Cheaper by the Dozen

So today my daughter and I did lots of stuff. First we made a fairy (she had received a Doll Making Kit for X-Mas). Although it said 5+ years old on the box, it was quite difficult to make and I did most of the work (with lots of glue on my fingers). We also made a mosaic for the window. That actually took a lot of work to stick all the little pieces in it's place, but the result is quite nice. It is in the window of our dining room at the moment.

We also had time to watch 2 movies: Cheaper by the Dozen 1 & 2. My daughter absolutely loved them!!!!! At the end of the second one, she asked if there was a #3 out and I said no. I just looked online and there is a rumour about a 3rd one coming out in 2011. Not quite sure if the rumours are true and who will be back in the cast for that one. I actually really like the cast and would hate to see any one of them re-cast. I find that is the downfall for many sequels that come out over time. Remember Speed 2 with Jason Patric???? It was not the same without Keanu Reeves. I guess time will tell if the rumours for the CBTD 3 are true or not.

Maid in Manhattan

My daughter and I are on vacation and I let her pick out some movies to watch during our week off. She picked out "Maid in Manhattan" starring Jennifer Lopez. I remember seeing it a while back when it came out. It was a cute movie.

This is my daughter's movie review (she is 6 yrs old):

I really enjoyed the movie. It is really good and I find that the girl (Jennifer Lopez) is really pretty. This movie teaches you a lesson about not telling lies and always telling the truth about yourself.

Weekends used to be for relaxing

I remember the days when my hubby and I had no kids and we would just veg in front of the TV during the weekend in our PJ's and we would be able to able all the movies we wanted and we would be up to date with all the TV shows on DVD purchases. That seems like forever ago.

Things have been especially hard lately with our youngest being constantly sick these last few weeks. After just finishing his meds on Friday after a battle with pneumonia, I was awoken with a "Maaaaamannnnnnn" cry very early on Saturday morning. I was greeted with vomit all over his pillow, with him sitting straight up in his bed and waving his hands at me (who were also covered in throw up) and saying "Caca, caca". (my boy HATES being dirty). After changing the sheets and then sitting in the living room with him and our trusty puke bowl, he was sick a few more times before it was then changed to diarrhea. Fast forward to Sunday evening when both my husband and five year old daughter started to throw up, etc.

I find myself being so utterly exhausted on Mondays that it is almost impossible to get through my day at work.

Although I remember the days when relaxing and vegging around was part of our routine, I wouldn't trade my kids for anything. The rough patches are temporary and eventually everyone in the house will be healthy again and we will be able to have normal days and weekends again. Unfortunately the rough patches have been sticking around way too much for me lately and that rainbow seems so far away....

Random Thoughts....

I watched a bit of the Grammy's last night. Was Whitney drunk or something? She seemed a bit off. And she also looks like she did something to her face. And why was she shwoing people her leg from the slit of her dress? Weird.

I love Coldplay's song "Vida la Viva", but someone needs to show that guy how to dress. He had weird looking pants on and his shirt was too short. I guess Gwyneth can't help him out too much because she often wears dresses that are too big for her on top.

I am really happy that Jennifer Hudson won a Grammy but I wasn't too impressed with her dress. It made me think of the outfits she wore during her American Idol days.

2-month-old boy died after one hour in car seat

Taken from: CBC News Wednesday, February 4, 2009 1:21 PM ET

Parents should not leave young infants sleeping in car seats for long periods of time, said a Quebec coroner who looked into the death of a two-month-old boy who suffocated when his mom placed him in a car seat after a restless night.

The recommendation comes two years after Montreal researchers warned very young babies are vulnerable to sudden infant death syndrome if they spend too much time in a seated position.
"The car seat is for the car. It is not for the bed or sleeping. It is for a car," said coroner Dr. Jacques Robinson on Wednesday. 'The head of the baby is heavier than the body. The neck muscle is not straight enough to let the neck rise. So, it falls.'—Dr. Jacques Robinson, Quebec coroner

The case that prompted the coroner's recommendation happened in February 2008 in Pointe-Claire on Montreal's west island. A mother woke at 3 a.m. to feed her baby who was crying. She put the baby back to sleep in his crib. At 6 a.m., the baby started crying again. The mother used a trick she had used before: she placed the baby in his car seat and then put the car seat in the crib. An hour later, the mother checked in on the baby and found that he wasn't breathing. His eyes were glassy and his skin had a white, waxy appearance. The mother called 911, and the parents started CPR on the baby. The baby was pronounced dead in hospital.

Robinson determined the baby died of asphyxiation due to an obstruction of his upper airway and blamed the baby's cramped posture in the seat for reducing his ability to breathe.
"The head of the baby is heavier than the body. The neck muscle is not straight enough to let the neck rise so it falls," said Robinson. In his report, Robinson notes there are risks to leaving a child sleeping in any seated position. He encourages parents to put their children to sleep horizontally at all times, preferably in a crib.

He also advises parents to move their babies frequently when they are in a car seat in a vehicle. He recommends parents take their children out of the seat every hour while on a long trip.
Researchers find dangers with sleeping while seated

The coroner's findings are echoed in a study conducted by researchers at the McGill University Health Centre. Researchers analyzed more than 500 sudden and unexpected deaths among babies under the age of one in Quebec between 1991 and 2000. Seventeen (3.3 per cent) of the deaths occurred in babies who were seated, mostly in car seats. The study was published in the online edition of the Archives of Disease in Childhood in 2007.

Top Ten Stupid Things Americans Say To Brits

I couldn't stop laughing when I heard this Top Ten list from David Letterman earlier this week:

10. "Is it Halloween or are those your real teeth?"
9. "Do you know the queen?"
8. "What language are you speaking? I don't understand you"
7. "Do you eat anything that doesn't come in pie form?"
6. "Seriously, are those your real teeth?"
5. "When are you coming to collect Posh and Becks?"
4. "Are you speaking English, because I've got no idea what you're saying"
3. "What do you mean let's go and smoke a fag?"
2. "Okay, say that one more time, but this time in American"
1. "Do you know what, England should do its own version of 'The Office'"

Fire at the Universal Studios Backlot (in Hollywood)

I was so sad when I saw on the news the other day about the fire that burned down and damaged many sets at the Universal Studios Hollywood. I was there vin 1997 and the backlot tour was one of my favorite things there. I got to see the famous New York Street, as well as Courthouse Square, which played a prominent role in "Back to the Future," "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Inherit the Wind." The flames even burned down the 30-foot animatronic King Kong, one of the most famous rides of the theme park.

Fire is nothing new to the studio. Seven significant blazes have hit the lot along the Cahuenga Pass in the Hollywood Hills since 1932. New York Street, in particular, burned to the ground in 1957 and 1990. Filmed in the area were the TV shows "Crossing Jordan," "Monk," "Seinfeld," "NYPD Blue," "Kojak" and the movies "Dragnet," "Bruce Almighty," "The Sting" and the "The Blues Brothers." The only television production affected by the weekens'a fire was CBS' "Ghost Whisperer," but a CBS Paramount spokeswoman said the damage to exterior sets would not delay the fourth season's premiere. Despite initial rumors, a rep for ABC's Desperate Housewives said that there is no damage to the Wisteria Lane set, which is also housed on the property.