As you may or may not know, Nissan has created a 100% electric car appropriately named the LEAF. This car produces zero emissions and runs completely off of a lithium-ion battery. Yes, that means there is no gas tank, no engine oil, no timing belts and no tail pipe! Imagine...
You probably read the title and scratched your head thinking isn't the phrase typically "a boy and his dog"? Well, yes that is the common phrase. However, in our house my son's focus has gone totally away from our golden retriever since she has showed no return affection (see One...
Have you ever tried to return something to Babies"R"Us and been denied? Well, it happened to me a few times and I'm really not happy about it. My frustrations with this company started back when I was pregnant. I created my baby registry online and wrapped it up inside our...
For Christmas, my husband and I Santa bought my son his first set of Legos. I have to tell you, it took everything I had not to open them before the 25th and play with them! You see, I am a Lego freak! It was one of the few toys...
We are celebrating a small victory in our house this morning, my son had success on his potty chair for the very first time! While I know this is just a small step in the long process of potty training, it is still a victory worth sharing. In my opinion,...
Here we go again, another major recall for parents to be aware of. Last year, it was Maclaren that recalled over 1 million strollers, well now it is Graco's turn and for similar reasons! Graco Children's Products Inc. is recalling approximately 1.5 million strollers and travel systems that were sold...
The Unemployed Mom blog recently had a face lift. No, I personally did not get a face lift (trust me, there are other plastic surgery options I'd like to have and a face lift is not one of them)! After much debate, I finally gave in to a new theme...
My son is like a broken record with his favorite word "Pap Pap". The obsession started when I showed him a video about a farm. I told him the farmer driving a tractor was "Pap Pap". I'm not sure that was a good decision on my part. Now, it seems...