We are fortunate to have so many film festivals in the Pacific Northwest because they give us the opportunity to experience films we wouldn’t otherwise be able to see. The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), which runs from May 16 to June 9, is the largest film festival in the United States and this year’s [Read more...]
Ok, there are potentially a lot of characters who can qualify as Disney PrincessesTM but for the purposes of this post and in honor of Merida from Brave officially joining their ranks on May 11 I’m going to focus specifically on those princesses that are members of the Disney PrincessTM media franchise. Those characters are [Read more...]
As parents we all turn to Dr. Seuss to help our kids learn to read but there are other opportunities if we look a little deeper. Theodore Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss) was reluctant to begin a new book with the intent of teaching a moral because he said, “kids can see a moral coming a [Read more...]
Summer is coming and while we have our fingers crossed for lots of warm sunny days there are bound to be a few rainy afternoons that will be perfect for a trip to the movies. With that in mind I’ve compiled a handy list to help you plan your summer. I’ve broken this list into [Read more...]
We were listening to a Prairie Home Companion compilation, Definitely Above Average, on our spring break road trip and came across the gloriously perfect essay Lamentations of the Father by Ian Frazier. Even though my kids are 10 and 12 I found far too much of this essay was still appropriate. If you’re not familiar [Read more...]