Now, I don’t want to get off on a rant here, but… I hate partial feeds. Let me tell you why. I enjoy reading blogs… and am doing so much more frequently now that I have an iPad! I use an app called Feeddler which downloads all my subscriptions to the iPad itself, so even […]
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Blog ‘Spring Cleaning’ – Day 14
Hope you all had a great weekend! Are you still following along? You know you can always go back and look through the previous tasks, do them out of order, or skip certain ones that don’t apply to you. No pressure. So… are you registered for the BlogHer conference this summer in NYC? Many of […]
Tips for a Successful Science Fair
I’m so proud of my little brother, Michael. He’s a junior in high school back in Austin, Texas. This week he’s participating in I-SWEEEP, the International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering, and Environment) Project Olympiad, a science fair that brings together hundreds of middle and high school students from 70 different countries. They’ll be spending 5 […]
How to make butter out of heavy cream
This may not be so much a science project as it is a fun time with your kids in the kitchen, teaching them the principles of butter making. I like that this is a fairly clean task… that you get to eat at the end! It’s a great way to entertain your kids while they’re […]
Advice on buying a wooden playset
On beautiful spring days like today, I’m so thankful for being able to go into my backyard and play with my daughters on their wooden playset from Backyard Discovery. It’s become part of our daily routine. “Can I go play outside?” has replaced “Can I watch TV?” as the most-asked question in our household. We’ve […]
Blog ‘Spring Cleaning’ – Day 13
So you know that editorial calendar that I spent hours working on last week? I have to scratch it and move all the information to my calendar app because I can’t edit Google Docs on my iPad. Big wahhh right? Haha. I just like to whine. I’ve had my nose in my iPad all week, […]
