Today is blog action day, a day when bloggers from around the world write about the same subject. This year's topic is water. There are a lot of different angles to write about with water. Clean drinking water. Efforts to keep rivers and lakes free of trash and debris. Your water footprint. I'm gong to … Continue reading Water :: Blog Action Day 2010
Remember when the newest innovation in home refrigerators was that you could choose your color? I don't either, but our refrigerator is an important member of our family. "What's for dinner?" is a question I must answer every day, and my first step in answering the question is looking in the fridge. I'm not much … Continue reading My Cooking Assistant
I took the title of this post from this YouTube video. A twitter follower directed me to it after she read my post "Our house circa 1980-1990." I love this video. It made me laugh out loud and nod in agreement. Technology is a wonderful thing. In my lifetime we've gone from cassette tapes and … Continue reading Everything’s Amazing and Nobody is Happy
Today, the typical eight- to 18-year-old in the US lives in a household equipped with three TV sets, three video players, three radios, three hand-held music devices, two video game consoles, and a personal computer. (via The Future of Children). Our house doesn't have any eight to 18 year-old's yet, but a six- and seven-year … Continue reading Our house circa 1980-1990
Is it ridiculous that my boys (ages six and seven) have their *own* computer? That's right, they share a computer with Windows XP, internet access and a flat screen monitor. In our defense, the only reason they have this prized possession is because we upgraded our computer. It's a hand-me-down, but still. We now have … Continue reading A boy and his computer
One Kansas Girl 