PHAT Mommy Is No More
on Nov 11, 2009 in Thriving After about a year of consideration, I've decided to move away from PHAT Mommy to a brand new blog. I explain all about over at Mom, Reinvented. PHAT Mommy will no longer be updated, so please click on over to my new blog and subscribe. To kick off m...

Vegas Needs A New Tag Line
on Oct 31, 2009 in Thriving We got to the gate at Providence airport and there were six or seven of them. All loud. All well-built and well-dressed. All wearing feather boas. I silently hoped I would not be seated near them, but they were right behind me when we boarded the pla...

Halloween, Whrrl’d
on Oct 31, 2009 in My Daughter My Son Check out how we spent Halloween in my first successful Whrrl story.

Little Bird Tales: Scrapbook With A Voice
on Oct 22, 2009 in Homeschooling Link Love A couple months ago I heard about Little Bird Tales, a service that lets kids create and share personalized books online. Given my love of scrapbooking, I immediately started thinking of the many ways my family could use this service.

Defining Twilight
on Oct 7, 2009 in Homeschooling Link Love Defining Twilight is a nifty little workbook that uses the Twilight saga to teach vocabulary for standardized tests. I received a review copy from author Brian Leaf and was impressed with the fun, simplistic way the book is laid out.

Apparently I Blog More When I Have 1,452,779 Things To Do
on Sep 24, 2009 in Homeschooling Link Love Parenting Thriving So, yeah, I've been updating my blog an average of twice per month, but today you get two posts in one day! I have a lot of random thoughts to get down, so I am making a list...

Your Child Can Be A Human Body Detective
on Sep 23, 2009 in Homeschooling When you homeschool your children, the idea of "health education" may be something you don't give a lot of thought to. It's something they learn about naturally because they are curious about their bodies. But when you want to take natural learning a...

Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins
on Sep 15, 2009 in Parenting I was leery of the new "Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins" movie because the previous live-action movies were horrible. But I sat down with the kids to watch and was pleasantly surprised. Along with the movie release, there's a new video game, Scooby-D...

Fresh Beat Band: Music, Action and Fun for Preschoolers
on Aug 22, 2009 in Parenting preschool TV The Fresh Beat Band is Nickelodeon's first live action show for preschoolers, meaning there are no puppets, no animation -- just humans. "Our strategy was to launch them as a band first and get kids excited about the music," said Teri Weiss, Senior V...

Universal Healthcare: The Slippery Slope
on Aug 15, 2009 in Freedom & Politics big brother government health care libertarian politics If "universal" (totalitarian?) healthcare is implemented, universal education, universal property management, and universal business regulation won't be far behind. I truly fear for our future.