My experience with paperbackswap.com wasn't as I thought it would be. I apologize for recommending it without trying it out a little longer first.

But that's one of the best parts about blogging... You can make reports as things change. So, mistake made. Forgive me?
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In today's mail were the three confirmations for the 529 plans that I set up last week. All of the accounts are now set up and ready to go.

This is the craziest part, though. Remember when I said that we couldn't afford to contribute lots of money to the plan so we were going to make incremental contributions? Those incremental contributions are fairly impressive. We've already pre-paid for 1/10th of a credit for each child, irrespective… Read More

This is the first official week of spring - and it couldn't come fast enough for me. It has been a long winter.

Winters feel longer with kids. After the newness of snow has worn off, you tire of answering questions about when spring will come, about when it will be warm enough to spend time outdoors. Gray days lend themselves to inside activities. Fortunately, one of the nice things about living in a metropolitan area is that you… Read More

Inspired by all of these super blogs at Disney's family.com? Thinking that you need a spot to lay your blogging head but not sure where to begin? Confused by all of the blogging choices? 451 Press has introduced a new blog site that's free and for women only (sorry guys). It's in the beta stages right now but I've stopped by and the templates are really beautiful. And did I mention that it's free (I'm all about free)...
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Gosh it's a small world. One of my readers down South emailed a friend of mine here in Philly after reading my post about 529 plans to ask me if I Upromise. Do I? Why would you not Upromise? It's a great way to save for college without actually taking any money out of your own pocket.

For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, here's how it works: … Read More

I've been on a bit of a cleaning spree as of late. Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's spring break. Maybe it's the fact that I'm worried that some of my neighbor's kids could be trapped under the enormous amounts of dust and dog hair which have been gathering in my house all winter.

At any rate, it's time for a change.

So, I've been trying to organize my house into some semblance of order. Piles… Read More