The kids and I watched the latest sequel last night and I have to say it’s a big improvement over the previous one where I left the cinema with a very vague impression of what was going on in the movie. At least with this one, there’s food for thought and it deals with a very relevant topic in our rushed lives. I won’t spoil the fun for you but if you have kids, you should watch it with them 
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For years, the schools have been talking about reducing the weight of school bags but I’m beginning to doubt anything is ever going to be done. It’s been all talk and no action.
My girls’ school bags weigh a ton and it’s heavy even for me. It’s crazy to see younger kids with backpacks that are even bigger than them. I’ve gotten the girls to split the load and carry two bags instead of one. Still it’s really bad for their backs.
I think I’m just going to bite the bullet and sign them up for a school locker next year. It’s not cheap but it doesn’t look like we have a choice. More and more students are opting for school lockers so I have to get the girls to book one early.
Related PostsMy teens inadvertently found out that their grandfather likes to bet on sports. Looks like Gramps has gone high tech when we weren’t looking. I’m not sure who taught him to use the computer, certainly not my teens since we only see him once or twice a year.
Is it football season now? I’m guessing it must be since the kids noticed Gramps is spending his afternoons on football betting. If he makes money, he’ll probably take the kids out for a treat, maybe afternoon tea.
But if he loses, well, luckily he only treats it as a game and he won’t get too upset about it. I think that’s what’s good about Gramps. He knows his limit and he only plays for fun. That’s why I don’t mind letting the kids watch him.
Related PostsI recently found out that my neighbor, who lives across the street from me, has a granddaughter named Natalie. The little girl must be around two years old but I remember my neighbor telling me that when her daughter was pregnant, she used to download games to play on her computer till late into the night.
At the time, I was very curious. Her daughter didn’t strike me as a computer game addict but her mother swears she does nothing all day but play the game, Natalie Brooks – Mystery at Hillcrest High. So when I found out that the woman had named her daughter after the main character in the game, Natalie.
And that’s not all. My neighbor tells me there’s another young woman down the street from us who has a daughter named Fiona. Frankly the only Fiona I remember is from the movie Shrek. But my neighbor assures me it’s not that Fiona the little girl is named after, it’s Fiona Finch and the Finest Flowers, a new computer game that’s really fun to play.
I think it’s pretty cute to name a child after a hobby or a passion. Then there will always be a story to tell when your child asks where they got their name !
Woo-hoo, guess what day it is tomorrow. Okay, you guessed it! TGIF. That’s what I live for these days. The ridiculously long school hours are driving me and the kids bazoozles!
I have to prepare 2 sets of school lunches each as they have two breaks. Sometimes they only have one break for 9 hours of school so I tell my kids to just eat when the teacher’s not looking. Otherwise they will starve and come home with stomach aches and then have no time to finish the mountain of homework every day! These are truly the most ridiculous days we’ve had and we still have a whole year ahead. Duh!
Related PostsNow that school is in full swing, I’m back to supervising the kids’ homework which often involves solving algebra problems, like it or not. It’s not my favorite job in the whole world but who else is there?
Actually I think I may have stumbled on to the answer to that myself. There’s an online tutoring service which teaches you how to do algebra problems. Now isn’t that every mom’s dream to end all those late night home tuition sessions?
That’s right, TutorVista offers an affordable, unlimited monthly tutoring service for K-12, back to school and college. The kids can get all the algebra homework help they need simply by going to their site any time of day or night. I’m thinking how much stress I could save myself there 
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Those of you who are regular readers of this blog know that I’m a stickler for child safety. From day one, I’ve insisted on strapping my kids into their car seats and when they got older, I would ensure they put on their seat belts before I even start the car.
It’s true, when you have kids, there are so many things to buy. Of course, with the current state of the economy, it’s always wise to compare prices before you buy anything for your child, be it car seats or baby carriers.
It’s easy to do your price comparisons at ShopWiki because they present results for every store on the internet. Traditional shopping sites will only show you stores that have paid for their service, but ShopWiki finds everything and anything that’s on sale on the internet. Quite a handy tool, I must say!
Frankly if you’re the mother of young kids, you probably won’t have time or energy to be dragging your kids with you from store to store to compare prices for stuff you need to buy. Searching online makes it a cinch. You just need to find a time when your babies are asleep and then shop till you drop !
The very noticeable thing about our recent vacation is that we didn’t have to pack the entire house and lug it to the beach with us. My kids are teens now, so those days when we had to pack like we were moving house, are over!
I remember one time when my son wouldn’t sleep because the hotel bed was unfamiliar to him. It probably smelled different and it kept him, and us, awake all night.
It’s a shame we didn’t know that such a thing as an infant travel bed existed! Yep, it has a collapsible frame that’s great for extended travel and doubles up for short naps and easy diaper changing as well.
The large storage pockets are made for chucking in all of the baby essentials. The bed and frame are lightweight and the sides fold down easily for compact travel with a carry strap.
Gosh, this must be a bed made in heaven for moms and dads! If only we’d known about this, we would’ve gone right out and bought one to save us an entire night of camping out at the hotel lobby with my baby in my arms, listening to some lounge singer sing offkey 
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