It's amazing how things can change in a year.


I wasn't long ago when a family car trip consisted of quality time talking and listening to the same radio station. I used to love that bonding time.


On a long car ride to visit family, my husband listened to his customized radio station on his Blackberry, my daughter watched her own DVD with her headphones on and my son played a game on our laptop computer.


It really is amazing how technology has changed the way families spend their time together.


When my son has a friend over, the first thing they do (try to do!) is run down to the basement to play the latest Wii game. Forget about playing outside when the weather is nice. If I let them, they would never look at each other as they'd be glued to the tv to see where Mario was headed next.

Today, he told me, "Mom, I'm just not the kind of kid that likes to play outside. I like to play the Wii".

How absurd!!

What happened to the days that kids where outside after they eat breakfast and played all day long until you called them in and listened to them complain.

Technology is great, but it's like it's a crack addiction. We need an intervention!!