This summer’s Gen Con convention was quite a different experience for our daughters. Usually they spend their time roaming the exhibitor’s hall or popping into a seminar or two. It’s one of the few conventions we feel comf ...
I’ve always has a fascination with games that put you in the role of an adventurer entering a dungeon to fight monsters and discover treasures and magical items. Starting with the original Dungeons & Dragons back in the early 80&# ...
If I ever had to put together a list of “Food That I Love But I Know Are Bad For Me”, somewhere near the top would be cheeseburgers. Which seems odd to me because we weren’t the type of family to gorge ourselves on burgers ...
I think every family with kids has a passion for the circus. We always looked forward to the arrival of the annual visit from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to our local concert arena. Sadly that grand circus is a thing of the past ...
I clearly remember the first time I heard the term, “Bull in a China Shop”. I was only about four years old and we were shopping in a department store around Christmas time. While walking down an aisle, someone bumped a glass va ...
Probably because school is back in session, we get quite a few emails inquiring about which games are good for teaching. It’s a wide open ask, and without any background of what subject matter, ages and lessons they’re trying to ...
While sitting at the girls’ symphony chair placement auditions a couple weeks ago, I couldn’t help but listen to the teenagers on the bench across from me chat about all kinds of things. Most of it was idle chit chat; typical te ...
As Halloween approaches, costumes are hitting store shelves and pop-up stores are showing up in strip malls. Every year, we can bet money on what characters will be knocking on our door come October 31st. The latest blockbuster movies, TV s ...
This may go down in history as the weirdest roundup of items we’ve ever featured on SahmReviews. And I’m sure you’re wondering what possessed us to come up with this list. Last week was our youngest daughter’s birthd ...
This school year is a special year in our household. Our oldest daughter turns 16 this year and this has spurred a number of new conversations at dinner. Homecoming, boys, driving, boys, cars, boys…you get the idea. A couple weekends ...
