Monthly Archives: August 2007

Pass It On

Pass It On started out as a children’s consignment sale held in Hillsboro, Oregon twice a year, in the spring and in the fall. We provide an opportunity for parents to sell gently used (and new) baby, kids, and maternity clothes, plus toys, furniture, equipment, and more.Pass It On started out as a children’s consignment [...]

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Large Animal Games

Large Animal Games has some fun toys to play with. A “mustachr” to add doodles to your online photos, for instance. And they have a nice “sharing” flash tool to display your creation.
If you want something more substantial than one of their widgets, they also have full games you can download or play in your [...]

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Buy Your School Supplies Online

If you’re as busy as we are this summer, you might welcome a chance to push a button and order your school supplies for your kid — and have them delivered “automagically” to their classroom. If your kid is in one of these elementary schools: Ainsworth, Alameda, Bridlemile, Laurelhurst, Rieke and Stephenson, they’re [...]

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Siente

A recent treat was a delivery of Siente, night songs from around the world.
I listen to a wide variety of music; classic rock to country to punk, to classical to hard heavy metal. The voice of Patrice O’Neill and the guitar of Hilary Field on this album combine in a beautiful harmony. It is a [...]

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Helping Make Chores Fun

If you’re a fan of role-playing games, I urge you to try out “Chore Wars.” It’s a site where you can create a character for each person in your house ( we set one up for Mom, Dad, and our oldest child). You band together as a “party of adventurers” and everyone creates “adventures.” (Subject [...]

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