Not that it’s a competition
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, Preteen, Video on Jan 9th, 2008
Over Christmas, I got to spend time with my best friends, who live in Seattle. Charlotte, their daughter, and I like to make goofy videos for YouTube. Photo Booth is great for taking “photo booth” style snap portraits, but in the latest version of Mac OS X (Leopard), Photo Booth can make videos as well […]
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 Aunt geekery, Preteen, Video on Dec 26th, 2007
After unwrapping many Christmas presents and enjoying much food and wine with my friends Barb and John, it was suggested I take Charlotte out to the local Blockbuster to find a DVD we all could watch.
Perusing the shelves, I spotted Stardust, starring Claire Danes and Charlie Cox (a cutie I hadn’t seen before). The movie […]