“Baby Mama” Star is a Mom to Be

Posted on April 30th, 2008

Amy Poehler has announced that she will soon become a real-life mama. Poehler, 36, star of the new movie “Baby Mama,” and husband Will Arnett are expecting their first child, People magazine has reported. The couple’s baby is due in the fall.
Poehler’s new comedy movie, “Baby Mama,” which co-stars gal-pal and former “Saturday Night Live” [...]

Are You This Easily Offended?

Posted on February 7th, 2008

Did anyone see the Clear Blue pregnancy test adverts? The one that used to have a voice-over saying “The most advanced piece of technology you’ll ever pee on”. I suppose a group of fusty conservative types complained and they had to change it. Now it goes “The most advanced piece of technology you’ll ever [...]

Fun For a $1

Posted on January 21st, 2008

Any parent living on a budget surely appreciates entertainment that won’t burn a hole in the pockets. I don’t need to run down the list of how much a day at Chuck-E-Cheese, extra-curricular fees, a day trip to the fair for the family can cost. I mean, to go to the Texas Fair [...]

Kill your TV….maybe

Posted on January 7th, 2008

The weekend before Christmas my husband and I are out at our first child-free party. We both changed out of our uniforms of flannels and leggings and snagged my little brother and his girlfriend as babysitters for the evening, and (after promises of apple cinnamon pancakes) the next morning so we could sleep in. [...]

New T.V. Show is a Toddler Hit: Super Why!

Posted on December 21st, 2007

When you have a toddler, sometimes you need a break. One of the easiest ways is to turn on the television, but there’s so much junk on that you need to be choosy.
PBS has a new show, called Super Why! which is a homerun for my 2.5-year-old daughter. Each episode starts with a problem in [...]