I watched an interesting interview on Fox News. Patty Ann Brown spoke with Dr. David Colbert who wrote the book The High School Reunion Diet.  He said we can look 20 years younger in one month by eating more natural foods. To begin, he said to avoid high fructose corn syrup sugars (Which I already [...]

You may want to have a backup map from Google Maps or Mapquest before heading out on a route you are completely unfamiliar with. This couple drove through the high desert of Oregon with only their GPS guiding them. They got stuck in the snow for three days: A Nevada couple letting their SUV’s navigation [...]

My family and I will be busy all day with fun Christmas activities but I wanted to wish all my Up North Mommy readers a very Merry Christmas. Have a joyous time with your families and don’t drink too much eggnog! If you have little kids like I do, be sure to head over NORAD [...]

Today Little Man and I got to spend some time together. We went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel, which was barely amusing for adults but my son enjoyed it. Afterward we did a little Christmas shopping at a nearby mall. While we were there, we spied a really cool bungy cord jumping [...]

On Sunday, we had our annual Christmas party with my mom’s side of the family. My contribution was to bring the cake, as usual, so I got the brilliant idea to contact my neighbor Kathleen and had her make us one of her wonderful, scrumpdilicious cakes. This time I had her make a carrot cake. [...]

Janice at 5 Minutes for Mom has been given an odd prescription for her 8 year old son: she should get him a dog. Now she’s looking for suggestions for great family dogs. If you have a breed of dog that’s been a great family dog for you, head on over to 5 Minutes for [...]

My son has his school’s Christmas concert this morning and I brought my video camera along to capture the moment. Both my parents and my in-laws were able to attend. I was thrilled that both Little Miss Throwsafit and Littlest One loved it. They each sat calmly and watched as each grade got up to [...]

There’s a great barber shop downtown that has all the quaintness that you’d expect from a small town barber. I’ve never taken my boys to a barber shop before we moved to our new town but since it’s here and easy to get to, I thought I’d try it. I was so happy with their [...]

End User Blog has quite a few interesting kitchen gadgets, like this shopping list organizer: The SmartShopper, both in its original incarnation and a newer deluxe version, attempts to rectify some of the issues inherent in grocery list making (bad handwriting, missed items, multiple lists/requests) by centralizing the process. With voice recognition, auto-categorization, and a [...]

I have many favorite Christmas songs. They range from the traditional “I’ll be Home for Christmas” and “O Holy Night” to the fun “Mele Kalikimaka,” which I just downloaded as my ring tone by the way. But one song really gets me in the mood and makes me want to pick up one of my [...]