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anaPad: An Analog iPad

I've always said that even if we do end up getting an iPad or a Motorola Xoom (we still haven't decided which), I would be reluctant to let our kids play with such an expensive device. Then there's the imagination factor. As much as I am a geek and technophile, it always makes me a bit sad when I see little kids preferring digital devices over some paper and crayons. Lucky for people like me, there is an adorable kids' alternative to the iPad: the anaPad. From its Etsy description: Meet the anaPad--a children's toy that promotes analog learning and creativity in a digital world.A magnetic white board, perfect for drawing, games and learning, is framed inside a wooden frame cut to the exact...

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Tips for Finding a Good Nanny

Today was not a good day for me. I experienced perhaps my worst case of nausea since becoming pregnant and spent the majority of the day sitting on the bathroom floor (with my phone and Comang to keep me company), gagging and vomiting what had to be mostly stomach bile. I managed to slowly consume a couple of loaves of bread and some cookies, but proceeded to puke it all out almost immediately. I know that many pregnant women go months feeling this way. I do not envy them. Thank goodness for me, our part-time nanny Cindy was there to watch over Claire and even offer to bring me glasses of water. Cindy has been with us for two weeks now, and already I...

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