I am vegetarian and have been since I was 9. I chose to be vegetarian because in 5th grade we did a big research project in school. I chose chickens. During this time I did lots of research and discovered that most hens raised for meat or used to provide eggs were really treated poorly, by my standards. I didn’t think it was ok so I stopped supporting it by not eating it. My family followed.

TweetWe’ve been homeschooling for the last year and a half, and we’ve been traveling. We’re currently in France, and English language books are hard to find. Not to mention, school supplies are a bit pricey! Wherever I’ve been, the Internet is a great source for free activities, ideas, games, and stories. These are some great [...]

TweetI’m helping develop a new website for kids, called Online-Kidz.com .  I’m really excited about this project.  We have a few videos and advice columns up.  It will soon include more of these, plus games, recipes for kids, music, and more.  Plus, we want to have drawings, photos, videos, poems, stories, etc. submitted by children.  [...]

TweetDue to constant traveling, I have been homeschooling my son for the last few months. We have gone through different stages where he enjoyed it or didn’t, and I’ve had a few struggles getting him to listen and to actually like doing work, especially math. My son is seven years old and officially in first [...]

TweetI finally got the chance to watch this, and I was very impressed. This has to be the cutest robot movie I’ve ever seen, and it is one of the best movies for kids that I’ve seen in a long time.  Rated G – now how often do you see that anymore?  Truly funny, not [...]

TweetHave you heard about the new “Kindle” from Amazon? This is a great little product, and I just love it! It’s a little device, about the size of a paperback novel, that let’s you download and read books, newspapers and magazines, as well as audio books, word files and more from your PC, etc. It [...]

TweetIt’s getting warmer, and quick salads with bread or crackers are great for lunch! When I was a kid, tuna salad meant tuna, mayonnaise, and pickles. Blah. It tasted good, but Blah. This recipe is based off of one in the Joy of Cooking, which I have modified for my own tastes. It elevates tuna [...]