Went to the bookstore. Read some books.

There's one that just came out at B&N, Sidekicks. If you like kidlit, you absolutely must read this book. Be sure you get the right one, apparently there are a lot of similarly identically titled books out there for this age group.

Ah, here's yet another disastrous and inane consequence of the CPSIA

Child-sized ATVs may have lead (the metal) in them in totally inaccessible spots... so parents are having to purchase adult-sized ones for their kids.