Wee ones, play and Wii: We're taking this outside

Wee ones, play and Wii: We're taking this outside
Published August 28, 2008 in the Commercial Appeal

Last December, my mother-in-law sent the boys (Satchel, 6, and Jiro, 4) a Nintendo Wii system. Our lives have never been the same.

After having the Wii for a few weeks, I thought it just might rid video games of their bad reputation. Then we naively bought "Lego Star Wars." When they play Star Wars, my usually "needy" children don't need anything -- not a sip of water, not a snack, nothing!...(Read more)