This is a guest post by David Leonhardt. Three ways to reduce the stress and relax while away from homeIt takes a special person to travel with kids – a parent. Children have their own needs....

It’s just about that time of the year again, where there’s increased shopping, decreased temperatures, and lots of spending valuable time with the family! It’s also the time of the year when traveling is at its peak.

With so many people to buy for, shopping for the holidays can become financially stressful. The kids all want a Wii, plus they need clothes. The tots are fine with clothes from Target but the tweens are into expensive name brands.

Growing up, what was one thing that had a huge impact on your learning experience? For me, hands down it was the Math Blaster computer game by Knowledge Adventure.

Once you become a new parent you’ll notice that your to-do list seems to grow from 5 to 500, with more and more tasks piling up and less and less tasks getting done.

He’s been a Cranky McCrankers off and on for the last 3-4 days, randomly shrieking. He’s had a fever, no flu symptoms. His bottom canines have surfaced and they weren’t playing. And now all is well. This post was written October 28th, 2009. © Mommy...

Last Wednesday, Boogie and I went to hang out with some friends at Michelle’s. It was our first time getting together with other moms and their kids with the exception of going on the General Mills trip. It felt like home; cozy kick your shoes off,...

One of my goals for next year is to participate in local events and entertainment. Boogie is older now and I think he’d really enjoy getting out and experiencing the whimsy. Banana Shpeel is coming here in Chicago and I’d love to go as a family. It is...

I think I was called to participate in this challenge. When we took the trash to the curb tonight, we noticed a red balloon sitting on our trash can. We thought nothing of it. I just bumped up on this week’s I Heart Faces challenge and low and behold,...

Halloween has made it’s appearance and now it is slowly fading away. So what did you guys do today? Boogie’s great grandmother took him to a party they had going on at her school (she’s a teacher) and he had a blast running around and helping with the...