Kids and cash

by Mir | Dec 22, 2009 | Everyday Wisdom, Questions Answered

Carmie raised a point yesterday that I thought was timely and worth further discussion. She asked: sking as a future parent of middle-schoolers…..do you let your kids hang on to their gift cash? Do they give you a portion? Do they have to save it all? Spend it all?...

Winner of the weekend contest

by Mir | Dec 22, 2009 | Contests

Did you think I forgot about the contest from this weekend? I didn’t. I’m just slow. Sorry about that! Regardless, with a chance to win a guide for grandparents and a cookbook for babies, many of you threw your hats into the ring, and my old pal the random...

Uhhhhh. . .

by Mir | Dec 22, 2009 | Retail gone wrong

So you know how there’s been all of these Amazon markdowns? And I’ve been stalking the price changes, and looking for the best deals? I’ve found some really cool stuff this way. I’ve also, unfortunately, discovered that someone thought this was...

It makes my GPS feel inadequate

by Mir | Dec 22, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

Once upon a time we got a GPS unit, and the clouds parted and the angels sang, and I stopped getting lost all the time. Hooray! Then after a while we got a new GPS unit, one that actually had text-to-speech, and the clouds parted and the angels sang, because this one...

Perfect last-minute way to keep ’em busy

by Mir | Dec 21, 2009 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Need just one more gift, or have a long trip over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s house where you have to keep the kids happy? Check out this Big Count Box of Wikki Stix for $13 (Prime eligible). It’s got 468 Wikki Stix ready to be shaped and...