(for more Feed Me Friday posts, visit The Adventure of Motherhood) We all know how inquisitive little kids can be, and I love finding books that present facts from the real world in fun ways.  The only problem with many I’ve found, though, is that they are either too big and lose the kids’ interest, [...]

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(for more Top Ten Tuesday posts, visit ohamanda.com) Despite a week of Cub Scout Day Camp, a month-long road trip, and tickets to Wicked that I have to look forward to before the August BlogHer conference in NYC, some days it’s all I can think about.  I am SO excited!  With my mental wheels in constant [...]

I’ve decided to join an online weekly children’s book carnival hosted by Janna at The Adventure of Motherhood.  It’s called Feed Me Books Friday, and it just seems so fitting, given that I must read at least a dozen books aloud to my 2yo son every day.  Oftentimes I think to myself “I love this book!” [...]

(for more Top Ten Tuesday posts, visit ohamanda.com) This summer we are taking our 5 kids more than 5,400 miles across 12 states in 27 days. We’re calling it the #NerdsGoWest Summer Road Trip Series. Read more HERE about following our adventures on this blog and on Twitter! Here now are 11 (I cheated a [...]

Every Wednesday at noon Central time, a company called Time To Play (@TimeToPlay) holds an hour-long LIVE gameshow on Twitter (#timetoplaylive - read THIS for rules/how to play).  It’s a fun, fast-paced game with questions about toys, games, and entertainment, and anyone can play.  They give out great prizes for each question. Last week I decided to [...]

(for more Top Ten Tuesday posts, visit ohamanda.com) I love when I get the chance to see the world from my 2yo son’s perspective.  We’ve recently been reviewing a Kodak PlaySport HD video/still camera as part of the Amazon Vine Program, and I *love* that it is incredibly durable and able to hold up to [...]

Earlier this month I announced that I am an Official Test Drive Mom for the social networking site for kids and teens, Yoursphere.  Together my 11yo daughter and I are having fun getting to know the site and its features, among them the idea of “Spheres.” “Spheres” are areas of interest in one of many [...]

(find more Top Ten Tuesday posts at ohamanda.com) Disclaimer:  I am not being a prude by using certain euphemisms or keystroke replacements when writing about $ex, I’m just trying to minimize disturbing search queries from finding my blog.  And speaking of disturbing…some parents are terrified about having “the talk” with their kids.  Having recently gone a [...]

(visit ohamanda.com for more Top Ten Tuesday posts!) Perhaps it’s the Spring season, but the idea of renewal has been on my mind lately, and especially the renewal of life goals and righteous desires.  Today’s Top Ten is just a quiet list of my own thoughts, peppered with some encouraging words.  Hopefully it will mean [...]