Friday, April 20th, 2007
Ok, I swear we don’t watch TV all day, but I do like outlining some of the better children’s programs that there is. Nick Jr. and Noggin have a lot of quality programming for the little ones to watch.
I also like the Wonder Pets (however, I have a cousin who finds them absolutely annoying). There is Linny the Guinea Pig, Ming-Ming Duckling, and Tuck Turtle. The travel the world to help other animals in need. It is really cute.
In every episode, they get a call from an animal who needs help. Even though they are the Wonder Pets, they do not actually possess superpowers. They solve problems with teamwork. To quote a song that is used every episode, “What’s going to work? Teamwork!”
There is a ton of singing on this show too, and I just learned that the music is written by some of Broadway’s top composers.
Tags: adversity, animals_in_need, animation, animators, composers, duckling, guinea_pig, ming_ming, nick_jr, noggin, oceans, original_style, puppetry, quality_programming, superpowers, teamwork, travel_the_world, watch_tv, wonder_pets
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Friday, April 20th, 2007
I love this show. I love when Madison wants to watch it. Why? It holds my attention as much as it holds hers. She likes to sing with, and I find a lot of education value from it. To quote from the Noggin site:
“The Backyardigans are a group of five young friends who get together daily to play in the backyard they share. Each day, their imaginations transform that backyard into a different fantastic, photo-realistic landscape, and they go off on a high-stakes quest full of song, dance, and adventure. ”
Doesn’t that sound like fun?
Tags: backyardigans, education_value, high_stakes, imaginations, i_love, photo, realistic_landscape, she_likes, song_dance
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Thursday, April 19th, 2007
I am watching an episode of Little People, Big World called “Trebbuchet Trouble; Accident Aftermath” on TLC (actually this is TIVO’d from this weekend). If you have never seen this show, you have too. It is really good. It is the story of a couple who happen to be midgets. They are showing the world that they are just like the rest of us.
This episode is about the trebbuchet accident. The trebbuchet was being used as a pumpkin launcher. Last episode at the very end, it hit Matt’s (the father) son Jacob and his business partner, Mike. This show is about the aftermath. I am sitting here tearing up, because I know how easy this could be my kid.
Like I said, if you haven’t seen this show, watch it!
Tags: aftermath, busines, cid, earing, eve, ing, launch, math, mp, pumpkin, tea, ter, tivo, weekend, wh
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Monday, April 16th, 2007
Madison has decided that Cat In The Hat is her new favorite movie. Why? I do not know. Last time she watched this (which was several months ago), she really could have cared less. We watched this last night and twice today. She talks to the screen. It is pretty cute.
Of all the crap she could be watching, I can’t complain too much. This show is not greatly educational, but it is cute. If you have not seen it yet and you have kids, definitely try it out!
Tags: amazon, cat_in_the_hat, crap, i_do_not_know, last_time, new_favorite, rcm
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Thursday, March 22nd, 2007
Ever so often you come across a book or site that you find interesting. Today, I did just that.
The Capo’s Mistress by Richard Harris is an interesting book. The basic plot is that man meets woman. Woman is in trouble and asks man for help. Man accidentally brings the trouble back with him. I know, you are thinking that this story has been told 100 times already. However, from what I have read so far, this is a great book. It is not boring. I do not know how it ends yet, so I may have the plot a little off. However, so far, that is the plot line the story is taking. However, I have heard that “The ending is surprising, moving and one you will not soon forget.” That alone keeps me reading.
I personally enjoy the writing style (which from me is a huge compliment. I normally only care for John Grisham, Stephen King, Dean R. Koontz, Robin Cook, etc.). It seems like a fast easy read. It is a bit of a mystery novel and a bit of a romance novel. Normally, this would not flow together and make any sense. However, Richard Harris does is seamlessly. This is also the first book in the Mike Driscoll series. I look forward to finishing this book and reading others in this saga.
Interested? You can download The Capo’s Mistress for free until April 27 or pre-order The Capo’s Mistress at Amazon. It will be worth it.
Tags: 30, accidentally, ack, adi, ady, amazon, bling, capo, cid, compliment, eve, flo, ing, ko, mak, mistress, mp, ot, qid, ramblings, romance, sag, saga, seamlessly, spa, sr_1, stress, tally, ted, ter, time, wh
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