Dawniemom Reviews

Daniel-X is my new hero.

I LOVE James Patterson.  Ever since my sister got me turned onto his writing, I’ve been ravenous to read anything new that comes out.  While I was pregnant with Zachary, I went back and read every single Cross series book.  I’ve read all of the Women’s Murder Club series.  I’ve read most of the books he’s written that aren’t in those 2 series.  I LOVE his writing.  I love reading in general, though. My son Anthony, though – he's a different story.  He's alway...

Is it time for a tune-up?

In my part of the world, it’s cool – in fact, the low for tomorrow night is the LOW 40’s.  But in other parts of the world, it’s still Hot. Hot. Hot.  When it’s hot like that, I spend as much time as I can in the water – be it pool, lake or ocean. The problem is, it all takes a toll on my hair.   My hair gets dried out and yucky looking. If I’ve dyed it, the silver streak in my hair has turned a nasty orange from all the stress. It’s not pretty.  Suave knows that. Suave...

“I Love This Game Mom!”

Seriously, I never thought I’d hear my son say that.  Particularly since he’s so competitive, for him to hear that there are no “Winners” – I figured he’d bow out half way through.  But I’m getting ahead of myself. Hasbro has released a new line of games aimed at reminding and reinforcing some of those things that we WISH our kids would do.  Skills like LISTENING, SHARING, and COOPERATION!  I know that those skills are things my 5 year old needs more than a little bit of p...