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A Baby Will Turn You Into Someone Different Than You’ve Ever Imagined

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My youngest sister has her first baby now. And, as a result, I think I have become her go-to person when she is wondering anything about motherhood. From breastfeeding, to “what’s that!”, to “should I worry?” questions, it has brought us a little closer as sisters. We are 8 years apart in age, but now it seems like now that she is a Mom, we have plenty to talk about. I look at her reaction to things and smile now that I have have survived 3 newborns. She texted me the other day to let me know that she had … Continue reading →

Exploring The Secret World of Arrietty

Studio Ghibli’s latest animated feature, “The Secret World of Arrietty,” was released in American theaters by Disney earlier this year and on DVD/Blu-Ray on May 22. Now that I’ve bought and seen it, I can review this latest Japanese masterpiece brought to us by Disney. Well, no matter how much I love Ghibli’s work I think masterpiece might be pushing it a little far. However, “Arrietty” is a fun movie for all ages and definitely deserves a view by any fans of Miyazaki’s work. The renowned animator didn’t direct the film but he did write the screenplay, based on the … Continue reading →

Lucy Lawless Breaks the Law

First, you should know that actress Lucy Lawless’ real name is Lucille Frances Ryan. But, she lived up to the “Lawless” part of her stage name this past week. Lawless and six members of the environmental organization Greenpeace boarded the drilling ship Noble Discoverer off the western shore of New Zealand last Thursday. The only problem was that Lawless, a New Zealand native, and the Greenpeacers did it illegally. They boarded the ship, leased to Shell Oil, to protest the drilling. After sneaking on board, they climbed up to the 174-foot drilling tower and displayed a sign which read, “Stop … Continue reading →

New from Zonderkidz: Cuddly Storybook Bibles

Little Lamb’s Bible Little Lion’s Bible Publisher: Zonderkidz Author: P.J. Lyons Illustrator: Melanie Mitchell God shaped the earth, and turned on the light, and separted day from night. Genesis 1-2 Zonderkidz is one of my favorite publishers for biblically based materials for children. They have a way of inspiring little ones with the simplicity of Christ in creative and beautiful ways. My children have enjoyed many bibles, reader books and storybooks published by ZonderKidz. Each one filled with the irristable love of Jesus Christ. Coming this Februrary ZonderKidz will release two adorable books for children ages 2 to 5 that … Continue reading →

Capital One Buys ING

Years ago when ING Bank was still fairly new it was a frequent topic of conversation on some online message boards that I frequented. I was ready to have my meager savings earn a better interest rate so I opened an account using a referral code a forum buddy supplied. The referral code gave me $20 and my forum friend $10. I have had no complaints about my savings account with ING. I do wish I could open another saving account and get another $20. ING started offering checking accounts and I jumped to open one. I wanted the convenience … Continue reading →

Scrapping Grad Shots

High school and college commencement season is winding down in my neck of the woods. The UW system held its graduation ceremonies a couple of weeks ago. Meanwhile, the majority of our city’s public and parochial high schools will complete their commencement exercises tomorrow night. If your student already received his diploma, you might be in stage two of the scrapbooking process. Once you’ve captured all the pomp and circumstance with your digital camera, it’s time to move on to the tedious task of reviewing and editing the shots, and then selecting the best of the best to feature in … Continue reading →

The Best Educational Toys for Children ages 5-8

Learning through play is an effective way to connect the textbook to the real world. Educational toys can provide a pressure free atmosphere for a child to have fun learning. To inspire a life time love of learning a child must develop a curiosity about the world around him. The right educational toys will spark the imagination as opposed to preprogrammed one dimensional play. To inspire a child to learn and explore use the following list as a guide to the best educational toys on the market today. 1. Electricity Science Kit by Science Wiz: Flipping the switch to reveal … Continue reading →

Start Saving Now

I love shopping. One of my favorite book series is the Shopaholic books by Sophie Kinsella. When I worked as the senior community moderator for iVillage’s Money Channel, one of the more popular message boards was for compulsive shoppers. I have lists in Amazon for myself and each of the girls filled with things I want to buy. Saving is better. We should have three to six months’ salary in savings in case of an emergency. There is nothing quite as satisfying as looking at a large bank balance. Saving isn’t always easy. If you’re living paycheck to paycheck and … Continue reading →

Going Digital

A friend of mine is trying to get me to go digital. She doesn’t see how I could possibly want to stick with traditional scrapbooking when I could be embracing the wave of the future—-digital scrapbook kits. The other day she walked me through her Adobe Photoshop program to show me how she creates her stunning layouts. To be honest, I am not a tech-nut. I like simple and clean. Photoshop seems like it is better suited for sophisticated and elaborate spreads given the almost endless amount of effects you can create on a single page design. Even the most … Continue reading →

Mocavo is a New, Free, Genealogy Resource

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How many different genealogy websites do you go to when you work on your genealogy research? One website might be good to use to look up birthdays of your ancestors, but a different website may be better to use when you want to find a photograph of the grave of an ancestor. Have you ever wished that there was a single website that could connect you to all those resources? Now there is! It’s called Mocavo. Mocavo Inc., is a start up company that is located in Boulder, Colorado. It was founded by Cliff Shaw, who just so happens to … Continue reading →