Not that it’s a competition
Posted in Babysitting hacks, Gifts for Kids, Gradeschooler, Music, Preschooler, Toddler, Travel tips, Video on Aug 19th, 2008
On the recent Camp Jean trip, I brought along a box set of The Monkees, Season 1. I bought this a while back on eBay because I thought the kids might like it. I was wrong. They LOVED it. They would watch the Monkees all day, if left to their own devices!
It’s always great to […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
Posted in Aunt geekery, Babysitting hacks, Music, Video on Dec 5th, 2007
Almost one year ago, Steve Jobs announced that Apple would release a phone in 2007. I was excited about it. I’d been planning to buy an iPod Video, so I could show off my little family movies. Now I could get a device that could not only show movies, but also make phone calls and […]