When you become a parent it seems like time is going to creep by as you wait for your child to hit those milestones like making their first sound, taking their first steps, and speaking their first words. I never truly understood "it goes by in the blink of an eye" until very recently. Don't get me wrong, I knew time was flying when my son graduated high school and it seemed like it was just two Read More »»
July 31, 2017 by
Pre-Order The Atari Flashback 8 Gold and Sega Genesis Flashback Consoles
We are venturing back to a time when everything was much simpler, a time when kids didn't need cell phones and tablets, a time they actually got together in person to play games! Atari and Sega Genesis are coming back with the new Atari Flashback 8 Gold Console and the Sega Genesis Flashback Console! As a family who games, mostly the kids now because I can't figure out how to play the games they Read More »»
May 23, 2016 by
In The Blink of An Eye
That's my daughter, the only girl and the baby of the family. In less than a week, the school year will end, and that will be it. I will have no more elementary schoolers. Tonight we go to her 6th-grade orientation, and it is just one step closer to her being an official middle schooler. Then I thought of my boys (who are very picky about letting me take their photos) and got to thinking I am Read More »»
May 2, 2016 by
What I Want My Kids To Know About Sex
Sex...talking about it with kids is something that I never thought about having to do, well, until I had kids. Sex Talk With Kids....in the past it would make me want to run for the hills. I mean, as a parent, you think you have all the time in the world to broach the subject, until you don't. You look at them when they are babies and want to shield them from the world. Okay, so that really Read More »»
April 12, 2016 by
To My Kids, You Are Loved
I came across Holly Gerth's site and loved her Coffee For Your Heart series. It's a weekly prompt and just a great way to pour your thoughts and heart out, and that's what I am going to do today. I hope to be able to join in weekly, but I knew I wanted to join in this week because the prompt was "You Are Loved" I wanted this prompt to be directed toward my kids. As a parent, there are times Read More »»
March 29, 2016 by
Koalasafe Review: Parental Controls To Keep Kids Safer Online
I am all for making sure my kids are safe when they are online. We have two main computers, my work computer in my office which is off limits to kids and their gaming computer which is downstairs but up against my office window, we want to keep an eye on the kids to keep them safe when they game or go online. Recently KoalaSafe reached out to me, to try out their product and app to help keep kids Read More »»
