Dropbox Fever!
on Nov 21, 2009 in internet geek out Last year, I posted about the great tool, Syncplicity. It allowed me to sync files on multiple computers as well as store them in the cloud. Since it came out of beta however, they changed the terms of the free account to only allow synchronization b...

PSF - Happy 9th Birthday Adam!
on Nov 20, 2009 in adam photo story friday Adam, I know you would hate to read a gushy mom's letter for your birthday, so I'll keep it short. You brighten every room, you are "wicked" smart, and awesome at soccer. You love to read and you eat up book series like candy.  Perhaps like the...

WW - I Need Intervention!
on Nov 18, 2009 in games wordless wednesday Just when I thought I kicked the Facebook Bejeweled Blitz addiction, my latest iPhone app update put up a new icon for Bejeweled2.  What could be new about good ol' Bejeweled2? What's that on the bottom? Blitz? Facebook Bejeweled Blitz???

Love Thursday - Finding a Friend
on Nov 18, 2009 in love thursday dova During one of Adam's last soccer games, Dova was bored as usual until she happened to see a Kindergarten classmate also watching her brother's game.  They bonded over Swedish Fish. Yay! Dova found someone to run around with. And to take...

Cheetah and Gazelle
on Nov 16, 2009 in travel animals At the Smithsonian National Zoo, I found it ironic that the cheetah exhibit was very close to the gazelles.  Isn't that taunting the poor cat who can smell his food just around the corner?  Here's the cheetah hanging out in the shade, flick...

PSF - The Soccer Romance
on Nov 16, 2009 in sports dova photo story friday Remember this picture of Dova flirting with a boy classmate during her first soccer game?Apparently, this Kindergarten crush has blossomed through the season into a full-fledged romance. Grandma came to one of Dova's soccer games and captured the co...

PSF - The Soccer Couple
on Nov 12, 2009 in sports dova photo story friday Remember this picture of Dova flirting with a boy classmate during her first soccer game?Apparently, this Kindergarten crush has blossomed through the season into a full-fledged romance. Grandma came to one of Dova's soccer games and captured the co...

WW - Crocodile Roots
on Nov 11, 2009 in wordless wednesday animals On one of our hikes, the kids discovered tree roots that looked like crocodiles. Adam and a crocodile pointing right. Dova and a crocodile pointing left, mouth ajar. Another crocodile pointing left. Do you see its eye?  A skinny lizard getting...

The Choice Between Cloth and Disposable Diapers
on Nov 10, 2009 in parenting Too much fun during a timeout from 2006. Also blogged here for Anti-Cyberbullying day.This post was originally published on BlogHer in December 2008. Since I am swamped with work and kids, I figured I'd pull out some of this great material that yo...

PSF - Finding the Perfect Pumpkin
on Nov 6, 2009 in photo story friday holidays On our trip to Parlee Farms in Tyngsboro, MA, the kids got to pick a few pumpkins for Halloween. Who doesn't love a pumpkin patch?Is this the pumpkin?It's heavy!Dova said, "I got boobs!!"Ahh! Adam found the perfect pumpkin and enjoyed the crisp Tec...