PHAT Mommy Is No More

After about a year of consideration, I’ve decided to move away from PHAT Mommy to a brand new blog. I explain all about over at Mom, Reinvented. PHAT Mommy will no longer be updated, so please click on over to my new blog and subscribe. To kick off my new blog, I’ve got 12 days of giveaways and my personal recommendations for the holiday season. I’m kicking it off today with Shutterfly Photo Books.

Halloween, Whrrl’d

Check out how we spent Halloween in my first successful Whrrl story.

Vegas Needs A New Tag Line

We got to the gate at Providence airport and there were six or seven of them. All loud. All well-built and well-dressed. All wearing feather boas. I silently hoped I would not be seated near them, but they were right behind me when we boarded the plane. They started drinking right away. They passed feather boas out to the flight attendants. And they got louder.

Little Bird Tales: Scrapbook With A Voice

A couple months ago I heard about Little Bird Tales, a service that lets kids create and share personalized books online. Given my love of scrapbooking, I immediately started thinking of the many ways my family could use this service.

Defining Twilight

Defining Twilight is a nifty little workbook that uses the Twilight saga to teach vocabulary for standardized tests. I received a review copy from author Brian Leaf and was impressed with the fun, simplistic way the book is laid out.

Apparently I Blog More When I Have 1,452,779 Things To Do

So, yeah, I’ve been updating my blog an average of twice per month, but today you get two posts in one day! I have a lot of random thoughts to get down, so I am making a list…

Your Child Can Be A Human Body Detective

When you homeschool your children, the idea of “health education” may be something you don’t give a lot of thought to. It’s something they learn about naturally because they are curious about their bodies. But when you want to take natural learning a step further, Dr. Heather Manley’s Human Body Detectives series is a good start.

Scooby Doo: The Mystery Begins

I was leery of the new “Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins” movie because the previous live-action movies were horrible. But I sat down with the kids to watch and was pleasantly surprised.

Along with the movie release, there’s a new video game, Scooby-Doo! First Frights, and I’ve got three copies for the Wii to give away.

Fresh Beat Band: Music, Action and Fun for Preschoolers

The Fresh Beat Band is Nickelodeon’s first live action show for preschoolers, meaning there are no puppets, no animation — just humans. “Our strategy was to launch them as a band first and get kids excited about the music,” said Teri Weiss, Senior Vice President of Production & Development for Nickelodeon Preschool Television. Nick started airing music videos by the band months ago, with no mention of a series. As the launch date got closer, the series was introduced.

Universal Healthcare: The Slippery Slope

If “universal” (totalitarian?) healthcare is implemented, universal education, universal property management, and universal business regulation won’t be far behind.

I truly fear for our future.