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SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2008

Brad Pitt is Grossed Out

The Enquirer's Mike Walker is reporting that Angelina Jolie invited her brother James Haven to be in the delivery room when the twins are born and Brad Pitt isn't having it.

Writes Walker, "My spy reports that Brad Pitt recoiled in horror when two in the oven Angie suddenly informed him that...she'd invited her beloved bro' to bear witness with them in the birthing room when the Jolie-Pitt angels touch down on Earth!  Shocked to the core by Angelina's edict, Brad refused - instantly and angrily - triggering a battle royal between the couple, with Angelina insisting that "Uncle Jimmy" should be right there at Ground Zero to experience the emotion of seeing his nieces born, and Brad fuming:  "It's just plain weird and it ain't gonna happen! He can be there, but not in the room!"" 

Walker says that Angelina eventually let Brad have his way.

I've got two issues with this story, first of all, why does Mike Walker sound like a 1930's newsie?  Second, what the hell was Angelina thinking?  I'm Camp Pitt on this one, that's just gross. 

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Posted by Whit Honea | Comments (3)

SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2008

7 Days of Traveling Helps: Lift the Flap Books

Let me say first that I've already written about the best Traveling Help that I know, the Panasonic DVD-LS82 Portable DVD Player. But considering I've already shared that with you, I'll give you my number two Traveling Help. If you're going to be traveling with any child between the ages of one and three, you need to go get a lift-the-flap book. And then hide it until the trip is underway.

The last part of that is the key really. Go out shopping a week before your trip, buy some books and then don't show them to your child until the moment you need it most - either on the plane, train or in the car. Brand new things hold the most attention.

And lift the flap books are best, because you can read them to your child, and it also give them an activity (lifting the flaps). We've used this trick on multiple airplane trips, and it works every time. The problem is my youngest is starting to get to old for lift the flap, so now we're graduating to "Where's Waldo" type seek and find books.

Search for Lift the Flap books at Amazon.com

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FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2008

Long-Weekend Project: Tips for Cleaning With Kids

Unlike most of what we cover here on Droolicious, there's nothing to buy in association with this item, but since we're at the start of a long weekend and you're likely looking for a way to stay busy before everyone gets drunk and starts handling live explosives, why not put the family to work doing something useful? A few weeks back, the nice folks at The Maids Home Services sent us some clever tips on housecleaning with kids, and frankly, we haven't had the slightest idea what to do with their list until now. Luckily for you, our light bulb just went off:

* Don’t expect kids to use adult tools to clean, instead create supplies that are kid-friendly. Use an ice-cream pail for mopping chores or shorten an old mop handle or broom to make it kid-sized.
* Fill a squirt gun from a solution of a gallon of water and a drop of dish soap. Let kids squirt windows and mirrors and wipe dry with paper towels. Leaves glass clean and streak free!
* Cover kids’ hands and arms with dad’s old athletic socks then squirt the socks until lightly damp with a safe solution of vinegar and water. Send them off to dust around the house.
* Got a pile of blocks or action figures strewn on the floor? Scoop up toys in a few swoops using a kid-sized leaf rake to form a pile for easy pick-up.
* Make cleaning a game; give young kids grill tongs and challenge them to pick up toys and put them in a toy box or bin only using the utensils. Keep score and see who wins!
* Don’t forget the fun music to help your kids get a groove on as they boogie around the house cleaning.

In the likely event the kids leave some dirt behind, the Maids team offers a whole range of premium housecleaning services: Visit their site or call 1-800-THE-MAIDS for a free estimate.

Posted by Aaron Burgess | Comments (1)