I wrote this a few years ago. We’ve tried a few since. Lumi was the easiest to control and is really a starter drone for kids…. (Though yes you can break a light) One of the items we decided our youngest would love to try was the Lumi drone! …

Flashing back on Friday I’m reminded that we didn’t have calculators in school or home when I was in school (similar to the we walked two miles uphill both ways to get to school)! When calculators did make it to school they were nothing more than simple adding machines. …

There are so many great sites available online for everyone from kids to adults to learn something online. Outschool, Tynker, and Kahn Academy to name a few. Outschool lets kids take a live class online using conferencing software. I also like Kahn academy. Prodigy is a free site for teachers…

I wish I’d learned the language. Growing up I really wanted to learn Italian, but my grandmother and mother had both forgotten most of what they knew. My great grandmother primarily spoke Italian at home — and my mother and grandmother lived with her after losing my mother lost her…

When the friend is a narcissist I have a friend from college who makes me cringe every time she gets in touch. Once in a long while I reach out to her, and I see her social media feed off and on. Her posts online are long diatribes about how…

Different responses to the same thing…. It is not uncommon for schools to have one-way hallways as a safety measure to help control the flow of students and prevent congestion. Suspensions are typically given out for breaking school rules, and it is up to the school administration to decide the…

It’s that time of year again where it’s time to plan a science fair for my son’s school. We met yesterday and the person with the most enthusiasm is the ELA/World History Teacher. …

Some people are right-handed and some are left….

So Many People Get Overlooked at the Holidays Each year for the holidays we seem to talk to someone that isn’t sure what they are doing for the holidays. For our house that’s Christmas, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t invite people celebrating any other holidays from joining us. …