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 i'm i-Ddicted Wait! Let me expand on that...we're addicted. It's been five months since I took the bait. That desirable, sheik, slim one, called the new iPad .  I had to take a bite of what Apple was serving with the excitement of the launch of the next generation iPad back in March. Once I got a taste, I bit further and consumed the iPhone 4s . This apple fest, soon became a family affair... Read More... Not that we have multiples (though, all three of my daughters have their own iPod , oldest with the iTouch ), but we all fight for time on the one and only iPad in our residence AND my darn phone.  I never thought I'd become "one of those people", smitten with my handheld window to the world.  And never did I think that the first and last activity of my day would include checking in on my Facebook , today's/tomorrow's weather, and reading my e-mails. I feel uneasy, disoriented, if my phone and iPad isn't plugged in next to me, on my nightsta

Conversations from the Second Row    It's always interesting to eavesdrop in on your kids' conversations, especially those they engage in with their friends...you learn so much! Last week when I was driving my 10 year old daughter and her 11 year old friend up to play practice, the girls started discussing their favorite pop hits and artists. Interesting to say the least. Read more... Oh yeah, they discussed Katy Perry, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, and of course, the "has been" Miley Cyrus.  What a proud moment for mom...NOT! I'm a talk radio fanatic, so I rarely have music on in the car, and if I do, it's usually my Christian contemporary radio station (when the darn thing comes in...reception is a bit challenging in my neck of the woods).  When I started working out back in June, I got a bit hooked on the music played in the gym, and I found myself dialing in (honestly, not sure what the stations are...I'm a radio dial surfer).  Yup, I like Maroon5's "

Hot Lunch Just Got Another Helping Of Veggies by JAK guest blogger, Toby Mueller, of Raymond  Today is Registration Day for our girls at the local school. One is going into 1st grade and the other into 4k. I am not sure who is more excited for the coming school year, them or me. Getting them signed up went surprisingly quick. I got all the information that I needed and paid my fees (don’t get me started about that). The only thing I needed to do was to get hot lunch information and the September menu. I have to say that I don’t have a good track record with the lunch ladies. READ MORE...   Last year, I regularly forgot to keep my daughters account in the black. I even got a letter stating that if I didn’t pay soon, they would not allow Katie to eat hot lunch. And on top of that, I also forgot milk money when she took a lunch from home. So when I was face to face with the lunch ladies, I was expecting a scolding. What I got instead was a Michele Obama scolding that will last all school

Let the Games Begin End. No no no....I don't want the games to end! Have you been all wrapped up in the Olympic games like I have? Actually, each evening that we're home, daughter #2 reminds us all that the games are on. So, it's pretty much a family affair..a group of us plopped on the couches ooohing and ahhing and oh my goshing .. And I know that once closing ceremonies culminate on Sunday evening, the P.O.B. (Post Olympic Blues) will start to settle in. Read On... Yah, we're more of the prime-time watchers, where NBC decides which competitions are most appealing to us mainstreamers...so we've tuned into the women's gymnastics competitions, swimming, diving, beach volleyball, and track and field. Witnessed some awesome, memorable moments...Gabby, Michael Phelps, Usane Bolt (could his name be any more fitting?). 17 days, More than 200 countries, approximately 14,000 athletes. I looked into the history of the Olympics and thought I'd share a few fun fac

Getting Back to School Can be "BACK BREAKING" Work. sponsored by Daniels Chiropractic Office and written by Dr. DoniBeth Davis Don't Let a Heavy Backpack Ruin Your Child's Day. What Can You Do? The American Chiropractic Association, its Council on Occupational Health and Daniels Chiropractic Office offer the following tips to help prevent the needless pain an overstuffed backpack could cause the student in your household. And now that backpacks have begun to replace briefcases in the work place, you too might want to follow this advice  Read More... /          Make sure your child’s backpack weighs no more than 5 to 10 percent of his or her body weight.  The backpack will cause your child to begin bending forward in an attempt to support the weight on his or her back rather than on the shoulders, by the straps. /          A backpack with individualized compartments will help you position the contents most effectively and ensure that your child’s sandwich isn't fla