Busy Mom Reviews

We recently got to try out Activision’s Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits. It was a lot of fun, and the kids got a kick out of it, especially since we don't have one for the Wii.

I wondered how you'd play it on the DS Lite, but it's pretty easy. The fret board just attaches to the DS expansion port (it has an adapter for DS) and you take the pick and go at it! You can take your rock star to fame and play fan requests along the way.

The kids played at the beach and we liked the 28 songs from artists such as Coldplay, Fall Out Boy, Tenacious D, Weezer, The Strokes and more. There's several fun venues and one of the best parts is that it can be streamed for a multi player mode (also shares songs with Guitar Hero: On Tour and Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades). Translated: they could play at the same time and not fight:

I'm still working on my skills, and I may or may not play on my own, I'll never tell. But, we've all enjoyed it!

This post in conjunction with Mom Central

Dorothea Benton Frank is one of my favorite authors. Her books are set in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, in places I vacationed for years. I love that her books incorporate the landmarks and traditions of the area.

Her latest book, Return to Sullivan's Island, follows the story of Beth Hayes, a new college graduate who has been assigned by her aunt and her mother to watch the family beach home on Sullivan's Island for a year while everyone is away.

Beth resents having to put her life on hold, but gradually adjusts to her temporary new life and faces the highs and lows of generations past, making some pretty serious mistakes along the way. There's romance, betrayal and tragedy as Frank vividly describes Island life with some great southern characters who learn that friendship and family prevails overall.

While Return to Sullivan's Island isn't her best book, (I thought it was a bit predictable overall), I read anything Dorothea Benton Frank writes and it was a great light read for the beach.

This post in conjunction with Mother Talk

I am pleased to announce that the fine people at Omron Healthcare have offered to sponsor me in the Omron Overstep Your Bounds Challenge, held during BlogHer 2009 in Chicago, IL.

Along with me in the competition will be the esteemed group of:

Christine from Fromdatestodiapers.com
Briana from Bargainbriana.com
Shannon from PhatMommy.com
Tanya from MommyGoggles.com
Liz from This Full House

We each get a Omron GOsmart HJ-720ITC Dual-Axis Pocket Pedometer to wear, and the blogger with the most steps at the end of the conference (7/24 - 7/25) will be awarded $5,000 to the charity of her choice!

The Omron GOsmart HJ-720ITC Dual-Axis Pocket Pedometer features:

- Dual-axis acceleration sensor counts steps when placed horizontally or vertically
- Includes Omron Health Management Software to track you progress
- Counts every step quietly and accurately
- Separately counts Aerobic steps
- Calculates distance
- Calculates calories and fat grams burned
- Stores 7 days of information on display, 41 days stored in memory
- Resets at midnight automatically so it is ready to go every morning

Many of you know I've been battling a knee injury, and this is exactly what I need to get going and get the exercise I need for it to get better. I am very honored to have been asked to participate in the Overstep Your Bounds Challenge!

Follow me on Twitter (@busymom) and I'll let you know how I'm doing this Friday and Saturday.

This post in conjunction with Weber Shandwick and Omron. In participating in this challenge, I received the pedometer as described above (it rocks, btw), a pretty blue t-shirt and they sponsored my trip to BlogHer 2009