In my favorite scene from my favorite movie in high school, a character commits a brave act that he hopes will save the life of his son in exchange for his own. Prior to launching into his final soliloquy, he famously requests and receives a Chesterfield cigarette, one final reward for his heroism. As smoke […]
As much as Baby Boy is having a great time on this trip of ours, we can expect to hear ” Go BACK to Toronto and get my Darth Vader and come back – OKAY?”. Yes, he forgot to bring his favourite toy and we didn’t realize how badly he would need it. So much […]
Being a manic film buff, I really hope that my kids grow up loving movies. After discovering classics like A Streetcar Named Desire, Dr. Strangelove, and Seven Samurai in high school, I have spent my subsequent years plowing through lists of the best movies ever made, intent on watching them all. Though the kids are […]
It has officially been a week since my last day at the corporate gig and so we spent March Break at my parent’s Niagara B&B where we just lounged and did barely anything all day long. One of my favourite things to do at my parents’ place is to takeover the Mediterranean room, climb into […]
As Baby Boy and Little Monkey are getting older, they tend to play together more and more each day, however, along with the play time comes the fight time. They will seriously yell, fight and throw things at each other and when it gets physical the hubs and I step in for some damage control. […]
The hubs and I had a long discussion about when pre-school aged Little Monkey was REALLY ready to go to the movies. As you may know, he’s a movie snob who does not tolerate even the slightest distraction, and so he obviously wanted to be respectful of those around him when he took his child to […]
It’s my birthday week and we have a bunch of gifts lined up for you… sharing is caring, right? When friends and family ask me what I want for my birthday, I tell them the same thing as I have over the past few years – let’s do something together. Or… offer to babysit the kids :). […]
Note: This is the twelfth and final entry in a series of posts looking at the Kid Friendliness, Entertainment Value, and Life Lessons for Kids from the Disney Princess movies. Previous posts covered “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”,“Aladdin”, “Pocahontas”, “Mulan”, “The Princess and the Frog”, “Tangled” , and “Brave” By now, every […]
Note: This is the eleventh entry in a series of posts looking at the Kid Friendliness, Entertainment Value, and Life Lessons for Kids from the Disney Princess movies. Previous posts covered “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”,“Aladdin”, “Pocahontas”, “Mulan”, “The Princess and the Frog” and “Tangled” Mention of the Disney Pixar film […]
Note: This is the tenth entry in a series of posts looking at the Kid Friendliness, Entertainment Value, and Life Lessons for Kids from the Disney Princess movies. Previous posts covered “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”,“Aladdin”, “Pocahontas”, “Mulan”, and “The Princess and the Frog” The Little Monkey has quite the […]
