I won’t let her read The Hunger Games. I told her I don’t want her to read it because it’s dark. It’s about teens killing other teens – and I just don’t think a 10-year-old child needs to read about that. [...]

I worry about this, and I don’t even follow her.