The following is written by Simple Kids editor Kara Fleck. This summer my family and I managed to rack up thirty four dollars in library fines. Thirty four dollars! I’m not sure if I should be proud or ashamed. On the one hand, at ten cents a day per book, that number represents a lot [...]
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The following is by music columnist Jennifer Brown. So there was once a time when I prided myself on knowing all of the words to Ice, Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice–don’t judge me too harshly I was 12, it was popular and I had a lot of time on my hands. Today, I know just [...]
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The following is by contributor Jennifer Brown. For my birthday this year I’m going to have _____.” What parent of a young child hasn’t heard that phrase? Birthday parties are a big deal among the younger set. It didn’t take long for my first child to realize that birthdays equals cake, presents & parties. On [...]
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The following is by music reviewer Jennifer Brown. This month I’m continuing my “wish list” series from January with Dance for the Sun by Kira Willey. I purchased this album during the dark days of winter and it continues to be a source of brightness as the summer sun shines bright through my window as [...]
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The following is a review by Amy Thue of Girlfriends Get Real. As a mother of three girls, we have a lot of make believe time as princesses in our house. We have enough dress-up clothes to outfit all of my girls and the neighborhood. A few years ago I found the Gigi, God’s Little [...]
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