Family
Date Nights – A Parental Necessity
After having children, it can be so easy for parents to disconnect from one another. Work, exhaustion, lack of communication, and more can cause a couple to slowly drift apart.…
TerriAnn van Gosliga
TerriAnn van Gosliga is the main writer at Cookies & Clogs. Born & raised in the SF Bay Area but loves to travel. She's been married to her best friend for 20 years, use
Family
Wordless Wednesday – In A Child’s Eyes #WW
My daughter’s doodle book prompted her to draw what was on the computer screen. It’s kind of neat to see her interpretation of our site.
Technology
Draw Something [iOS]
Have you started to play the new game, Draw Something, on your iPhone or iPad? If not, why?! There have been a great many of attempts to come up with…
For Everyone
A Penny Saved Is A Penny Saved
Never buy things full-price if you can help it. It’s a motto that we were raised with and have carried into our adult lives. Yet, the way we shop has…
Kids & Teens
Nurturing Appreciation w/ Handwritten Thank You Notes
People have often told me how impressed they were to have received a hand-written, personal ‘thank you’ card from my daughter. My child is not just naturally appreciative and this,…
Time Sensitive
Rainy Days, Blue Skies, and a $50 Visa Gift Card #Giveaway, Ends 4/1
Whether you are swimming in a downpour or melting from a winter heat wave, I’m sure you’re hoping from some normalcy of weather this coming spring. In the meantime, how about a…
Family
“The Customer Is Always Right”
A lot has changed for businesses over the years but one thing has remained the same, the need for good customer service. No matter how much I like a company,…
Entertainment
K’Nex Cosmic Twist Coaster
I was curious as to what was in the box addressed to ‘Mom Blogger’. It was a K’Nex Cosmic Twist Coaster set! In unison my husband and daughter exclaimed, “Cool!”…
Family
Emoticon Issues
Emoticon – e·mo·ti·con, noun (i-ˈmō-ti-ˌkän) : a group of keyboard characters (as :-)) that typically represents a facial expression or suggests an attitude or emotion and that is used especially…
Entertainment
Hugo
There has been a lot of hype about the movie Hugo, based on the book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret“. It won several awards but, no matter how many previews…
Time Sensitive
2012 Homeschool Day at California Academy of Sciences – 4/17
The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco will be holding their 2012 Spring Homeschool Day on 4/17. There will be special programming from 9:30am-5:00pm such as Swamp Discovery and…
Family
Wordless Wednesday – Blue Mystique Orchids #WW
I saw this blue orchid plant and was so going to dish out $30 to get one. Good thing I decided to do some research first – they may look…