© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-mmcphee Recent reviews written by member mmcphee en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_440199974532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - At some point in the last year my father-in-law brought The 20th Century Children’s Book Treasury for our three children to enjoy. My only regret is that we didn’t find this wonderful collection of “celebrated picture books and stories to read... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440199974532 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 22:02:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440199974532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440071196292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - I typically eschew cleaning products with unnecessary disinfectants and items that are disposable. Still, tired of constantly wiping dried on toothpaste out of our sinks I decided to try Lysol Sanitizing Wipes in Citrus scent. What You... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440071196292 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:25:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440071196292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440070672004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - When my parents took my three children to Mystic Aquarium, my daughters came home with books about sea life and a stuffed penguin and dolphin. My son came home with two new trains, the Aquarium Cars. What You Get This is a two train... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440070672004 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:12:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440070672004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433074245252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - It is birthday time again in the house. My middle child is turning five. From one of her friends she received her first Bratz Doll, Bratz Sun-Kissed Cloe. What You Get Sun-Kissed Cloe has long blond hair and comes dressed in a short, bland... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433074245252 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 23:47:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433074245252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433072541316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - At some point my daughters started to believe me; conditioner would make it easier to brush and comb their hair after a shower. Yes, it required another rinse under the water, but eventually that became far less evil than yanking a comb through their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433072541316 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 23:11:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433072541316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433068215940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - I have stopped buying my girls all of those shampoos specially formulated for children. Those small bottles would last a week or two at the most and at $3.00 a bottle they don't come cheap. So I went cheap with Suave Strawberry Shampoo... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433068215940 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:41:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433068215940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432858173060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - You aren't buying the The Littlest Pet Shop Prettiest Pet Shoe Game because it offers a new twist on the typical board game. You are buying it because you daughter loves the Littlest Pet Shop. Playing the Game There are no surprises... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432858173060 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:24:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432858173060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432852799108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - Animals are a common subject for children's books. They have near universal appeal and children love to make animal noises. Animals and their sounds come together perfectly for toddlers in Sandra Boynton's Moo, Baa, La La La! At three my son... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432852799108 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:22:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432852799108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432652455556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - Like most families with young children, we have more than our fair share of toys. Often I dream of just throwing most of them away. I'm not sure the children would notice except that there would be more space in the playroom. Of course that begs the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432652455556 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 23:41:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432652455556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432647343748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - Recently my son has started to enjoy being read to from books again. He latches on to a book for a week or so and then moves on to another one. Recently his favorite book was Thomas and Percy and the Dragon. All Thomas all the Time The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432647343748 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 22:42:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432647343748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432533180036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - I enjoy sharing many of my wonderful childhood memories with my children; books I've read, places I've been and game I've played. Sometimes those things are better left as memories. Milton Bradley Cootie Game is one of those things that would have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432533180036 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:05:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432533180036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432422686340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - Whenever I announce a trip the "the store" my 3 year old son immediately asks, "can I have a train?" At some point he will understand that the grocery store does not sell anything from the Thomas and Friends wooden railway collection. Until then he takes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432422686340 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:14:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432422686340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432417115780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - I have always loved the concept of a slow cooker; put food in the crock pot in the morning and by dinner time, you have a nice dinner. Unfortunately, so many recipes rely on canned soups and other convenience foods that I prefer not to feed my family... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432417115780 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 23:21:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432417115780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432296398468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - Tape measures are forever disappearing in our house. Of course as soon as we buy one at least one of the old ones turns up again. So, when that happened I confiscated the new Stanley PowerLock 25' for my own. There Are Other Brands Beside... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432296398468 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:23:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432296398468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432270315140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - So your preschooler finishes a puzzle. And then what? Everyone in the house comes to admire their work and then you get to put all the little pieces back into the flimsy cardboard box. Couldn't there be something more? Looking for that something more, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432270315140 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 18:31:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432270315140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431372209796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - I think we have more Thomas "stuff" than Toys R Way-Over-Priced. My 3 year old son's room overflows with everything Thomas, and since it makes him happy everyone we know keeps adding to his collection. Something my husband and I added for his third... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431372209796 Sun, 25 May 2008 12:34:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431372209796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430832586372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - Like most toddlers, my three children have used words of dubious origin, like peapoo, geegee and magwa. Are these words? To paraphrase Webster, a word is a series of sounds that communicates a meaning. No one bats an eye when a two year old makes up a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430832586372 Tue, 20 May 2008 23:39:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430832586372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430442319492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - Medusa Jones is just your average girl. She isn't in the cool clique at school, the Champions. In fact she and her friends are often the target of their bullying ways. Med, as her friends call her, could end it all in an instant if her parents would just... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430442319492 Sat, 17 May 2008 23:19:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430442319492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430292569732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - When our local Target had back to school supplies at 75% off, I stocked up on everything. One of my best deals was several 10 packs of Pentel Planetz Automatic Pencils for only 84 cents! What You Get These are your typical mechanical... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430292569732 Fri, 16 May 2008 16:22:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430292569732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430209797764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - When I was looking for a brew to enjoy on my birthday, my husband suggested that Weyerbacher Old Heathen would be an apropos selection. I actually let him come home with me, but I wouldn't share a bottle with him. Can this Stout Make me... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430209797764 Thu, 15 May 2008 23:34:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430209797764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429947981444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - Our almost 5 year old daughter has decided it is time for her to learn to read like her sister. She of course wants nothing to do with any of her older sister's books, she wants her own. Fortunately our library has a decent selection of books suitable... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429947981444 Tue, 13 May 2008 23:19:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429947981444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429821169284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - I am trying to convince myself that I like to run. It's not working. But it is a lot easier to pretend that I like to exercise when I can watch TV on the treadmill at the Y. Of course I always chose a machine with its own video monitor, thus... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429821169284 Mon, 12 May 2008 23:45:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429821169284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429684526724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - In my "free" time I enjoy Sudoku number puzzles. One day my oldest daughter took an interest in what I was doing an sat down to help me. To my surprise, at then just having turned 5, she understood exactly what how to work the puzzles. I decided to get... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429684526724 Sun, 11 May 2008 21:57:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429684526724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429205982852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - I have trouble finding books for my 6 year old daughter to read. Many of the books she wants to read have themes that I am not ready for her to explore. When my nephew passed on his entire series of "The Boxcar Children" by Gertrude Chandler Warner we... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429205982852 Wed, 7 May 2008 21:34:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429205982852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429168561796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mmcphee - Without a doubt, my son's favorite train in the Thomas and Friends collection is James. So when my husband found the James Battery-Powered Engine he thought it would be the perfect present. Battery Installation or How to Horrify a Two Year... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429168561796 Wed, 7 May 2008 14:51:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429168561796?linkin_id=8003929