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CVS Gummy Swirls: Lock down these great tasting kids vitamins!

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:33:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - Vitamins and Me I'm not big on vitamins. In general, I think you should get most of your vitamins from food unless you have a particularly restricted diet. If you do follow a restricted diet, then I strongly recommend that you find a...

The Deluxe Stamp Kit: Another winner from Melissa and Doug!

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 01:39:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - When my eldest child, aka Little Man, was born, I had never heard of Melissa and Doug. In fact, I rather think the company didn't even exist. When Boo entered the Thomas arena at age 2, Melissa and Doug products entered my peripheral vision as a high...

Later Mater: A great concept with several design flaws

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:23:15 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - Boo hasn't historically been big on movies. Generally he'll go to an animated flick once, enjoy it well enough, and forget about it. Unlike Bear, who still wants to go to her favorite movie repeatedly, Boo has never wanted to see a movie twice...

Instant Period Costumes: quick and cheap costumes, who could ask for more?

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 15:53:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - I love making costumes. Mostly I content myself with my children's Halloween apparel, but there are the occasional Christmas extravaganzas where I make one or another of the children an entire wardrobe of dress-up costumes. When I'm making the...

Clean Team Online Store - thecleanteam.com: After 5 years of use, TheCleanTeam.com consistently provides good products and service

Tue, 3 Oct 2006 17:35:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - How I found The Clean Team: I was first introduced to The Clean Team by a random book purchase. I'm a messy person by nature. I get behind on routine cleaning, and then I get obsessive about trying to get caught up. I don't remember exactly...

It's too late for me, Save yourself from the Hot Wheels Car Wash

Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:41:19 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - When my husband has to go on business trips without poor little us, he always comes back with a some moderately priced trinket. Often he has some ideas for what the kids want, but he was a little stumped for Boo this time, and so he went to Target and...

Moonseed: Mission Implausible

Sun, 1 Oct 2006 18:14:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - In most fiction but especially in science fiction, it is generally necessary to suspend some item of reality in order to create favorable circumstances for a story. Often in science fiction it involves accepting faster than light travel, androids, or...

Hopscotch: A master's masterpiece!

Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:44:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - The Author Kevin J. Anderson is a prolific author. And I mean prolific, with a capitol P. He has something like 70 books he's authored either singly or as co-author, with at least as many of the former as the latter. He shows...

The Password Journal: Sibling conflict on a whole new plane

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:33:13 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - Every once in a while, a child will come to the startling revelation that they actually have everything in the world they could possibly want, need, or desire. My daughter found herself in this exact, pitiable situation Christmas before last....well,...

Challenger Park: Not to be missed!

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:45:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - I am a voracious reader of mostly science fiction. However, despite this book's name and cover, it isn't science fiction. It doesn't explore alternate realities, it doesn't postulate the existence of a hidden alien race, and it doesn't take place in the...

World Trade Center: A 9/11 Entertainment industry? Should we show our kids?

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:10:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - People who've read my reviews will probably notice that with a few exceptions, they're all about my kids. Of course, the majority are about toys, but I manage to work my kids into reviews of cleaning appliances, cars, and pretty much everything I've...

My Little Sandbox: A (fun) MESS!

Sun, 17 Apr 2005 16:02:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - When my oldest two were young, we had a sandbox in our back yard. They never tired of sitting in the box, pouring sand everywhere, digging and scooping with glee. However, with the coming of Boo, we moved to a bigger house. One without a sandbox...

Aquaphilic: We could live without it, but who would want to?!

Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:38:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - My son, the three-year-old nicknamed "Boo," has suffered from eczema, arguably, since he was born. It first manifested as spates of uncontrollable diaper rashes and scaly skin behind his ears. Within a short period of time it turned into scratching...

The Engine Repair Shop: a winner with our Thomas fan!

Thu, 24 Feb 2005 23:59:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - Yes, it's pathetic. I'm still reviewing the Thomas Christmas cache. You'd think I'd be done by mid February, but you see, I figure it took me 3 months to decide on all this stuff, it'll take me 3 months to review it all! (Next month, I'll be...

Lady keeps going and going...but not necessarily forward.

Wed, 2 Feb 2005 19:58:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - Thomas was the word on Christmas morning this year, and as usual, the only thing Boo really asked for was more rolling stock. The fact that he has some 30 engines and cars, can't find them, can't keep track of them, and doesn't have room for his...

Thomas' Sling Bridge: Perfect for the smaller train table!

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 00:16:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - Among the veritable deluge of Thomas paraphernalia that besieged our house at Christmas time, this was the hardest piece for us to decide on. We knew we wanted a bridge, but between the C
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Uplift War: a great novel, but where's the STREAKER!?

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:13:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - First there was Sundiver, then came Startide Rising. Now, there's Uplift War. David Brin is definitely onto something! The Five Galaxies In this universe, introduced by Brin in Sundiver, Earth is in a very tricky position. In a world...

Dora, Can you use your INDOOR VOICE??

Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:36:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - My son's world revolves around one thing: Thomas the Tank Engine. However, he has this one little problem. You see, Harold and Tiger Moth (who are actually foot long plastic-trash toys that we picked up for a dollar in the summer clearance toys) like...

Mega Bloks ABC Train: Look, mommy, a TRAIN!!

Thu, 13 Jan 2005 20:08:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - In the Thomas frenzy that was Christmas, my husband and I made a daring decision...let's buy Boo something that isn't Thomas! Heady with ideas of grandeur, we set out to the local Shopko and searched the aisles for that special something...

Startide Rising: Another great novel in Brin's Uplift Saga

Wed, 12 Jan 2005 19:44:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - The Five Galaxies In a universe where tradition and law are nearly synonymous, the wolfling humans are at a distinct disadvantage. The only citizens of the Five Galaxies without a patron line leaves them orphans in a world where family is all...

Sundiver, the Birth of Brin's World

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:51:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - Every science fiction writer dreams that one day, he (or she) will create a compelling new world. One that people will want to visit and revisit. Such is the Five Galaxies universe introduced in this, the first, book of the Uplift Saga by David Brin...

Boppy's been my best friend for 3 years!

Sat, 8 Jan 2005 19:22:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - I'm mom to three kids, ages 11, 9, and 3. All were breastfed, but with my first two, I was either ignorant of all the must-have equipment, or some of it just plain didn't exist. I suspect the second is true of the Boppy What is a...

Roomba, the Vacuum Buddy

Thu, 6 Jan 2005 20:25:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - Setting the testing grounds My house is besieged by sprites. Sometimes, the sprites will rampage at their private whims constantly through the year. This year, however, the sprites had themes. Summer was Car Season, when both our cars died...

Now Thomas fanatics can build Thomas themselves!

Wed, 29 Dec 2004 00:20:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - Now into our Thomas obsession for the fourth consecutive gift giving extravaganza, things were getting a little repetitive here at the Thomas house (oh, wait, the house doesn't REALLY belong to Thomas, it just feels like it). The...

Is Mucinex a good choice for you? (Lean-n-Mean III)

Mon, 6 Dec 2004 22:14:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ladyhawk2_99 - I suffer from Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, which means that the stuff from my middle ear doesn't drain properly. God knows why, but hasn't told my physicians. The results range from stuffy ears or muffled or hollow hearing to searing ear or throat...