by Nicole Etolen | Dec 6, 2011 | Entertainment
In the real world, I’d fall flat on my face if I tried to ride a skateboard, and I don’t go in the ocean past my knees, so surfing is totally out. In Spongebob Surf & Skate Roadtrip for the Kinect, however, I am a rock star on a skateboard! Okay, maybe...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 6, 2011 | Tips & Crafts
For the past 9 years, I’ve been working as a manager at a Santa Claus photo operation. I’ve seen everything from screaming children to biting pets come through, and have learned a lot about what it takes to get a really good pictures with Santa. If your...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 5, 2011 | Books
Title: Howard B. Wigglebottom and the Power of Giving: A Christmas Story Author: Howard Binkow Publisher: We Do Listen Foundation Christmas is a season of giving, but for many children, including Howard B. Wigglebottom, it often becomes a season of getting instead. In...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 4, 2011 | Books
Title: Earth Angel (Fallen Angels Saga) Author: E. Van Lowe Release Date: Dec. 6, 2011 After defeating the Devil himself in Boyfriend from Hell, you’d think life would be pretty easy for Megan Barnett. I mean, once you’ve kicked the biggest of the...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 3, 2011 | Social Good
Feeding America, the organization that organized the “Pack It Till Their Back” program is teaming up with the Dreamworks Pictures movie, The Help, to to stave off hunger this holiday season. Millions of Americans are in a really bad economic place right...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 2, 2011 | Entertainment
Season 7 of SpongeBob SquarePants had some of Jacob’s favorite episodes in it, including The Great Patty Caper and SpongeBob’s Last Stand (we also have the book versions of both of those, and I’ve read them to Jake at least a dozen times each), so...
by Nicole Etolen | Dec 1, 2011 | Health & Beauty
I have a really hard time getting Jake to brush his teeth at night. I have to stand there and stare at him while he does it because if I don’t, he fakes it. I actually hid outside the bathroom one night and spied on him. He turned on his battery-operated...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 30, 2011 | Books
Title: Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoes Author: Larry Peterson Publisher: TB Press Image is often everything to a kid. Jacob was concerned about what others thought of him when he was only about 4 years old, and it just gets harder as he gets older. I try...
