I don’t blog much about my oldest, Grasshopper and Sensei. It’s not because she’s a teenager (8th grade!) though that would be reason enough. One reason is that she hates being photographed. The elusive Grasshopper and Sensei. She’s never wanted to be in the spotlight. She hates that. She’s a pretty wonderful kid though. Very…
Author: Pragmatic Mom
Lots of Ways to Save: Healthy Essentials Twitter Party with Prizes
In celebration of Earth Day, I wanted to offer you a few ways to save: Save money — over $55 — on HEALTHY ESSENTIALS® products with special coupons Donate a photo to give $1 to a non profit partner of Johnson and Johnson Save the earth by recycling packing for bathroom products Join me for HEALTHY ESSENTIALS®…
3rd Grade Boy Bookclub for Guys Read: Other Worlds
We chose Guys Read: Other Worlds for our second 3rd Grade Book Club for Boys. Our first was a book swap and was meant to warm the boys up into believing that Book Club for Boys is SUPER FUN AND EXCITING! And, by parallel, reading is too! Did it work? Yes! They all showed up again!…
Boxing and Bonding for Middle School Girls (and supermodels)
This is the first year that PickyKidPix hasn’t see her closest friends since Kindergarten on a daily basis. She’s in middle school now and she and her friends are on different teams, on different school buses, and doing different activities. They had no common activity, so I suggested boxing. PickyKidPix started boxing with me during…
Science Competition for Middle School Students: $25,000 Prize
A dad friend encouraged me to sign my daughter up for an afterschool elementary school class called Wicked Cool Science. He was a high school science teacher and had a son and daughter of his own. “If you don’t get your daughter’s interested in science before middle school,” he warned, “They will turn their backs on…
Dear 16 Year Old Me: A Letter to Myself
Dear 16 year old me, Just a few quick things as I pop back in time. 1) Swimming is not your sport I know that you love this swim team. Your coach and teammates are amazingly supportive, kind, and smart. They celebrate your personal best as enthusiastically as you do their blue ribbons. It’s just…
Huge Self Published Kids Book GIVEAWAY and Kid Lit Blog Hop
Today, I am doing some serious Spring cleaning and I am giving away 6 packages of wonderful self published children’s books. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter and please leave me a comment about which package you want. I’ll do my best to match up the packages to each winner. Package 1: Arlene, The…







