Saw a post on Digg the other day for some great kid photos. Here is one of my favorites. This is such a simple idea, but I never would have though of it. I’m guessing he stands on a step ladder in order to get such a good overhead angle of the shots. I’ll have [...]
A few years ago we took Ethan and Ben to see the latest Pixar movie, The Incredibles. The reviews had all been fantastic so we showed them some of the commercials to get them excited. While being a fun movie, it was also very violent. Not graphically violent, but there was a lot of fighting, [...]
With Halloween coming it’s time to grab some glow sticks from the dollar store. Not only do the kids love getting a few glow bracelets, but they really help keep track of your goblins when it starts getting dark. Here are two tips to get the most out of your glow sticks: Active the sticks [...]
Whenever a birthday party rolls around and we’re looking for music that fits the theme, I dig out this tip. The idea is simple…search Google to find mp3s that people have put on their websites. To try it simply use this link to search Google: -inurl:htm -inurl:html intitle:”index of” mp3 “They Might Be Giants” This [...]
I’ve been meaning to add a post about my favorite podcasts. After 2 years I am still completely enthralled with the ability to download high quality shows, for FREE, and listen to them during my commute to work. Before I’d gotten my first mp3 player I was dreading the 30 minute drives because local radio [...]
Yes, I admit it, I am a fantasy sports junky. I’m hooked on running free leagues on yahoo with my friends. What can I say…I love an excuse to trash talk with my coworkers and friends. I’ve been running a fantasy hockey league for years and this fall I’m going to try fantasy football. Fantasy [...]
Over the summer I discovered a new show that we really love, Ninja Warrior on G4TV. Unfortunately, G4 is geared towards gamers, AKA teenage boys, so the commercials are definitely not kid friendly making this a TiVo only recommendation. Ninja Warrior is a Japanese show where 100 contestants try to complete 4 stages of an [...]
Here’s a quick trick for your TiVo that we couldn’t live without. EVERY TiVo brand DVR has the ability to turn on a 30 second skip feature. Here’s how: Start playing a recorded show While it’s playing press: Select – Play – Select – 3 – 0 – Select That’s it! Now try pressing your [...]
Well now I’ve been shown up big time. You HAVE to check out the spider at this blog: Confessions of a Pioneer Woman I’ve been drooling over the pictures at this blog and now her spider pictures are just rubbing it in! It’s so painful, I NEED THAT CAMERA!!! I need to start a camera [...]
This summer I’ve been thinking about ways to make our backyard more nature friendly. One of the things we love about our area is the abundance of wildlife. Whether its seeing turkey, snapping turtles, or porcupines crossing the road or our “pet” snake Spikey we enjoy seeing the critters. So I’ve been thinking of ways [...]
