Once you move past having only one child it becomes a necessity to have some form of containment in public places.  Granted the grocery stores have a carts but what about the mall or taking a stroll through the park?  A double stroller is cumbersome and sometimes not always the…

Jim Rising’s But Then Again I Could Be Wrong is a humorous collection of various observations, rants, and interesting factoids from the life of the author.  Whether he’s referring to his “long suffering wife”, his seemingly endless disagreements with the weather and his lawn tractor, or his body’s strange ability to…

Summer is on the way, and you all know what that means – trips to the park, ice cream cones, shorts, and the end of muddy snow boots and wet mittens!  I love this time of year, but since I’ve become a parent, the warm spring and summer weather has…

Well my family has officially found a new favorite game – Bop It! from Hasbro Games.  This toy has been around for over a decade now, so I’m pretty sure you’ve all heard about it. But if you’ve never actually tried your hand at this fast-paced, amazingly fun game, you…

I am so proud of my baby girl.  She just turned nine months old last week, and she is already learning how to eat with a spoon….. okay, maybe the word “eat” is too specific.  What she is actually learning to do is scoop huge globs of babyfood up with…

Horrid Henry Rocks  Horrid Henry is at it again, causing mischief and mayhem. Read along with Horrid Henry as he duels with his brother Perfect Pete and crashes Moody Margarete’s sleepover. Trouble follows this adventurous boy wherever he goes. Horrid Henry books are top seller in the United Kingdom, and…

Doodle Mark is a new book mark allowing kids and parents to interact with books together! While reading a book children can practice writing their words, practicing vocabulary and sight words or even just doodling. This a great tool to help kids learn powered only by their imagination. Doodle Mark…