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Big dams and fast cheese

02/16/2009 Nichole 3 Comments

So, my very favorite reality TV show started again last night, which means Sundays are all about “The Amazing Race” around here awhile. And now I’m going to talk about last night’s show, so don’t click if you don’t want to know.
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Lemon Meringue was my favorite

02/12/2009 Nichole 2 Comments

I don’t remember the cartoon so much, but I do remember the powdery-sweet scent of the Strawberry Shortcake dolls’ little noggins. And I remember that as a little girl, I loved those dolls. So when the Parent Bloggers Network offered a review copy of “Strawberry Shortcake: Happily Ever After,” I jumped at the chance to share it with Poppy. Last week when the kids and I were first coming down with this blasted cold, I popped the DVD in for Pi to watch. And watch it she did. Three times in a row. But hey! We turned the subtitles on, so let’s call it a reading lesson, shall we?

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Out of the loop

01/22/2009 Nichole 2 Comments

This is the first time in many, many years that I haven’t seen any of the movies nominated for Best Picture. I’ve seen very few of the nominated movies overall, in fact. We did see “The Dark Knight,” “Bolt,” “Wall-E” and “Happy-Go-Lucky.” But I think that’s it. And two of those, I didn’t like one bit.