by Nicole Etolen | Oct 18, 2011 | Entertainment
Chuck: The Complete Fourth Season on DVD/Blu-Ray is releasing soon, and I’m participating in the Warner Brothers Word of Mouth Campaign to get the word out. Chuck is one of my favorite shows, so I’m always happy to talk about it. Please note, if you...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 18, 2011 | Entertainment
We had our super fun, totally awesome Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer slumber party (say that ten times fast!) this weekend, and it was definitely a hit. Jake’s friends (a good mix of boys and girls) arrived at the party already in their jammies so they...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 17, 2011 | Entertainment
Today’s “In Honor of the Ta Ta’s” Sponsor spotlight goes to the soothing, relaxing Healing Well CD and it’s creators, Janet Montgomery and Jeff Gold. The duo has worked together on several guided imagery CD’s designed for everything...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 12, 2011 | Entertainment
I have been a huge Chuck fan since the Nerd Herder first accidentally downloaded the Intersect into his brain, back when he was a brave but somewhat bumbling wanna-be spy. Over the seasons, Chuck went from needing to be rescued to doing the rescuing as his abilities...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 12, 2011 | Entertainment
I have been playing hidden object games for years, and Jake always wants to play too. Unfortunately, the majority of the ones that I play are either too hard or too scary for him (I tend to lean towards the darker games). Junior Mystery Quest for Nintendo DS by...
by Audrey | Oct 11, 2011 | Entertainment
Need to entertain your child while waiting in a doctor’s office or sitting in traffic? Well, if you have an Android-based smartphone, like the new Samsung Galaxy S2, you can download a number of free apps that help. Here are a few to consider: Angry Birds This...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 8, 2011 | Entertainment
Jacob has been dying to see Judy Moody and the Not So Bummer Summer since he saw the previews a couple of months ago, but we never really had a chance to go see it in theaters, so when I was contacted to host a Judy Moody slumber party, I jumped on the chance,...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 6, 2011 | Entertainment
Get your little munchkins into the spirit of the holiday with some fun online Halloween games for kids. All the games are free, and all can be played right away without registration or downloads (unless you need to update your Flash player for some reason). I played...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 2, 2011 | Entertainment
We are slightly nuts for holiday movies in this house. Even before Jake was born, I had a huge collection and tried to watch at least one movie or holiday special every day beginning on Thanksgiving. In fact, before Jake, I used to have very strict rules governing...
by Nicole Etolen | Sep 26, 2011 | Entertainment
Danny Phantom is one of Jake’s latest favorite shows, but I never really watched more than a few minutes here and there until we got Danny Phantom: Season One on DVD for review from Shout! Factory. I was a little confused, first he’s a boy, then he’s...
