When my niece shattered a piece of my Grandmother’s china I was convinced that she was going to be written out of the will.  My Grandmother has had this set for years and she normally keeps it hidden away in a dark cupboard, but seeing as it’s the holidays she decided to break it out one night for hot cocoa.  My poor niece felt so bad that she gathered up the pieces and carried them with her for days after, saying that she’d ask Santa to bring a new tea cup for Christmas. 

Luckily I realized that we didn’t have to rely on Santa because I found a great place for china replacement.  I found the cup online easily and now my niece has wrapped it up to give to my Grandmother on Christmas morning. She so excited about it, each day she sneaks back to its hiding place and checks that it’s still ok.  She’s even had to re-wrap it three times now because she keeps opening it to check that it’s still safe. 

What she doesn’t know is that I also ordered a few extra tea cups just in case Grandma decides to invite us over for hot chocolate again.

Is it just me, or do movies seem to be getting more risque? After seeing The Heartbreak Kid, Good Luck Chuck, and the Hostel Part 2 other movies seemed to pair in comparison. The nudity of both males and females, as well as the frequency, intensity, and length of sex scenes seem to be getting longer and more grotesque.

My mom, always worried about swear words and inappropriate movies, recommended that I visit Kids In Mind. It details and rates the level of every swear word, violence, nudity, drugs, sexual reference, and anything that someone may take offense to.

It was here where I learned which movies have more profanity than Scarface.

Check it out before you go see a movie to see how it rates. This site is helpful when searching for appropriate kid movies, and for those adults looking to find a somewhat clean flix these days.