Category: Advice

My Gift To You – Free iOS Apps!

19 Dec, 2013

With over a million apps in the App store, you could put a serious dent in your bank account trying to purchase all the ones you want. Thankfully AppShopper is here to help us keep track of the apps we want and help us get them for free. AppShopper is a website, and iOS app, […]

Fun at the Teddy Bear Park.

2 Sep, 2013

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Fun at the Teddy Bear park yesterday.

Why It’s Awesome To Be A Nerd via Wil Wheaton

31 Jul, 2013

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Wil Wheaton gives a fantastic speech to a new mom when she asks him for some advice for her infant daughter. He talks about how being a nerd is great and how you should never let someone tell you that you can’t love something.

How do we know we’re not screwing up our kids?

12 Jul, 2013

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Every parent probably thinks they’re screwing up their kids at one time or another. In reality, most parents are doing a fantastic job! Don’t be so hard on yourself. via Calvin & Hobbes

It doesn’t matter how the world sees you.

7 Jan, 2013

I was watching last years Christmas episode of Raising Hope a few weeks back on Netflix and they made a good point. It doesn’t matter how the world sees you. It only matters how the people in your wold see you. Quite often we get caught up in appearances or other people’s lives. We worry too […]

So much to be thankful for this year.

21 Nov, 2012

We often pass up the true meaning of the holidays. Thanksgiving and Christmas are about being thankful for who’s in our lives and what we have. I’m thankful for my family. I don’t know what I’d do without them. A wife who loves me for me, accepts my flaws, and takes such good care of […]

Quit your day job and do what makes you happy.

17 Aug, 2012

Your only limit is you. via Zac Gorman

Things we can learn from a toddler.

17 Jul, 2012

My daughter Lily is about to turn 3 and she is one busy little girl. She wants to know about everything, do everything and just enjoys life. The world through toddlers eyes is amazing. I can’t even imagine all the things that are going through her head. But I do know that we adults could […]

Get more DropBox space AND be better prepared for a disaster.

4 Feb, 2012

Who loves DropBox and who wants more free space? Well everyone that uses DropBox of course. And who has cataloged the contents of their house for insurances purposes? Probably not many. Turns out, that you can do both right now. DropBox is beta testing a new version of their Android app that auto syncs photos […]

How to get free passes to the MN Zoo and other great places.

21 Jul, 2011

Zoo Goats

Did you know that some Minnesota libraries have free passes to all sorts of MN destinations? We were lucky enough to get our hands on a MN Zoo pass last week and the whole family got into to the zoo for free! We got to feed the baby goats, see the fish, lions and all […]