Up: A Commentary On Relationships
July 19, 2009 by Kelli DesRochers
Filed under Relationships
I just saw Disney-Pixar’s newest 3d animation film, Up and I have to say that it’s probably my favorite Pixar movie yet! It is a sweet, yet laugh-out-loud hilarious story about an old man with the heart and dreams of a young explorer. I recommend this film to adults more than kids because of the intensity of the emotions and the moral messages (I almost cried many times). It explores wonderful relationships between man and wife, an old man and a young boy, and a boy and his father.
The movie is a love story about a young boy and girl, …read more
News Flash: Parents are Sleep Deprived
June 11, 2009 by Jennifer Walker-Journey
Filed under Parenting
I was in the cargo area of a big jet with Dr. Doofenshmirtz and Russell holding a blue tarp and about to do something heroic – I’m not sure what – when my son’s voice rattled me back to consciousness, out of bed and to his bedroom. He tapped the empty space beside him and I, given I was sleepwalking anyway, fell into place. My mind began to search for the portal to reenter my dream so I could find out if I succeeded in that heroic act, whatever it was. But re-entering dreams is never really possible. It was …read more
Top 5 Summer Movies for Kids
June 3, 2009 by Eliza Ferree
Filed under Family, Parenting
There are five top movies that your child will probably want to see this coming summer. Here’s the list:
Up- Imagine two kids that fall madly in love and end up marrying one another, the two share a secret promise that they’ll one day go to a falls. Then one day, Carl is an old man, his wife is gone and a boy scout is at his door asking if he can walk him across the street for hiselderly badge. Events occur after this, with the memory of his last promise he fills up thousands of balloons and releases them …read more




