My four-year-old racked up $94 dollars in in-app purchases on iTunes mostly playing free educational games. Oy! [pinit] Tips for Avoiding Costly Purchases on your iTunes Account Turn off the in-app purchases function in the settings of your iPad. Don’t share your password with your kids. Adding a password alone won’t solve the problem. The […]
How to Turn off the In-App Purchases on Your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch
I learned the hard way that it’s VERY easy for kids to make unauthorized purchases while playing games on the iPad after my four-year-old racked up $94 in iTunes charges. So I thought I would pass along the instructions for some kid-related settings on your iPad (that also happen to work for the iPhone and […]
Motherhood Moments: 50 Shades of Gray
Okay, so this is NOT part of TBH series we run on here from time to time. Shannon’s kids play sweetly. These are from my kids… When we’re not home, apparently Barb reads 50 Shades of Gray… (Never read it, but everyone sure is talking about it!) (Note that the ponytail holder matches her outfit.) That […]
I Once Was Blind, But Now I See…And it’s AMAZING!!!
It’s the end of an era! – Monica from Friends Yesterday, was my last day to wear these bad boys… As I mentioned, I went see Dr. Colby Stewart of Tennessee Lasik Associates to get my vision corrected yesterday. The Options I chose door #3 – Custom Lasik with Intralase, and so far I have […]
Lasik: Not So Frequently Asked Questions
So, I am all set to have Lasik later today at Tennessee Lasik Associates with Dr. Colby Stewart who has performed almost 20,000 Lasik procedures! I’ve had a fabulous experience thus far, and the paperwork and online materials are very thorough. However, I did come up with a few extra questions that weren’t included in […]
I Spy With My Little Eye…Lasik (Tomorrow!)
Confession Time I’ve never told anyone what I am about to tell you guys: When I was in the second grade and was called to the room where the school was conducting basic vision tests, I totally lied. I was eight, and I wanted glasses. Sorry, Mom. My mom took me to an ophthalmologist. I […]
Unique and Affordable Teacher Gift Ideas: Part One
The end of the school year is coming and it’s time to think about teacher gifts. I am running a series of different ideas over the next week that I hope will be helpful. First up: some great ideas from one of my favorite gift stores. Don’t you just LOVE to stumble across one of […]
Celebrating Motherhood and Mothers – of Children We Get To Know and Children We Don’t
My friend Cheryl Delaney wrote this last year on Mother’s Day and I thought the message was important and worth sharing with you. Thanks, Cheryl. Happy Mother’s Day, Friends. On this Mother’s Day morning, I’m thinking of all of the traditional reasons to be grateful. My wonderful mother, my lovely children, my kind and generous […]
Giveaway: Hallmark Recordable Mommy & Me Book
As you know, I am really into the funny things kids say, I highly recommend you keep a quotes list, and I love me some Hallmark recordable story books. When I was little, my Dad made some audio recordings of us on cassette tape. He kept the recording a secret so they were truly candid […]
The Winner of the SprinkleBakes Cookbook is….
Cathy! Congratulations! You won a copy of the talented Heather Baird’s new cookbook SprinkleBakes. AND I also wanted to mention that Cathy writes a blog called Savory Notes. So, please show her some love and go check out her site. It looks really fun. Thank you, Cathy, for stopping by TheMommyhood.com!
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