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Online Contracts for Your Kids

My son is 17 now, but he has grown up with access to the internet and has always had computers around him. I have always taught him about being safe online from the start and one thing we did when he started being able to go online without us sitting right there with him was [...]

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Mother’s Day Gifts and Memories and PRIZES

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Mother’s Day is fast approaching and I struggle with finding something for my mom. Frankly, she buys whatever she wants or needs for herself so it is a matter of finding something special. Unfortunately, sometimes we get caught up on certain things for her – for a long time she collected Precious Moments, then she [...]

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Ivory Cloud Science Fun

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Have I mentioned I love the internet? Well, I do and one of the reasons is because I come across fun ideas often that we try here at my home. The other day on Pinterest I found a great pin an ivory soap experiment – the original post is fabulous from Our Best Bites and [...]

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The Logo Board Game Review

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My cousins got me The Logo Board Game for my birthday this year. I was so excited! I had actually seen this at the TimeToPlayMag Toy Fair I went to last year and thought it looked so fun but had not gotten around to buying it yet. The game is simple enough, answer questions related [...]

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Make the Earth Happy Today

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Today is Earth Day! I challenge you to do just one thing (at least) to make Earth happy today! Turn off the lights, recycle some items, plant a tree, walk instead of drive, use reusable bags at the store, or any other Earth friendly thing you like. Once you see how easy it is I [...]

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Make a greeting card using Paint – Tutorial Video

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Mother’s Day is coming soon and everyone needs cards. While I love some of the great store bought cards out there, especially Hallmark’s hoops and yo-yo line, sometimes I like to make my own cards. My son always loved making cards on the computer too. While you can use a card-making program, you can also [...]

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Making Together Better

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It does not have to be perfect. That is the mantra I needed so many times, and still do occasionally. When I was younger I thought every moment of being together with my child had to be perfect. The perfect event or activity, the perfect environment, the perfect food, the perfect toys, perfect. It does [...]

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Money Origami

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My mom found something else fun to share (she really needs to start her own blog I think). This time it is a lot of money origami items. My Grandma H actually used to fold money into little fans and bows for us sometimes when we were little – I loved that. However, she never [...]

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We Have a Zombie Fish!

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Yes, you read that correctly, we have a zombie fish! While Hubby was a way a couple of days ago I was feeding all the different fish (we have 4 tanks of fish). Our little beta fish is in a nice tank all on his own with a pump and live plants and he is [...]

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Tax time scams

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With the peak of tax season upon us we need to make sure that we do not fall victim to scams that are out there. This happens offline as well as online. Not only do you need to protect yourself, but I really feel strongly that we need to let our friends and family know [...]

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