The kidlets are successfully weathering their first colds. Hardest hit has been Alex, who has spent most of this week sleeping in his swing because whenever he lies down gunk from his sinuses has been draining into his throat. During the worst of it, so much fluid would drain that we'd hear him...

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LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2003 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): *** A laugh-a-minute movie, LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION, by director Joe Dante (SMALL SOLDIERS), is a live-action picture with inserted cartoon characters

Hi all, So I have this 4.5 week old. Now what do I do with it? LOL! I'm wondering if I'm providing enough interesting simulation for him and is it so bad to let him just hang out starting into space? I don't have a huge toy collection for him so I wonder if I should get more interesting things...

I was videotaping the kids having breakfast today because they were being especially cute. 38 month old Jacob says to me "mommy, why are you in the family room?" and I said "because I want to get a better camera angle than I can in the kitchen." He said "you're taking a picture of my ankle?" and I...

Howdy all!!! I have 5 different listings on Ebay for Cloth Diapers and...

Julie (2 years, 7 months) has suddenly become afraid of ghosts and owls. We're not even sure how she knows what a ghost is. Must have been from halloween. Anyway, she was up last night crying and afraid. It took a while to even determine what the problem was. Once I knew, I basically alternated...

As we approach another Christmas, I look around at the huge toy collection and despair. At this rate, we will need to build an addition to the house for the toys to live in! It's not that I don't go through and try "thin" on a regular basis--I do. I can generally get rid of a grocery bag or two...

When a child is the problem, who needs the help? Gregory Ramey Cox News Service Nov. 1, 2003 12:00 AM DAYTON, Ohio - Things are not going well in your family. Your son acts moody, antagonistic and gets upset easily. Family members and even the teacher at school have spoken with you. This has...

At my kid's school, there are a very limited number of subs, so whenever a teacher is out, Dr G, the dreaded old man substitute is called in. All last year DS moaned and groaned about Dr G, but I figured he just hated to have a sub. This year DD is bitching about him as well. And, as I'm finding...

ALIEN: THE DIRECTOR'S CUT A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2003 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): **** Ridley Scott's ALIEN, from 1979, has been called "the scariest movie ever made." While I wouldn't go that far, I do think it is one of the finest

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MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2003 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): *** 1/2 In MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD, by director Peter Weir (THE TRUMAN SHOW), it's time to get all dressed up. Time for the

As I have mentioned briefly in passing, an acquaintance of mine recently adopted a baby. I saw her over the weekend, and we got to talking. One of her comments was that What to Expect the First Year had nothing about adoption, other than a small discussion of inducing (or whatever the term whould...

Hi all, I too hate early release days to the kids. However now they have come up with another diddy; Late arrival.....they schedule school to start 1 hour late one day a week ...... why? The teachers need some time to themselves. Don't you just feel for those poor over worked...

My son is 7 years old and very smart. After kindergarten we realized that he was way about other kids and could not get the school to give him new challenges. In kindergarten, he was already doing division. So we took him out and put hime in french immersion school. Grade one was tough as he was...

I would like to know if anyone has had any experiences with any of the Montessori schools in the Ottawa area. I have heard they are good for younger children, but am wondering if any one has experience with older children going through the program. Two of the Ottawa schools go up to grade 8. We...

SCARY MOVIE 3 A film review by Steve Rhodes Copyright 2003 Steve Rhodes RATING (0 TO ****): * So how funny do you find the mere sight of a bra barely containing humongous, fake boobs? How about lots of them? If this is enough to do it

Just got a summons for jury duty starting in early December. I don't particularly mind serving, but it'll be early days for my new nanny at that point and I'd rather not have to leave her alone all day with the kids at that point. I can request a postponement, but I'm thinking I may be exempt from...

How long do you use changing table for? My dd is eight months old and is quite mobile. I find it increasingly hard to change her on the changing table. I wonder if it's time to shift to floor instead. Thanks.