this woman’s work

Because Noah needs more cocolate covered cranberries (just ask him!) but because I am kind, I’m telling you about this giveaway over at Kids Know Stuff. Goji cereal, which is raw and healthy and the kind of cereal you wish they sold at the grocery store instead of the perservative-laden, styrofoam stuff they do sell. I wouldn’t use it as cereal though — I’d take it along with me on playdates and homeschool dates for a snack! Packs easy, lots of high-energy ingredients and a total no brainer. What more could a busy parent want?

The Kids Know Stuff girls are giving tons of stuff away as they gear up for the holidays. Expect more contests and more ways to win so make them a daily stop on your rounds (the more traffic they get, the better giveaways they can do because they will be enticing bigger companies to share)! I’m going to be helping them out with some marketing plans soon, too.

(By the way, the girls really do write their own reviews with some minor spellchecking by mom! Pretty good, eh?)

Maybe it’s too fuzzy to see the funny faces she makes — then again maybe not!

She does a “review” of her stuffed unicorn. (You’ll understand the quotation marks when you click!)

They’re giving away FREE STUFF over at Kids Know Stuff! All you’ve got to do is send them some link love and help them grow their site! Tell all your friends!

But he’s on Kids Know Stuff any old way. I think they let him in because he’s kinda cute.

Today I’m taking him to WOSU’s Digital Days at COSI to help me sit and talk about blogging to any interested passerbys. See, I figure one of the advantages of working from home is that you get to involve the kids and give them an understanding of the ins and outs of the work-a-day world. I’ve noticed that Noah is much more willing to watch Madison when he gets that I do this work, I send this invoice and then (theoretically) I get paid. He comes and looks over my shoulder a lot and he at least feigns some interest in my portfolio.

I figure all of this is homeschooling, too, being involved with our work stuff.

Lately we’ve been talking to him a lot about budgeting explaining to him what we would have done differently at the start of this freelance gig with what we know now and talking to him about the long-range plans and why Brett’s at work now. He’s clearly feeling more ownership in how our family does and feeling more integral to our success. I know he’ll have his less than stellar days but this past week he’s been extremely helpful in getting the house going, Madison settled, etc. so I can finish a project or get lunch started before I have to field a call from a client. He’s very “we’re all in this together.”

Anyway. He’s a nice kid if giggly. He can’t help it. Those Lena and Liberty girls are funny — what’s a boy to do?

You can see her trying to horn in on the action over at KidsKnowStuff.com! Be sure to add them to your feedreader because they’re going to start giveaways next week!