Toys R Us has now available their big Toy Book. I can’t wait to thumb through it. I feel like a kid again since the birth of our daughter. There are so many toys I want her to have because I can’t wait to play with them.

I have begun organizing my Christmas list and checking it twice. St. Nicholas isn’t the only one with a list. I have many folks to buy for and just a few short weeks until the Christmas rush. I’m thinking instead of running around in holiday traffic to do more shopping online. Christmas gifts for just about everyone one my list can be found online. I’ll be picking up a lot of board and video games to give out this year.

I also have my husband’s boss and other people on my list that I’m not sure what exactly to give them. A gourmet gift basket might be just the thing as food items are always a nice treat. Also the presentation of the baskets is divine. The gift basket should make a good impression.

I think for right now I will stick to buying for the kids on my list and thumbing through the Big Toy Book. I might just find a few things to tell Santa that I want this year.

One of the articles I read during the writing project at Problogger.net covered bird watching. I found the article interesting as I think bird watching could be fun.

Then lo and behold I stumble upon Wildlife Explorer Birds. It says it is great for the beginner bird watcher. While this video game isn’t atypical, it might be educational and fun(?). I would learn about birds so that’d be cool.

They are taking beta testers right now. I may sign up just to see what happens.

Game Trust is all about helping online casual game companies. Ubrothers has recently been announced the winner of the 2006 Game Trust Casual Game Evolution Challenge. The game that won it for Ubrothers is called Flowerman. From the Ubrother’s website you can see screenshots and video demos. Flowerman is still in beta testing and should be released later this year. The premise of Flowerman is to save your family from aliens.

The folks at Ubrothers won a $20,000 Distribution Contract and a trip to Costa Rica for four.