Yip Yap

There’s been lots written about the actress Katherine Heigl, and her apparent inability to keep her mouth shut. She’s made comments about Knocked Up, the movie that got her where she is today, inferring that it was sexist. She’s also been noticed by the media for electing not to put her name up for Emmy [...]

Burnout

I’ve got mommy burnout — and I’m not talking about being a mommy, but rather about meeting and befriending others of my ilk. I know we’re all sort of in the same boat and it’s great to have women with whom to commiserate, but I just don’t feel the need to increase my “friend” roster. [...]

Bonesetter

My eight-year old wants to break her arm — or her leg. I remember thinking casts looked really cool when I was a kid as well. She’s got a friend with her arm in a sling due to a fracture and another friend who has broken her bones three times. I guess there is the [...]

Dancing Queen

So, I went with a friend last night to see Mama Mia, despite the mediocre reviews and cheesy premise. A wildly popular play that I have never seen, I really wanted to know what all the hype was about. After all, people have been raving about this story for years. There were no men in [...]

Movieland

I did not see The Dark Knight over the weekend, as a huge chunk of the US population appears to have done. I saw Space Chimps instead. It wasn’t really my first choice but faced with 2 kids — 8 and 4 respectively — and some free time on a Sunday after being home most [...]

You Want a Piece of Me?

Just saw the news flash that Britney has given K-fed full custody of her two boys. I assume with these custody type things that they can change over time. In other words, if Britney is deemed capable in a year or two, she can start sharing custody again. We haven’t seen much of Britney these [...]

Grandma’s House

What happens when grandma has different rules around the house than you do? Clearly kids tend to get away with a whole lot more with their grandparents then they do with mom. I realize it’s sort of what this generation is around for — to spoil the kids a little bit, indulge them, buy them [...]

Junk Food Mania

Isn’t it funny how the “junk food” we ate as kids (and sometimes still crave as adults) we would never bring into our own homes let alone allow our kids to eat? My mom cooked and made plenty of healthy things (I remember brown rice being a staple along with fresh orange juice every night [...]

Swim Class

There’s a strange phenomenon among women, I’ve noticed. Have you ever sat next to another mother — be it at a park, during a class, a place where you’re both watching your kids do something and suddenly the other mother starts confiding all sorts of things in you? I don’t know if it comes from [...]

Dance Fever

Have you seen the video on YouTube of this guy literally dancing his way across the world? It’s pretty amazing. First, you’ve got a goofy looking guy (named Matt Harding) doing a really silly dance that most of us would not let our husbands come close to doing in public. But the thing is, he’s [...]