Disney a-go-go

Some people are taking their families to Disneyworld for Spring Break (because thanks to the recession, there have been all sorts of affordable package options being offered), and some people are lucky that I am so fond of them because I am completely and utterly...

We love Scholastic, oh yes we do

Once upon a time I was single-handedly keeping Scholastic in business with my book purchases. Ahem. I mean, sure, save money, but deny my children books? Never! And then I wised up and got Scholastic to hire me, and now they send me books for free. This is known as...

That’s a big box

So, you know I check the Amazon Gold Box just about every day, right? Some of the deals lately have been… less than exciting. But check it out—Amazon is doing something different today. Today, instead of the deal being one item, it’s an assortment of...

Hey, baby. . . food

Let me preface this by saying that I know it’s not that hard to make your own baby food. I used to make my own, and I certainly recommend that if you have the time/wherewithall to do so. But sometimes you need jarred food even if you’re June Cleaver, and...

Britax markdowns make me say moo

I guess I just don’t love my kids enough, because I never had a Britax carseat when they were little. I put them in inferior carseats because I am cheap. I hope they won’t need too much therapy to get over it. Anyway, if you have a baby or a toddler you...

Maddening, but adorable and cheap

It looks like there’s been a slew of further markdowns at Crazy 8, which means that once again I will slog through their impossible-to-sort-by-in-stock-sizes interface in search of cute things for the kids at impossibly low prices. And then I’ll be annoyed...

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