Protect your new e-reader with an old book
I have been a book junkie since I first sounded out Dick and Jane but have so far resisted the siren song of the e-reader–despite all the cool things I’ve heard about them. I’m no luddite, I just like the way a book feels in my hands when I read and...
Limited-edition robot pouches are adorably useful too
Back when I was a Jetsons-loving adolescent, I used to think how cool it’d be in the year 2000 when we’d all have our own robots who followed us around and carried our stuff for us. So, it’s 2011, and I was wondering where my robot dreams had gone...
Piquing Our Geek: Paperlinks adds QR codes to baby announcements and party invitations
As nice as paper cards can look, do people still pick up the phone to RSVP anymore? Not in my world, which definitely is a downer when I’ve invited 50 people to a big event. Now, there is a company that is figuring out a way to marry the convenience of...
Brain Pop Jr answers kids questions much better than, ask your father
Though I’ve been homeschooling for five years, make no mistake: I am no great educator. I’m just good at finding help for subjects in which I’m a little rusty, like…all of them. Hey, it’s been a long time since I sat behind a classroom...
A little Christmas present for your ears: New family-friendly holiday tunes ready for download
It’s Christmas week, and if you are like me, the ears could use a break from the same old Christmas songs that have been blasting across radio stations and throughout department store PA systems since the day after Halloween. Let’s just say that if...
The Neato robotic vacuum sucks. In a good way.
For the past two Christmases, my mother has given me vacuums, a gift I try not to take as judgment on the state of my house. And while the Dyson was–and still is–great, my little robotic Roomba continues to make me positively giddy as it whirls around my...
Amazing family-friendly MP3s to help you survive Thanksgiving travel
Going over the river and through the woods to get to your warm and cozy Thanksgiving destination isn’t nearly so fun when the traffic is backed up as far as the eye can see, the kids are hungry and you forgot to stop at the last rest area. I can’t make the...
The cat in the app
For the past few months, my kids have been obsessed with the Talking Tom Cat app that has them yelling, singing and — yes — screaming at a cat who then repeats everything back to them in his own weird voice. Harmless fun but no redeeming educational value....
DriveSafe.ly – the app that takes on distracted driving
I know that there is no text or email worthy of taking my eyes off the road while driving, especially now that I’m carrying precious cargo in the back seat. But the urge is strong, oh so strong, to see what message has just popped up, and I’m such a good...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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