Do any of you home school? As an older Mom, I think our schools are in bad shape and am tempted to home school. I have found some decent looking Education software, but wondered if any of you have any experience with good Learning software that you could recommend. Thanks!

Our kids were spending too time indoors watching TV or playing on the computer so we invested in some landscaping, some really cool Fiberglass planters, some stylish Patio furniture, added a beach volleyball area, and created a water fountain area. Now the kids think it is cool to hang out in the backyard. They invite friends, and just sit out there and read sometim… Continue

Does this title sound familiar? If not, it should - google it!

Maurice Sendak is not only a talented writer, but an amazing artist. This is one of my boys most *favorite* books ...

AND I just found out ... they're making it into a movie!!!

Bonus!!!

You can see a trailer here: Where the Wild Things Are

Oh, and another bonus? It comes out on October 16th - Payton's 5th birthday. :-)

Is it just me? Or does anyone else have the great ability to "waste time" like I do?

I find it no big deal when I "waste time" with my kids. Playing, singing, dancing, coloring ... those really aren't time wasters in my book, but it doesn't get the dishes or laundry done!

When I'm playing on the computer *surfing* however ... I can get so very lost.
I am basically accomplishing NOTHING ... but having some fun learning new neat things. :-)

So here I sit typing a blog note instead of loading pi… Continue

Hello everyone,

I am interested in learning how you all feel about our growing and changing as older moms. Now that some of our babies are a little older, it's interesting to look at how we as moms have grown and changed with them.

When I joined the Motherhood Later chapter in my hometown, I had a young son (1 1/2 years old) and wasn't sure about getting pregnant again. (Could I handle a second child? Would my body survive another challenging childbirth experience? The financial burden is an e… Continue