Date Night?? Ever heard of it? In the dark and distant parts of my memory banks, I can vaguely recall going out on a date night. Nowadays with three kids in school, homework, two kids on travel volleyball teams, one…
Category: Family Shopping Time
Alvin and the Chipminks: The Squeakquel
My kid and tween saw Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel at the movie theater. I was not with them…my husband was. I took the teen shopping for presents for her friends at school. When my teen and I picked…
Wanchai Ferry: Giveaway
My children are not adventurous eaters. We live far enough away from a big metropolis that we are not able to expose the children to a variety of food types. Truth be told I am not an adventurous eater, either.…
Welcome to My OpenSky Store!
When I was little, my family would visit my grandmother every summer at her home in a suburb of Manchester in England. My family was English, too, but we had been living in New Jersey for a few years. My…
Blockbuster Express Kiosks Make for a Cheap Family Movie Night
Aaarrrgggg!! I wrote a post about our Top 5 Movies for Cheap Family Movie Night. It was a good list, too! Cut the list to move it to another post and promptly copied something else without realizing that I never…
Blockbuster Express Codes from MomSelect!
How many times in your life has a DVD saved the day? I know that I have used DVDs to distract a toddler while I made an important phone call. I have used a DVD to keep two kids from…
Give the Gift of Joy Berry Books!
As a mom, books have helped me teach a child about a favorite subject….quiet down a rambunctious toddler before naptime…take some downtime for myself…help my children do their homework… Books will always be an integral part of my parenting, marriage,…
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…
