Blackberry Q10 Giveaway - Don't Text and Drive!

You've all heard it, texting is by far the most distracting and dangerous activity to do while driving. But because texting is a relatively new technology, you probably haven't been involved in or know of people who have been involved in texting while driving accidents. That doesn't mean that you should wait until it becomes prevalent. The time to take action, or rather inaction, is now. Check out ItCanWait.com and see the stories. This one just breaks my heart.



Nowadays, I have been appending this to my text messages: "Don't reply if you're driving!". Clearly no text is so important to risk your life. Check out these other stats from the Kars4Kids.org.

Sewing Crafts for Kids Have Come a Long Way

When I was a kid, I expressed the typical girly interest in sewing crafts. My mother was always working on an embroidery or needlepoint project on the side and I always wanted to "help out". As an adult, I've made numerous cross-stitch and needlepoint patterns, finished latch rugs started decades ago and learned to knit. I never quite understood or mastered free-form embroidery as I'm a person that requires a structured pattern! Now Dova has expressed an interest in learning how to sew. Of course, this has nothing to do with being a "girl", but let's just say that Adam's creative outlet is solely through Legos and Minecraft.

Dova completed her first sewing project, an American Girl Crafts Owls Sew and Stuff Kit. It came with precut felt pieces with beautifully stamped holes (no chads!) to guide the stitching. With some help on the first owl and minimal help on the second, she is very proud of her creation at nine years old.