Whether it’s Go Fish or Uno, simple card games are a great way to spend play time with your kids. And here’s the real bonus, mom: you can play with your kids without needed to sit on the floor and talk to inanimate objects! Card games can be super silly, serious or even educational–I wonder …
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Mitch is taking over the blog today with some of his cartoons! Sit back and enjoy these Sunday Funnies–and if you like them, we’ll make more. In fact, I’m up to my eyeballs in sketches here, so it’s just a matter of scanning and loading them up. Enjoy! A Trip to the Arch
Pokemon GO has hit St. Louis like a zombie plague: everywhere I go I see people wandering around, staring at their phones. I mean, way more than they usually do. After downloading the game ourselves, we decided to hit the city park to look for Pokestops. The fry-an-egg-on-the-sidewalk heat kept most of the park’s normal inhabitants indoors: …
Last night I bribed my teen to play with his little brother. “I’ll give you 2 bucks,” I texted to him. “And a cookie.” My kids are 8 and half years apart, a vast difference that’s both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, its way easier to raise a second child when the …
People who love Minecraft like to describe the game as electric LEGO bricks. Both involve using your imagination and a collection of blocks to build wondrous creations! My kid has built amazing roller coasters, impressive statues and huge automated farms. But, like a lot of young players, he was afraid of the monsters when he first …
Last month I called up AT&T and told them to cut the cord on my TV service. It was a difficult call, mainly because the super friendly customer service gal was trained to keep me hooked up forever. I held my ground, turned down her offers for cheap TV packages…and poof. Cable was gone. So what’s it like around here …
This week I’m focusing on my family’s decision to cut the cord and drop kick our cable package. On Monday I gave some tips on cord cutting, Tuesday I talked about things you could watch online and today…let’s talk money. As in, how much can I really save cutting the cord? Well…it’s going to depend on …
We cut the cord just in time for 2016! Are you also thinking about getting rid of your expensive cable package and watch free or cheap streaming TV off the internet? It’s never been easier to be a cable cutter–there’s so much out there to watch! Yesterday I give you 7 Tips on Cutting the …