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Buying an Xbox Kinect 18 Dec 2010 | 05:56 pm
This is just a quick note to say that I’ve ordered an Xbox Kinect as a Christmas gift for the kids… Or maybe it was for me? I guess time will tell. After reading some reviews, I’ve been thinking that ...
Kids Not Learning Cursive in Schools 19 Nov 2010 | 04:00 pm
Guess what? Sometime between Son #2 and Son #3 hitting third grade, our local school district decided to stop teaching cursive. While they’ll still learn to sign their names, they won’t learn to read ...
How to Treat a MRSA Skin Infection 3 Sep 2010 | 02:38 pm
Earlier this week, we took our eight year old son in to see the doctor. He had what can only be described as a boil on his left forearm, and it was clearly infected. We’ve dealt with our fair share of...
Where to Buy Silly Bandz? 13 Jul 2010 | 08:53 am
On the off chance that you haven’t heard, Silly Bandz are all the rage with kids these days. We were actually first introduced to the Silly Bandz craze by our preschool and 2nd grade sons this past sc...
School Start Times: Later is Better for Teens 8 Jul 2010 | 10:09 am
I just ran across an interesting article about school start times. This isn’t particularly surprising but, according to a recent study, delaying the start of school by as little as half an hour would ...
Intuniv Update and a Switch to Lexapro 27 Mar 2010 | 04:44 am
I’ve been meaning to write this for awhile, but just haven’t been able to find the time. As I’ve previously noted, our twelve year old started taking Intuniv (guanfacine) to treat his nervous tics, as...
Treating Impetigo That Won’t Go Away 14 Feb 2010 | 05:05 pm
Our five year old son has been battling impetigo for the past couple of months. We’ve had it on the run several times, and actually thought it was completely gone at one point, but it’s kept coming ba...
The Best Time of Day to Take Intuniv 10 Feb 2010 | 05:34 pm
A couple of week ago, I noted that our son had started taking Intuniv to treat his nervous tics. He started out with a 1mg dose, increased to 2mg after a week, and then to 3mg a week later. Easing pat...
Intuniv for Treating Tics and Twitches 29 Jan 2010 | 05:30 pm
As I’ve noted in the past, our oldest son has a history of tics and twitches. In the past, these have come and gone, often associated with stressful periods in our lives, and never lasting more than a...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Digital Camera Review 2 Nov 2009 | 09:19 am
We just picked up a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 digital camera for my lovely and talented wife. This new camera is a replacement of her old Casio Exilim EX-S600, which has been acting up over the past few...
