Our Newest Twilight Eclipse Parent’s Review, Pictures and Video

Today I went to see the movie Eclipse (finally!) and I am here to write a review for parents who aren’t sure if they should let their kids see it. The movie was based on Stephenie Meyer’s 2007 Eclipse… read more and check out movie pictures On June 30, 2010, Twilight Fans got a treat as the [...]

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Macy’s 2010 Fireworks News Video

Check out our recent post on the Macy’s fireworks and watch a quick news clip with information about the show: 2010 Macys Fireworks News Clip, Justin Bieber and the Twilight Eclipse Cast.

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Does Your Hotel Have Bedbugs?

Do you like staying at cheap hotels? Make sure they don’t have bedbugs. Some websites can help with this. Check The Bedbug Registry. It will give you a list of hotels in a city that have been reported to have bedbugs. I typed in Columbus Ohio and got the results shown below. I am surprised to see [...]

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New Twilight Book Now Available: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by this riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they [...]

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Fun Idea for Ohio Summer: Visit Lagoon Deer Park!

Our kids love animals and we had a wonderful time last summer at Lagoon Deer Park, in Sandusky, Ohio. Check out my blog post on our visit and see lots of pictures: Review of Lagoon Deer Park & Cedar Point, Sandusky Ohio Lagoon Deer Park Pictures

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Free Realms is Fun and Sort of Free

My kids started playing the online game Free Realms and it looked fun, so I joined, too. There are lots of fun options for the characters, mine are on the right. This might help your kid with those summer, “I’m bored!” complaints. The game is free to play and there is plenty for everyone to [...]

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Parents Movie Review of Percy Jackson Lightning Thief

Check out my review here: Parents Review of Percy Jackson Lightning Thief   Our family just returned from watching this movie and we all enjoyed it. It might scare some younger kids so I thought I’d better write this while the movie is fresh in my mind. If your child read the entire book, I doubt that [...]

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Review of Lagoon Deer Park & Cedar Point, Sandusky Ohio

While looking for some summer fun, our family visited Cedar Point on a Thursday and Lagoon Deer Park Friday (the week of Aug 6th 2009). Both places are in Sandusky, Ohio. We were hoping that because it was a ‘weekday’ Cedar Point wouldn’t be as crowded. We knew our plan had failed the moment we [...]

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Yay! Wipeout is back on ABC

We have been enjoying watching the show Wipeout again. Wipeout is a series that premiered on June 24, 2008 on ABC. It is hosted by John Henson (E! Entertainment’s Talk Soup) and John Anderson (ESPN’s SportsCenter). Jill Wagner co-hosts, and acts as the “on-location” presenter (Henson and Anderson presenting from a broadcast booth). The show [...]

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Nightmare Before Christmas REVISITED

Wow! Korn sings Kidnap the Sandy Claws, and Marilyn Manson sings This Is Halloween, from Disney’s Nightmare Before Christmas. I stumbled upon this CD today and thought it was interesting. I liked the songs from the movie and enjoyed hearing the Heavy Metal version of them. Various artists sing every song from the movie. Follow this link to [...]

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XBOX 360 LIVE Wifi Adapter Cheat

Check this out. I have XBOX LIVE and didn’t have to spend $100 on a XBOX Wireless Adapter. You don’t have to spend a hundred bucks for the Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter. You can hook up an Ethernet cable between your laptop computer and the Xbox 360 and ’share’ the Internet connection. Read on for instructions! Follow this [...]

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Xbox Live Internet Crimes Against Children

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Cedar Point HalloWeekends – Parents Review

We took the kids on a Friday and Saturday to Cedar Point for HalloWeekends. I was concerned about the scary zones being too spooky for the kids. It really depends on personality, but I would rate the fright zones ages 12 and up. We went in the Pharaoh’s Secret and The Fright Zone (only those two, [...]

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Yahoo Homepage Changed. I’m a TESTER!

I turned on my laptop and was surprised to see that Yahoo home page had a new look. When I checked out the address it was http://m.www.yahoo.com. I tried to type in the regular yahoo address (without the M) and it redirected me back to the new address. I went to my other computers and they all still had the old Yahoo, [...]

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TV Version of Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Last week I let my kids watch the TV version of Terminator 2: Judgment Day. I was a little worried about nightmares, but they both were fine. It turns out, they recognized a lot of the one liners in the movie. Their favorite cartoons seem to have ‘copied’ them. The kids also resisted the urge, if [...]

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