Archive for September, 2007
Video Games and Today’s Kids
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007For today’s kids, video games seem to take a high priority. Every kid I know from the ages of about 5-19 all seem to have at least one video game system.
My boys have a Nintendo Cube, PlayStation 2, XBOX, XBOX 360, game boys and PSP’s. And, yeah, they want a Wii and PS3 (but daddy [...]
Update on the Violin
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007If you are a parent…or close to children at all you will probably identify with me on this one…
We instructed Mel to keep his violin in it’s case in his bedroom (actually under his bed so it would be out of the way) when he wasn’t using it. We also told him to play in [...]
Music
Saturday, September 15th, 2007As you’ve probably figured out by now my oldest son (lil Mel) just started middle school.
Orchestra was his third choice for an elective…and of course the one he ended up with. He was quite disappointed at first
Guess What Holiday Is Closing In On Us Fast…
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007I know it’s only September now…but Halloween is closing in on us pretty fast. Once summer is over, the rest of the year seems to fly by…I have lil’ Mel’s birthday in October along with Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then of course Christmas. So this time of year sets off a chain reaction of time slipping [...]
Obesity Report Cards
Monday, September 10th, 2007I just read an article about Obesity Report Cards in Arkansas. They were the first state to implement this program about 4 years ago.
The premise behind it was to inform students and their parents about the health risks involved with being overweight and obesity. Each year the kids would be weighed and have their BMI [...]
PSP- Play Station Portable
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007By now most of us with children know that handheld video game systems are quite popular. As a matter of fact, I can’t name a single kid between 5 and 18 that I know personally that doesn’t have at least one.
Lamont got a PSP for his tenth birthday in July and lil’ Mel got one [...]