Product Review

Froose Juice!

About five years ago our family adopted a more healthier lifestyle eliminating almost all preservatives and artificial colorings and flavors from our food. While we’re not religious about this practice I’m always on the look out for healthy and tasty snacks and drinks. Here’s what some people are saying… (stay tuned for what I think!)…

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Tell Them You Love Them for Valentine’s Day with Fruit Roll Ups!

What kid doesn’t love Fruit Roll Ups? And what mom would rather give her kids candy than this sweet yummy fruit leather? I don’t know of many! That’s why I was so excited to be chosen for this Fruit Roll Up Blog Tour just in time for Valentines Day! And I will be giving away…

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Cranium Bloom: Nurture Your Child’s Genius

Even before I homeschooled I was always looking for fun, educational games for my kids. When my oldest was 2, he started playing computer games, but they weren’t the frivolous games he plays now on ps2 or the Wii. They were educational. He started out with games like Bailey’s Book House which taught letters and…

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Say Hello to Some Extra Cash! Ciao.com

When I first saw this at 5MinutesforMom, being Italian, I was instantly drawn to the name! Then I heard I could make money reviewing products I already use, I thought it was worth checking out!  Sign up was easy. Just like any other community site, but finding products to review took some time. I could…

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The Golden Compass: To See or Not to See?

There has been a lot of controversy over The Golden Compass written by Philip Pullman, a self proclaimed and proud atheist, who’s mission with his books has been to lead children away from God. But should we boycott the film? That’s a personal decision. A gray area even some Christians don’t fully agree on. It…

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Ding, Dong, DELL

Momma’s feeling swell! My new DELL Laptop arrived. The one we bought on line on Black Friday for 1/2 price at $399! When my kid’s laptop died (after my husband resurrected it several times,) we knew it wasn’t worth resuscitating another time. So we bought a new one and it’s mine, all mine! The old…

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Jumpstart Blog Tour

With the holiday season fast approaching, we are starting to look for the perfect gifts for our kids, and since JumpStart World was heralded as “an educational theme park” by the New York Times and “a masterpiece of children’s technology” by USA Today, we felt compelled to check it out. Knowing that our kids often…

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Protecting Kids from Inappropriate Video and Computer Games

If you’re a parent of children who plays video games, then I’m sure you’ve struggled with whether a certain game is appropriate for your child. In years past it was almost impossible to know how violent or inappropriate a game was without sitting down and playing the game with your child. Things have changed thanks…

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Free Online Photo Editing

I’m not very savvy when it comes to the technical side of computers. I love taking photographs, but don’t even know how to edit them to my satisfaction. I’ve tried the basic program on my computer, but it’s limited and does’t do what I want it to do. Plus it’s hard to figure out. I…

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