Not that it’s a competition
Posted in Babysitting hacks, Games, Gradeschooler on Apr 14th, 2008
It’s been just over a month since I moved into the new house. I’ve been traveling a lot in addition to moving, and it’s been hard to find the time and mental energy to keep up with the blog. However, now that I’m ensconced, the niece/nephews have started coming over to play, and there should […]
Posted in Aunt geekery, Babysitting hacks, Gradeschooler on Mar 14th, 2008
I found Dash hunched over my iPhone last night, unusually engrossed in something. I looked to see what he was doing.
Playing with the Calendar app. Ack! Visions of my schedule scrambled flew through my brain. Until now, his iPhone activities have seemed relatively harmless. His favorite thing to do is add obscure cities to […]
Posted in Babysitting hacks, Games, Gradeschooler, Preschooler, Preteen, Teen, Toddler on Mar 2nd, 2008
I’ve been a bit behind on the blog. I’m in the process of moving. A major motivation behind wanting to move out of my small studio and into an actual house is to have more space for nieces and nephews to visit.
When I was trying to decide about buying this house, I showed some […]
Posted in Aunt geekery, Babysitting hacks, Games, Gifts for Kids, Gradeschooler, Music, Preteen, Teen on Feb 13th, 2008
My brother (aka Uncle Bob) and I have been plotting for some time to get a Wii for the niece/nephews. I have been wanting to play a video game called Guitar Hero for ages. Can you say “ulterior motive”?
Now, Court (bro-in-law) says I only come over to play Guitar Hero, rather than to visit the […]
Posted in Aunt geekery, Babysitting hacks, Gradeschooler, Photography, Preteen, Teen on Dec 29th, 2007
Here’s another great way to amuse your niece/nephews that doesn’t involve TV, video or candy.
Macs come with an application from Apple called Photo Booth. Using the iSight camera in your Mac, you can take little snapshots that can be emailed or used as profile icons. I just discovered this 4-up “burst” mode that will […]
Posted in Books, Gifts for Kids, Gifts for Parents, Gradeschooler, Preschooler, Teen, Toddler on Dec 21st, 2007
I hate shopping in general, and holiday shopping in particular. I like giving nice presents, though. One of my goals for this blog is to share some of the good ideas I get for presents to give to niece/nephews of all ages. If you want to share your recommendations, you can do so in the […]
Posted in Gifts for Kids, Gradeschooler, Music, Video on Dec 8th, 2007
There are two places I avoid bringing the kids if I can: the toy store and the video store. It’s not too hard to avoid the toy store; I rarely need a toy. But if I’ve promised Violet a video for our sleepover, and I did not think ahead and order one on Netflix, we’ll […]