My father used to rock me to sleep; my mother used to sing with me. These are things that I do with my son because I have such fond members of them from my childhood. But those are things I know I learned from my parents.…

I honestly don't know where the time has gone, but apparently, I blinked, and my kids are old enough to have the "sex talk" in school.  I know -- crazy, right??!!!!  Yep, the wonder of the ol' reproductive system has currently been the hot topic of fifth grade…

** The mayor of Toronto is a walking Saturday Night Live skit.

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** Complete strangers REALLY like to tell me the whole story of their lives, regardless of how horrifically TMI it might be.

** The "Mind Blowing Science Kit" is clearly an outside toy.…

I'm getting my niece a chemistry set. 

Well, not now. She's still little. But when she is old enough, I plan on getting her a chemistry set and then help her create small explosions. (I have a feeling we'll be doing this at my house and not at my brother's.)

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There is something magical about magnets. How they draw to each other, how they fly in fast, the clang they make when…

Brilliantly entertaining.

When serial killers are stalking his town and life is tough, Adam Smith finds the appearance of a beautiful new neighbour just what he needs.

What's more, Eve fancies him too and life is great, until he discovers she has a secret and she knows who the serial killers are.

He's dabbled in black magic and spells a bit, however nothing prepares him for Eve's revelation that she's a inter-dimensional…

Author: Nicholas J Landon



Book title: Children of the Fall Volume 1: Wails of Mother Earth

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform…

I had a coupon and the "birthday bucks" from ToysRUs, so instead of letting it go to waste as I sometimes do, I decided to make a quick detour to ToysRUs yesterday. I was kids free for a couple of hours, so there was no one there to tug on my clothes and whine that they're tired of hungry or "want to go hommmmmmmeeeeee". My "quick stop" ended up being more like 45 minutes.…

I am pleased to showcase  a local author from my current hometown of Colorado.  I met Melissa at a local author meet and greet.  I read her first novel, My Beginning, which I reviewed here.

 Her book won The…

In 2008 I had the pleasure of reviewing JEMMA7729 , by Phoebe Wray. Now, four years later, the author has finally come out with the much-awaited sequel, J2. 

J2 begins with immediate action at the trial upon which Jemma, who was captured and arrested at the end of Book 1 after rebelling against the oppressive…

Wine, the perfect end to a summer trip with the hubby! Sonoita Vineyard

My new website was designed to help parents help kids with science fair projects.

I'm at:  http://science-fair-coach.com 

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National Geographic and IBM joined forces in a global research project to chart the migratory history of us humans. The purpose of the project is to gather DNA from people around the world (like you and me) to study how our ancient ancestors migrated to where we are today. How cool is that!

I bought the…

Science fiction has returned to middle grade, but it's gone undersea.

Dark Life is a fantastic tale set in a future where the seas have risen and life is crowded on land, but a new frontier has opened at the bottom of the ocean. Ty, a…