WoW Jobs and WoW Portraits

If you're a stay at home mom (like me), you like to play WoW (like me) and you're looking for a job (not like me), this might be the one!

Also, if you love your character and would like an oil portrait to hang on your wall with your kids, here's a source.

How Many Webkinz Is Too Much?

If I had 140 Webkinz in my house, I would scream.

I shouldn't say anything though. My kids have been asking many people for Webkinz for Xmas. We might just end up with more than a few.

Mom Is Playing Webkinz

Well, the girls finally did it. They roped me into playing Webkinz.

Here's how it happened: I was innocently reading my email, and the girls were frustrated because they never had enough money to buy the stuff they wanted on the game. In my mind, I thought, "I wonder if they'll learn to save their money."

Instead, they gave up. Saving would take forever, especially with a four year old who, when left alone for just a minute, spends all the hard-earned cash the 6 year old was trying to save. ("Mommy, I want my own webkinz for Xmas," she tells me.)

I was curious - how hard is it to make money in Webkinz? Especially for a 4 year old?

So I logged in when they were asleep and poked around.

It turns out, Webkinz is really fun! I earned the kids 500 Webkinz Cash (which the 4 year old spent on a fish lamp. For her bear. He likes fish, she says.) It's really not that hard to earn cash (for someone who is old enough to understand how to game the system). And there are a lot of fun games to play to compete with others. Not to mention the toddler gambling - Wheel of Wow, Mining for gems, Webkinz Scratchers, The Wishing Well.

I spent the rest of the day exploring "Today's Activities". Hour by hour, I checked back to see what new cool stuff we could do.

I can see why Webkinz has earned the name "Toddler Crack".

So moms, be wary. It's not just toddler crack, it's mommy crack too.

Son Who Loves Pokemon Is Also an Engineer

This year, at the top of my son's X-mas gift list is the I-Coaster. It's sold out pretty much everywhere. We found out with a little bit of Google research that our local Target has "limited quantities." My husband has to go to the Target shopping center anyway to get a suit from Men's Wearhouse. Should I fight the crowds tomorrow for this thing? I'm considering it. Oh, what we do as parents for the things our kids want for Xmas.

Pokemon - We Are All Family, Aren't We?

Dawn over at GameSpot had a great article about Pokemon. Well, more specifically, about the DS.

She's a mom, like me. And she plays DS, like me. She's playing Puzzle Quest (awesome game! I actually played that one until the end.) And she finds that it brings people of all ages together in public social situations.

As a mom, having kids is a great topic for random conversation with other women. Sometimes grandfatherly like men. But, young people don't usually strike up conversation with me because I have kids.

Now, having a DS with me, or playing Pokemon, that's what gets their attention.

Between the kids and the pokemon, I'm pretty much guaranteed something in common with someone while we're out. The kids too. Seriously, the world is their friend - all they have to do is whip out the pokemon cards.

A New Pokemon Site!

Thanks to another Pokemon playing mom, I found this pokemon website today. So cool! Check it out.

Moms Who Play Cards With Their Kids

I found this mom today in the blogosphere who played with her kids too. The ebay thing sounds interesting. I wonder if it would still turn a profit today.

Parent's Pokemon Corner

Now Pokemon Center is an interesting website. It has a section just for parents.

Basic rules, how to throw a Pokemon themed party and projects to do with the kids.

Otherwise, it's an online card store. But any website that has a section just for parents, even if its purpose is to get us to part with our money, gets my vote.