We’re talking at IthacaMoms.com about putting on a workshop event for parents. The overall theme would be about balancing work, family and the every day events of life. We need your help narrowing down some options for "breakout session" topics.

The DeWitt Middle School Technology Student Association (TSA) will host a benefit pancake breakfast from 8-10:45 a.m. Sunday, May 18, at the Moose Lodge, 367 Elmira Road. The cost is $5 per person; children ages 9 and under eat for free. Click for more details.

Well, Bob the Builder can pack his tools and hit the road. No longer is he cool. And, of course, I wouldn't expect my child to drink from a cup with him on it! His dump truck, backhoe and cement mixer have been replaced by NASCAR, Monster Trucks and the Swanton Bomb, a WWE wrestling move. Can you say "Divas?" My son can!