I'm terrible at blogging. Really, I am. If you hadn't noticed by the few and far between posts to our blog, or if you suspected but never knew for certain, let me confirm it for you. I am terrible at blogging. My heart is just not in it. I have trouble sitting down and...

I've been talking a lot with people lately about the importance of imaginative play in a child's development. I've found myself taking the stance that, while overtly educational toys do have a benefit, they don't provide everything a child needs for well-rounded develo...

It's a busy week here; we're coming down off a pretty successful first appearance at the local Farmer's Market, gearing up for Expectocon on Friday, registering for school (I'm not ready!), and getting ducks in a row to set up shop again on Saturday.

But even though we'...

Have you ever had an idea? An idea so big, it takes over everything? So big, you can't sleep at night? So big, you feel like if you don't follow it through, you might just burst?

We're a household of big ideas, and that's exactly how we got here.

This particular big ide...

This has been an incredibly busy week. I have spent a tremendous amount of time finishing a batch of wands and working on the website build, in hopes of getting all the little ducks in a row to start selling locally (filling out applications and linking back to the web...

One of the things that have been most fun for our kids this summer has been the making of magic wands.

Earlier this summer, my husband and I learned about Expectocon - a Harry Potter themed convention a few hours away, to be held in August. With my oldest finally reachi...

Chances are, if you're a parent, you probably feel like me about traveling with your young children. My kids are school-age now, and for the most part can keep it together when it comes to traveling, but long trips take their toll on everyone, and as a mom I am constan...

Moving is a lot of hard work and, let's face it, a total pain. But it can also be really fun, and can lead to some really great new things; new people, new sights to see, new restaurants to try, and most exciting, new opportunities to pursue.

This summer started with ou...