February 28th, 2008
You probably heard about Heath Ledger’s death last month “as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Diazepam, Temazepam, Alprazolam, and Doxylamine,” a combination of painkillers, anxiety medication and sleeping aids. The medical examiner stated Heath Ledger abused these drugs which means he used them to feel intoxicated or high […]
By Christine -- 4 comments
February 28th, 2008
Yesterday morning I heard an ad on the radio for a new TLC reality show called, The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom - where the show’s premise is to secretly take a stay at home mom away from her family for a week to pursue her dream career again.
Immediately after I got home I […]
By char -- 8 comments
February 28th, 2008
UPDATED: The winner of the giveaway is lucky #145 - Mom of 3 Girls. Congratulations and thanks to all who entered!
If you have kids and travel a lot (or even if you don’t), you have got to get a Zoobie Pet! What is a Zoobie Pet? Zoobies are an ultra soft 3 in 1 blanket, […]
By char -- 244 comments
February 27th, 2008
Chevy’s teaming up with Disney and the Jonas Brothers in their Chevy Rocks the Future program to get tweens and teens involved in going green.
Part of the program is Chevy’s “Promise to Live Better!” educational campaign. This is an environmental awareness initiative to inspire kids to promise to make daily changes to help the environment. […]
By Christine -- 2 comments
February 26th, 2008
Our family is going TV free this week and 48 hours into our exercise, I can honestly say, this is just too easy! Now it helps that the biggest TV watcher in the family (Daddy) is out of town this week, but the kids have not argued, begged or really even seemed to have missed […]
By char -- 3 comments
February 25th, 2008
Did you watch Barbara Walters interview Miley Cyrus on the Oscars special? It was a pretty segment. We find out how she got the name Miley, what she thinks of Jamie Lynn Spears’ pregnancy and we even get to see a bit of her father’s audition tape for his role as Miley’s father on Hannah […]
By Christine -- 3 comments
February 24th, 2008
During a family game of Wii bowling last night, I was absolutely appalled at my daughters’ behavior. The two of them were shaking their booties, taking verbal digs at each other, and spouting out semi-inappropriate sayings. The more I observed, the more I realized the source of their content - TV!!
So I decided that we […]
By char -- 12 comments
February 22nd, 2008
Last night my thirteen-year-old and I went to the 8th grade Parent Meeting. This is the meeting where you meet the high school counselors and talk about what to expect next year in high school. I’ve been through this before, two years ago with my oldest, but it doesn’t get any easier.
The associate principal started […]
By Christine -- 2 comments
February 21st, 2008
We have not had one snow day yet this winter and our kids are beginning to feel a little shafted. A storm is scheduled to come in over night and the weatherman just said that he predicts a 90% chance of school being canceled.
My kids are so determined to get a snow day out of […]
By char -- 5 comments
February 20th, 2008
I seriously thought my son was going to bust with excitement and information tonight. Afterall, today was pretty much a trifecta as far as he is concerned - three MAJOR space related events happened in one day - the space shuttle landed safely, the lunar eclipse was visible from our yard, and the Navy was […]
By char -- 2 comments
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