Rock out in ultimate comfort

My kids are old enough now that they’re into listening to music. But not just any music, you understand—their music. Which is not always something I want to listen to. Let’s just say that the quality of my life improved greatly when I went over to...

Winner of the Canson/Eric Carle contest

Who knew we had so many budding artists in our midst? It must be because we, collectively, have the best-looking and most talented children ever. Clearly. Many of you threw your hats in the ring for a shot at this weekend’s chance to win Eric Carle-themed Canson...

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you draw?

Today’s contest goes out to every parent who’s ever had to read “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” or “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” umpty-gazillion times to a child. When I close my eyes and remember my kids as little bitty...

Winner of the NOVICA contest

Hi there! I did not forget you were waiting on a contest winner, honest. I didn’t. The day just sort of got away from me. (Note to Whatever Deity Is In Charge: Middle School can please go do unspeakable things to itself which I will not say here. But you know...

Reminder: NOVICA contest

Don’t forget—you have until just before midnight tonight to get your entry in for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to NOVICA for your fair-trade shopping pleasure. It’s contests like these that make me wish I was eligible to enter my own...

Fair Trade and fabulous

I don’t know about you, but there’s a twinge of guilt I feel when shopping at “big box” stores about where my purchases came from. I’m all about the deal, sure, but sometimes I do have that “at what price?” nagging of my...

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