My 10-year-old son’s favorite camp is a Minecraft one which he does with his friends for the past two years. They are all serious gamers and the moms are happy with a week of really expensive computer camp because we think it will get them programming their own games. I’ve been working to take his interest in gaming…
Category: Parenting
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Stress Incontinence and Always Discreet by Mail
Thank you Always Discreet at Target for sponsoring this post. Click here to learn more and sign up for the Target subscription service to receive Always Discreet products at your door. What is stress incontincence? It’s a leakage of urine from movements and activities such as coughing, sneezing, and lifting that greater abdominal pressure on the…
Father’s Day Humor
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, grandfathers, and godfathers out there! And especially to my husband to whom these cartoons are dedicated that I found on Pinterest. No schmaltzy memes for him. He likes humor! This is a print you can buy. From Funny Joke Pictures Found on thebestpictureontheinternet.blogspot.com You can buy these…
Bento Box Snacks for Volleyball Tournaments
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The Family Dinner with Dr. Michele Borba & GIVEAWAY
Parenting expert Dr. Michele Borba is helping to launch Dixie’s upcoming Dark for Dinner movement, which encourages families to be more present during dinner by challenging them to turn off cell phones, televisions, computers and other electronics and “go dark” for meals together. The Dark for Dinner movement will officially begin on Sunday, June 14….
The Pharoah’s Secret at the Museum of Fine Arts
When I read an action-adventure fantasy that has time travel, it’s easy to believe that it’s just a made-up story. Sure, Hatshepsut is a real person but she’s from so long ago that she seems like a mythical person. Until I ran into her at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts… And so I have a…
Our New Aquent Office
A few readers had asked me to blog on my entrepreneurial experience so I posted on the history of Aquent and our culture of innovation. We were gearing up for a big office move; we had been at our old office for seventeen years and we needed more space. The old office had four floors…







