Reviews by suzaroo

suzaroo says "George Foreman makes dinner so easy!" about George Foreman GRP4 Series

suzaroo — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:38:39 GMT

We got our George Foreman grill for Christmas and now use it 2 or 3 times a week! I didn't grow up "grilling" in any fashion, so didn't really know what I was missing.

From what I do know about outdoor grills, I know that this GF grill is way more my (lazy) style. Plug it in! Put your stuff on it! Close the lid! Put 2-4 minutes on the timer! Open the lid! Flip 'em! Set the timer again! Open the lid! Done! There's no wondering if it's cooked all the way through like on the stovetop or oven. The heat is directly on the food, cooking it evenly. Brilliant!

This grill is so easy to clean, too. I have to confess that I didn't read the manual very thouroughly and so have been hand washing the plates in the sink, but I just read it and you can put it in the dishwasher! HOLLA!! This thing just gets better and better.

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suzaroo says "Elf is my favorite Christmas movie!" about Elf

suzaroo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:47:43 GMT

Elf makes me laugh the whole way through. I can watch this movie 5 times during the holiday season. I'm excited to watch it with my 3 year old daughter this year, I'm sure she'll love it too.

Will Ferrell's comedy style is right up my alley. Silly, naughty, juvenile and just plain weird! Love it!

So many things are great about the movie. I love that Mary Steenburgen (I'm certain that I spelled that wrong, sorry!) is in it. Where has she gone to, anyway!? I love that he eats the ABC gum and the syrup on spaghetti makes me gag and is so funny!

Most of all, I love that they found a way to make it all work out in the end. Warm fuzzis all around!

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suzaroo says "Wii love it!" about Nintendo Wii Console

suzaroo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:37:35 GMT

I admit. I don't use the Wii much. When we first got it, I played the Wii Sports with my husband and friends some and that was pretty fun. I'm not a gamer though, so it didn't hold me.

My husband is THRILLED with this console. Being able to buy old games while sitting on the couch is a bonus, and he's loved all of the games that have come out for it.

My biggest use from the Wii is Wii Fit. I have never been into Yoga or been very good at consistantly exercising, but this is FUN. It has great instruction, you can choose the poses you want to do..mix it up even, unlike a class. The song for the step game gets stuck in my head sometimes and I just have to go do it to get it out of my head!

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suzaroo says "Zumba's a good beginner workout." about Zumba For Beginners Workout

suzaroo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:27:30 GMT

Zumba for beginners was the first exercise DVD I ever did. I enjoy it still sometimes, although since I've done other DVD's now, it seems silly to me.

Beto....corny! Outfits....ohmygaw....who thought those were a good idea? Music's ok. I don't know if I can recommend this workout or not. I suppose it's good for getting off of your butt and moving...which is better than nothing, right?

Maybe because I'm not a dancer and don't have awesome rythm this workout isn't a great match for me. I'm curious to see what other people think of it.
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suzaroo says "Signing Time is a great tool and lots of fun!" about Signing Time!

suzaroo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:20:14 GMT

I was turned on to Signing Time by a friend when my daughter was an infant. We weren't planning on having her watch any TV for a year, but after seeing this, we started putting it on (the very first one, when Rachel had long hair!) one a week or so. We started when she was about 9 months, and after she turned one, we found more DVD's at the library.

I started doing signs and she started a little after her fist birthday. Signing became a huge part of our communication and a lot of the fun we had together. She watched a Signing Time DVD at least once a day (we strayed from our no tv rule a bit!). After a while, she started signing things out of the blue that totally took us off guard. Things that she'd been watching for months, but never signed and she'd whip 'em out while we were in the car or something. So great!

Even after she started talking a lot, she kept signing. It's been a year or so since we've watched any (she's 3 now), and she doesn't remember most of the signs,......

suzaroo says "Finding Neverland is perfect!" about Finding Neverland

suzaroo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:09:35 GMT

First off, there haven't been many Johnny Depp movies that I haven't liked a lot. Second, Kate Winslet is also a huge bonus. Add in the Peter Pan story, british accents and a period piece and I'd probably love it w/o seeing it!

Finding Neverland is funny, cute, dramatic, family friendly and a great story with great sets and costumes. I wanted to buy it right after seeing it in the theater!

My parents were at our house and evenings without cable when they're here mean that we have to watch a movie. There are so many restrictions on what they'll watch and enjoy that we exhausted our movie collection a long time ago. After we bought Finding Neverland, we had one more movie that I thought they'd like. HOORAY! They did like it and my dad actually liked it a lot!

I don't think we've watched it with our 3 year old yet, but I'm sure she'd like it as well.

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suzaroo says "Enchanted is funny." about Enchanted

suzaroo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:52:48 GMT

My 3 year old daughter didn't want to watch this movie because it has a scary lady on the cover. The loving mother that I am, I forced her to watch it! She really liked it....except for when the evil step mother was in the picture. Then, she turned off the tv (sound was still on) so that she didn't have to see it. We missed a lot of the beginning and most of the very end.

I don't know why the scary parts have to be SO scary! I did like how it was a general spoof on all disney princess movies and how they acknowledged some of the more "WTF?!!?" things in the movies. Like how she made a dress from his curtains and the birds and rats...hilarious!

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suzaroo says "Finding Nemo's great! " about Finding Nemo

suzaroo — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:49:11 GMT

My husband and I saw Finding Nemo when it came out in theaters and LOVED IT.

We showed it to our daughter when she was 2 with high expectations. She liked it, watched it a couple of times, but hasn't watched it since. She says now (she's 3 now) that "the sharks and stuff are a little scary", so we don't push it.

That seems to be how it is with a lot of kid movies though. Unless the "bad" characters aren't too scary, she's not interested.
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