by MARIA on February 20, 2012
Let’s just put this out there – I love John Hughes, and I LOVE John Hughes movies. The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Some Kind of Wonderful, Pretty in Pink……and of course, Ferris Bueller. John Hughes spoke to my generation, and his movies continue to do so today So, when I was flipping through Netflix a [...]
by MARIA on January 30, 2012
I am of the Ferris Bueller generation – yup that makes me cool. So when I saw this video, I was super excited! I assumed it meant a sequel, because don’t we all want to know if Old Ferris Bueller, with the probable receding hairline, is still adorably cool? Alas, we’re not so lucky, it [...]
by MARIA on January 8, 2012
Oh, Hi. I’m back. I took a wee break, to recover from pneumonia and enjoy the holidays with my people. I hope you missed me. Anywho, during the holidays I had a chance to do some reading: The Hunger Games which was fantastic, despite being something I wouldn’t normally read. I’m almost done Catching Fire [...]
by MARIA on December 21, 2011
It’s not the holidays until The Muppets wish you a happy one!!
by MARIA on November 28, 2011
As a special treat tonight, we took the kids to see Arthur Christmas. Yes, we took a five and seven year old to a late show that started at bedtime – we live on the edge. It was going pretty well until the five year old said she was “weely weely tired” after about [...]
by MARIA on November 27, 2011
Do you have difficult people to shop for this holiday season? Honestly, there are three very difficult people to shop for in my family – my mom, my dad, and my oldest brother. Every year it’s the same thing and they are always the last three people that I buy for. I ask them for [...]
by MARIA on November 27, 2011
I LOVE DK Canada books. They have a great selection for the entire family – from beautiful coffee table books to unique educational books, they’ve got it all. My son especially loves all their Star Wars and Lego titles. I also really enjoy their titles that can teach the kids about new cultures and history, [...]
by MARIA on November 16, 2011
What do you think? Will you go to see it?
by MARIA on October 31, 2011
I’m pretty sure this beats the dancing hamsters.
by MARIA on October 25, 2011
I’ve always loved a good documentary, and with Netflix, I can finally access a ton of them. Whenever I see a good one that is a must see, I will definitely post about it. First up – DEAR ZACHARY Dear Zachary – A Letter to a Son about his Father, is a documentary film by [...]