Mommy Brain

I didn’t do a Links for Friday post last week, since we were in Portland for the kids’ Tae Kwon Do tournament. Since we got home around 8:30 pm Sunday evening, I feel like I’ve been going nonstop: homeschooling, laundry, articles due, laundry, Awana, homeschool class, and did I mention laundry?

It’s fall here, and I’m loving the colors. This is, far and above, my very favorite time of year.

~ Don’t forget to enter my 100,000th visitor giveaway – it’s open until the end of the month.

~ Remember The Pirates Who Can’t Do Anything? Meet The Homeschool Moms Who Can’t Do Everything.

~ Here’s the Ultimate Telemarketer Prank. (Warning: language a little spicy.)

~ Colin Farrell and Edward Norton talk about their upcoming cop movie, Pride and Glory.

~ Ever wonder where they get all those teen and tween Disney stars? Here’s the answer.

~ Extreme Weather Alert: Meteorologists Predict Intensely Brisk Autumn. I dare you not to laugh. Be sure to read the pop-ups on the bottom of the screen.

~ If you have budding writers who are Harry Potter fans, here’s how to enter an essay contest: The Tales of Beedle the Bard Essay Contest.

~ Rotten Tomatoes counts down the Top 50 Animated Films.

~ Goodbye to Dissonance from Tonia at Study in Brown. Here’s a taste:

is it possible that we as a body of believers could put away the assumptions and insults and accusations and assume the best of each other? could we look at the person on the other side of the voting line and believe that they are caring, loving individuals doing the best they can, just as we are trying to do?

~ Beautiful pictures from World Animal Day. The flamingo is my new desktop background.

~ Daily Writing Tips has a new Vocabulary Test.

~ Anyone else excited about the upcoming season of Lost? The promo for season 5 is up.

~ Booklovers take note: this is so going on my Christmas list.

At Books and Movies:

~ Review of North River by Pete Hamill.

~ Review of The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart.

Your result for What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test…

Balanced, Secure, and Realistic.

27 Impressionist, 11 Islamic, -2 Ukiyo-e, -29 Cubist, -21 Abstract and 3 Renaissance!

Take What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test at HelloQuizzy

Hat tip: Andrea.

I’m exhausted from our trip to Portland. It all went well, and the kids did fantastic in the tournament. They placed well, were good sports, and enjoyed themselves.

I’m too tired for a real post, so I’m stealing a meme I saw at The Bayer Family Blog:

01. What’s the last TV show you saw?
Life. Friday nights on NBC – please, please watch this show. It’s excellent, but it’s not getting very good ratings, and I’m worried it will be cancelled.

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(Tinker Bell was provided to me by Click Communications for the purpose of review.)

Journey into the secret world of Pixie Hollow and hear Tinker Bell speak for the very first time as the astonishing story of Disney’s most famous fairy is finally revealed in the all-new motion picture Tinker Bell.

Have you ever wondered how nature gets its glow – who gives it light and color as the seasons come and go? Enter a land of adventure and mystery as Tinker Bell and her four best fairy friends turn winter into spring and, with the power of faith, trust and a little bit of pixie dust, learn the importance of being true to yourself.

Overflowing with fun and imagination, Tinker Bell is a celebration of the beloved fairy and her first motion picture. Expperience this amazing tale bound to delight the entire family.

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Be sure to click over to Books and Movies for my review of Capote in Kansas and an interview with the author, Kim Powers.

(This post will stay on top until the end of the giveaway on October 31st. Please scroll down for new posts.)

Sometime on Sunday, October 5th, Mommy Brain received its 100,000th visitor! I had been watching my stats, but missed the exact moment. That doesn’t make it any less exciting, though!

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(WhoBob WhatPants? was provided to me by Special Ops Media for the purpose of this feature.)

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(Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was provided to me by Click Communications for the purpose of review.)

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas bring you the greatest adventure of all time in a film packed with “sensational, awe-inspiring spectacles” (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull finds Indy (Harrison Ford) trying to outrace a brilliant and beautiful agent (Cate Blanchett) for the mystical, all-powerful crystal skull of Akator in a quest that is filled with “spectacular fun” (Claudia Puig, USA Today). Teaming up with a rebellious young biker (Shia LaBeouf) and his spirited original love Marion (Karen Allen), Indy takes you on an action-packed adventure in the exciting tradition of the classic Indiana Jones movies!

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We’re heading out at 4:00 am tomorrow for Portland. We will be visiting family and then the three oldest will be competing in a Tae Kwon Do tournament on Saturday. The hotel has wi-fi, but I’m not sure if I’ll find time to update. If not, I’ll be back Sunday evening sometime. Hope you’re all having a great week!

(The Happening was provided to me by Click Communications for the purpose of review.)

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