I watched my first episode as a college freshman in…mumble…1983. I was visiting a friend in NJ. I found the plot utterly baffling. Luke and Laura were at a concert in South America. There was a man with a mysterious…
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Review: My Sims Agents for wii
With the dawn of the new school year, I instituted a new nightly routine. The routine centers around TV, and for that matter all types of screens — wii, TV, DS. I gave each child 3 index cards. For each…
Birthday Parties Through the Years
For years we always played Pin the Tail, Pass the Parcel, etc. The kids loved it since many parties were held at locations and we had ours at home. Once my oldest turned 8 we mostly did sleepovers. This year…
Can Anyone Remember Pre-Answering Machine Days?
I posted this over at Momster.com on whether teens know the value of big-ticket items purchased for them: Do you remember the days before cell phones (1990?)…in the deep dark murky past? I got my first cell phone in 1995…
Everyone Needs an Alice!
Review & Giveaway: BABW Alvin & the Chipmunks
Build-a-Bear is just a magical place. After many years of watching my children make a Build-a-Bear at parties or on special visits I finally made a bear!! I had a bunch of coupons and special offers begging for me to…
A Giveaway to Help Mom Be the Chief Memory Officer
If you are on twitter as much as I am, you will notice the plethora of hashtags. On any given day, who knows how many are buzzing around. This week’s hashtag #CES and #KZone. #CES is the The Consumer Electronics Show…
Change Is Chancy
I am a creature of habit. Change to me can be unappealing. Kids have a hard time w change. Some grow out of the rigidity of childhood decisionmaking. Others never leave behind the fear of change I try to work…
Change Is Chancy
I am a creature of habit. Change to me can be unappealing. Kids have a hard time w change. Some grow out of the rigidity of childhood decisionmaking. Others never leave behind the fear of change I try to work…
Giveaway: Temple Touch Thermometer & Childproofing Kit
I hate to show my age, but when my oldest two were babies we used a….dare I say it…rectal thermometer. Eeek. I don’t even know if there were other thermometers in the late 90s. I will wager that some moms…
