You Pick: Top Christmas Movies of All Time

Pin itThe other day, Nicole Wick posted a question on her blog: “What is Your Favorite Christmas Movie?” ( I love Nicole, BTW, if you don’t know her, you need to!) Well, there were the standard answers of serious, comedic, and old-time movies, all of which I love! But here was my comment: OK, so [...]

Movie Review: Hannah Montanah

Pin itAs the long-awaited Hannah Montanna movie hit the theaters Friday, I pulled the mom card. I picked up the kids from school 45 minutes early on the last day before Spring Break. Please don’t call social services, I won’t do it again. (soon, anyway) Of course, as a Blogger/Reviewer, it was my job to [...]

Real Life Review: Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Pin itThese days, it’s hard to find a kid’s movie that a) is completely wholesome and honoring to girls, and b) doesn’t slap you in the face with its socio-political agenda! However, I’ve always loved the American Girl movies. My kids can identify with the girls, they learn a little history, and I have no [...]

Horton Hears a Who- and Five Restless Children

Pin itMy brother came up to visit this past weekend. He brought his friend Lisa, who I really enjoyed meeting. Between all of us we had five kids – three girls and two very active boys. By Saturday, the kids were bouncing off the walls… literally. So, we decided to go see the 4:30 show [...]