Monthly Archive — June 2009

  • Summer Semester: Technology Saves the Day

    I’ve been talking to a lot of parents about summer reading and some of the challenges they’re facing getting their kids to read-even when it’s assigned by the school.

  • Tiger Woods and Jimmy Fallon Play Tiger Woods Golf

    Tiger Woods stopped by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to play his Wii golf game. Guess who won?

  • Nintendo’s 2009 Line-Up

    Yesterday I met with Nintendo to play some of their new games due later this year. Today, I’ve got some details on the two new summer games, “Wii Sports Resort” and “Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box”. In next week’s Wednesday post, I’ll tell you all about Nintendo’s fall games.

  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

    I took my three teenage daughters to Transformers screening. Two of them liked it better than first movie. It was non-stop action from the moment it started! I already need to see it again for all the little things I missed. My girls were questioning why Megan Fox is always scantily dressed, but Shia never removes his shirt. LOVE Sam’s parents, the Twin Bots are hilarious, and Optimus Prime rules! (Although my youngest will tell you Bumblebee rules)

  • Weekend Deals At GameStop

    Weekend video game deals – GameStop is having a buy 2 get 1 free sale on all used games and accessories.

  • The Beatles Children Songs

    With the release of the trailer for Rock Band’s new Beatles Rock Band I’ve become all fired up. As a child of former hippies the Beatles where a staple in our house hold. Till this day they are the band to which I measure all other bands. It is if they are water, the basic necessity for life and all other bands are just flavors added to water. As a parent now I find myself playing Beatles songs for my son. And just like his father and his father before him he has taken to the fab four. Below is a list, in no particular order, of a few our favorite child friendly Beatles songs.

  • Father’s Day Love Courtesy of Punch-Out!!

    Tell the gaming dad in your life Happy Father’s Day with a little help from Punch-out!!

  • Back to School – already

    School is almost over! My daughter is graduating in two weeks, but has a few finals this week. (Why do they give senior finals at the end of the year; does it really make a difference?) My other daughters have finals and then summer begins! One girl in camp for three weeks, a little vacation, and a little fun.

  • Time to Play: Summer Activities for Babies and Toddlers

    As a mom of a two year old and a one year old, I know how difficult it can be to find age appropriate summertime activities for babies and toddlers. Many of the organized activities during the summer are geared toward children who are five and older, and many of the summertime products are geared toward children who are older as well. So, keeping those issues in mind, I have learned to be creative in trying to come up with activities that will keep the kiddos occupied, happy and safe…thus keeping me sane!

  • Bakugan Video Game Update

    As promised, I’ve got some new Bakugan video game info and an exciting image.