"Our beautiful daughter Bristol came to us with news that as parents we knew would make her grow up faster than we had ever planned. We're proud of Bristol's decision to have her baby and even prouder to become grandparents," Sarah and Todd Palin said in the brief statement.

One of the hard things about being a family is finding things all of us can do that we all enjoy. Sure we could go out to eat, but ya know it's nice to make fitness a family affair, and with three boys ranging in ages from 15 - 20, it's increasingly hard to do. I'm blessed with three kids who love sports. I've got two basketball players and one soccer player, so most sports tend to be competition, we have to work at something we all love.

I was in Office Depot the other day with my younger daughter buying school supplies. Since I was responsible for staying by the cart—and not moving it—while she carried her list and a pen around with her and shopped for color-coordinated binders, pocket folders, notebooks, dividers and pens, I had the time to watch mothers (is it alright to say mothers and not parents since I did not see any men around?) and children as they hustled about in various stages of panic and frustration.

September 28 is Wor