Kirtsy: it’s Digg for Chicks
by Catherine
Alpha Mom HEARTS Kirtsy. If you haven’t visited yet, get there today. It’s one of my personal go-to sites and I am beyond honored to be this week’s Guest Editor.
Top Baby Names of 2007
by Catherine
A couple of weeks ago while at a friend’s birthday party, I found myself making small talk with the screenwriter for the hit 80s movie, Splash. Bruce Jay Friedman had no idea (seriously) that the name Madison had risen to be one of the most popular girl’s names of the 90s and this century, having [...]
Lifegoggles Great Green Giveaway
by Catherine
Lifegoggles is bringing attention to some of their favorite eco-friendly products with a big giveaway. Click on over and support the smaller green companies who typically don’t have the budgets to get your eyeballs.
Was the California homeschool ruling ridiculous, or justified?
A California appellate judge ruled that according to state law, homeschooling is illegal. Californian homeschoolers everywhere are surprised to hear that they’ve been flouting the law since the 1950s, but that, at least according to Judge H. Walter Croskey, is the case. Needless to say, this news is unnerving to homeschoolers in California—as well as [...]
The Big Green Purse
by Isabel
The Big Green Purse by Diane MacEachern is a call-to-action with a simple message: women, use the power of your purse to solve the environmental crisis, while protecting yourselves and families.
Best Summer Reading Ideas for Kids: They either read this summer, or clean my bathroom.
I’ve had this entry brewing in the queue for a while. I haven’t been able to bring myself to write about it until now because the thought of summer vacation gives me hives. I don’t really hate summer vacation, It’s fine for the first 3 weeks or so, it’s just the last 6 which send [...]









