As a new mom, I never considered using a babysitter or day care or summer camp for my child. I was blissfully ignorant of how hard it is to work from home AND care for children. I enrolled my daughter…
Category: Entertainment
Breaking the Routine
Our mornings are scheduled. All three kids are scheduled during the school day. Our evenings are a sandwich of snack, swimming, volleyball, karate, dinner, homework, and reading. Bedtime is set in stone. Weekends are either heavily scheduled. It’s the season…
Movies Bring Our Family Together: Air Bud Golden Receiver Giveaway
There was a time when I could grab a DVD from the rack. Pop it in the car DVD player. Hit play and drive. All three of my children loved the same movie…Finding Nemo, Spy Kids 2, or any Disney…
I’m a Cheap Date…in a Good Way
Movies? Date night? Dinner? These terms are vaguely familiar to me. In years past, my husband and I went to so many movies per year.Now, not so much… In pre-kids days, we were free to go out at the drop…
Handy Manny Big Race — Saturday, March 20 at 7 p.m. on Disney Channel
My son loves Handy Manny. Disney has been a source of great entertainment for all my kids when they were in preschool. My oldest was a lover of Little Mermaid. The middle daughter was in love with Bear and the…
Curious George 2: George Is At It Again!
I am on a roll today. I’m all Curious George all the time. But, can you blame me? He is the cutest monkey ever seen. So say my kids and I agree. We had a chance to review an advance…
Curious George at Port Discovery Through June 6 and Target Dollar Days
I love when a character from my childhood is beloved by my children. I have shared my love for Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street’s Bert & Ernie, and now Curious George. My children all loved that little scamp. My teen has…
General Hospital: Sonny Corinthos
We’re in final week of the General Hospital Blog Tour. I am watching, DVRing, rewinding, reading blog posts, surfing the General Hospital website, and reading tweets. The tweets I am reading are from GH Ambassadors who are watching in real…
Organ Donation
I am on the organ donor list. It says so on my driver’s license. I am part of the National Marrow Donor Program. My husband is not, but that is his choice. I would never force my children to sign…
Domestic Violence and Teens: The Christina-Kiefer Storyline
As the mom of a young teen, the Christina-Kiefer storyline makes me wince. I don’t like hearing about how rough Kiefer is with Christina. I would rather not hear about early, possibly unprotected sex. La la la I can’t hear…
