"New Moon," the latest movie in the "Twilight" series, is out. And despite some negative reviews, teenage girls are expected to flock to it this weekend.
This story from the Vancouver Sun says a study of "Twilight" fans shows that girls are actually attracted to the [...] 
Hi, I’m Lou Dobbs, called “Mr. Independent” by myself and others (mostly myself). When I abruptly quit my plush gig as the host of Lou Dobbs Tonight last week, people thought I had gone insane(r). Didn’t I have everything that an irritable curmudgeon could possibly want?
I did–AND NOW [...]
Two night ago I was talking to my in-laws about going to the check out a caterer for my sister-in-law’s wedding and I actually said “I can’t go tomorrow. I’ve got to write my Top Chef recap in the morning.”
And it was true.
One of the most important things I [...]
Richelle's creative night light solution:
When my 3 year-old son was afraid of having bad dreams one night, I gave him a couple glow stick bracelets left over from Halloween. They made a great night light for him. I was thinking they would work especially well [...]
Here's a tip I came up with as I was poring through my nifty Thanksgiving Supplies List (available for download at the Parent Toolbox over at Slideshare): label each serving piece with whatever dish you plan to serve. That is, stick a label or Post-It [...]
We've all got play dough connoisseurs for children at Cool Mom Picks, so I know that a few of the organic versions I've had a chance to try out recently have some tough standards to live up to. Alison has trouble saying her L's. She uses a W sound instead of an L sound. We were trying to teach her to say L's one day.
Me: Alison say, la la la
Alison: la la la
Me: la la la... lemonade
Alison: la la la... wemonade
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I got my nightly call' [...]
We've been blown away by the awesome entries to the Shutterfly Contest so far. We love seeing your families and your amazing books - so keep 'em coming! 
About a month ago, my friend Alana [HI, Alana! ] decided that I was going to see New Moon with her. On opening night.
Alana really isn’t one of those people you argue with and so I went online, bought my ticket and spent the next month stressing [...]
Yeah, the poor guy's got 3 sisters, but all 3 of our pets are boys and, well, that's close enough, right?
Cats. You either like them, or you don't. They do have a reputation of being a tiny bit self-absorbed (pot calling the kettle' [...]
Right now, we're thinking about family, food, fall...and turkey. Here's some stuff we liked reading this week, and maybe you will too.
My thoughts coming later, I just wanted to get this up now. Go ahead and start the discussion in the comments.
And I’m putting this out here now, anti-breastfeeding trolls will be deleted. Don’t like it, suck it.
Hey! What are you doing reading [...]
I am really enjoying the topics that are showing up on JuiceBox Jungle. A few weeks ago it was about how shouting has become the new spanking. This week the new topic is "Ashamed to bottlefeed?" and of course it got me to thinking...
Ticket To Ride (image:designer-notes.com)
We’ve had some great feedback for our family anecdotal video game reviews on Game People. So this week we’ve been trying our hand at reviewing board games in the same way. Rather than rating them, we want to inform [...]
Can you help Harvey’s Department Store plan their annual holiday sale? Quickly recognizing the known pattern of “Christmas Creep”, Matt S. correctly deduced the sale date of October 25th, 2009 and gets a holiday gift of his own, a $50 gift certificate from ThinkGeek! Congrats!
PuzzleEvery year, Harvey’s Department [...]
These are the days it takes the entire family to pull together…
It’s my ex-husband’s birthday today, and the family tradition for as long as we’ve had kids has been to go out for a big sushi dinner. So, today when I picked up the kids, they were fired up for [...]
Tracy has submitted countless hacks over the years, and they're always so simple...yet smart. Tracy: I anoint you with the Parent Hacks Forehead Smack of Brilliance!
We have a couple of those flushable wet wipe containers from when my kids were toilet training. We fill them up [...]
Image by Frank Frazetta
You know that unicorn & dragon original you picked up at the fantasy convention? Don’t throw it away, it might be worth a million bucks some day.
Grand Master Frank Frazetta’s cover painting for the Lancer paperback, Conan the Conqueror by Robert [...]
Photo by Steve Voght; used under CC license.
Next Thursday is, of course, Thanksgiving Day in the United States. While we celebrate the holiday with our families, along with turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie (or whatever traditions you may have), [...]
Just a quick note to let readers in the Toronto, Ontario area know that the city is offering free admission for kids 12 and under to the city’s numerous historic sites. This includes Fort York, Gibson House, Spadina Museum and Colborne [...]
Sunday in Kyoto, the latest release from publisher The Secret Mountain, is a storybook and accompanying CD featuring songs written by Gilles Vigneault.
We pointed out a previous Secret Mountain offering called My Name is Chicken Joe back in April of this year and Sunday in Kyoto is a worthy [...]
I've become a strong advocate of paper dolls since realizing that my girls can spend hours entertaining themselves with them. The only issue? That whole paper thing. Alizah Holstein is the owner and founder of Kowalli, a new company based in Providence that makes fleece baby-carrier covers. Kowalli Baby Carrier Covers keep parents and their babies close and warm when on the go and allow them to get out of the house quickly without worrying about [...]
Next week is Thanksgiving, and if you're like my family, that means lots of little kids around. The cousins are all getting to the age where they can entertain themselves (hallelujah!) which means we're stocking up on craft supplies and games.
I should have seen the clues. Going up the escalator of my local Macy's, I shared the ride with a dozen or so women, all toting armfuls of clothes. The store was abuzz. It was only 11am on a Tuesday morning and the parking lot was' [...]
When my husband called me to complain about how his staff is getting short-changed on bonuses this year, I offered to do something nice for all of them. We agreed to get them gift certificates, up to the max allowed by [...]
Here's I Wish It Was Christmas Today by the frontman of The Strokes, Julian Casablancas:
Thank goodness that’s chocolate icing and, uh, not something else.
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Upon hearing yesterday about the Eggo...
