I have a friend who is a mother of 4 (!) boys.  As we were speaking (at the football field, natch) about back to school preparations, she mentioned that each of her boys have a different bedtime, based on age. We have never done this at my house.  I have always had all 3 of my boys go … [Read more...]

So it's 4:44am and I'm awake and I have been since 3:30 when Will woke up for his now nightly 5 minute scream fest.  It's been going on for a couple weeks now and when it first started it was so out of the ordinary that I ran in there to comfort him.  Bad idea.  It took me 10 days to … [Read more...]

My first trip into Microsoft Office 2010 was to Word. It is the most used program in my world. I use it for blogs, for articles, for long letters-personal or business and writing the never-ending book. Before Office 2010, I would type my blog to publish. I would hit Control A and Control C. Then I … [Read more...]

Getting kids excited about learning can be one of the most challenging tasks of a parent. One of the easiest ways to learn and retain information is through visual cues, and that's where SmartArt comes in. For example, here we have a simple list: Koala Bears eat the following parts of the … [Read more...]

How was your week at the office? Off site meetings? Strategic plans? Dinners with clients? My week was intense too. In a different way.I have spent this week with 9  eight year old girls at my Art Camp (www.artstudioforchildren.com). We have painted, sculpted and sketched. We have danced, swum, … [Read more...]