Archive for June, 2007
Get them to wash their hands
Here’s a quick trick I’ve been using to get the boys to wash their hands. I have them each pick out one of their tub animals (frogs are popular this week) and tell them to give it a bath. They turn the water on and I give each animal a liberal dose of soap from [...]
Posted: June 30th, 2007 under Tips and Tricks.
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Hot Wheels Monster Trucks
Okay, this is a toy that I would never have seen myself buying in my pre-kid days but its a big favorite in our house now. These little monster trucks are modeled after real ones that my boys like to watch on T.V. and they have proven to stand up to a [...]
Posted: June 28th, 2007 under Reviews.
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The Friendly Skies
Before Fathers Day weekend we checked the local paper to see if there were any fun activities to take the family to. We decided to try something different and went to an open house offered by a local model airplane club. Their field was about 10 miles from house located in some gorgeous [...]
Posted: June 27th, 2007 under Family Activities.
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Creating the “Perfect” Mural
When Ethan moved into his own room I wanted to do something to make it special. He loved Little Bear so I thought that would make a nice mural. Inspiration hit me one day while he was watching the show on our big TV. I bought a roll of tracing paper, paused [...]
Posted: June 26th, 2007 under Tips and Tricks.
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Too Much Stuff
Our kids have a lot of toys, some bought new by us or other relatives, some hand me downs from family and a lot from garage sales. I love all the kids’ toys that are actually played with regularly and don’t just sit and collect dust. I have a hard time getting [...]
Posted: June 23rd, 2007 under Our Life.
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National Marrow Donor Program
Yesterday I received a letter in the mail from the National Marrow Donor Program. I’ve been on the bone marrow donor list for over 10 years and aside from the occasional mailing haven’t heard anything from them. This letter, however, was a little different. They wanted me to sign a form to give them permission [...]
Posted: June 22nd, 2007 under Our Life.
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Get Dirty - Doctors Orders
Has anyone else noticed that the pendulum is starting to swing the other way in regards to child protection? The last 10 years or so we have been training to fear everything and that has found its way into raising children. Protect them from strangers, the sun, too much soap, not enough soap, [...]
Posted: June 21st, 2007 under Parenting.
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Top 10 Reasons Geeks make Great Dads
Here’s a list near and dear to my heart. Here are my favorites:
1. LEGOS. The Geek is really more of a Man-Child than an adult. In their minds, they are still 10. They freakin’ still love to play with their legos, and have never grown up.
2. VIDEO GAMES. Due to the whole Man-Child thing as [...]
Posted: June 19th, 2007 under Parenting.
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Tip for Keeping Toddlers off the Table
One of my favorite parenting sites is ParentHacks.com. A hack is typically associated with computers, but in simpler terms a hack is just “a clever solution to an interesting problem.” I have yet to meet a parent who hasn’t come up with a unique and often brilliant solution to one of the dilemmas [...]
Posted: June 18th, 2007 under Tips and Tricks.
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Amazon Grocery
I’m a huge fan of Amazon. This past holiday season I signed up for Amazon Prime, the $79 service where you receive free second day shipping on all Amazon items. For anyone who isn’t organized or likes to procrastinate (guilty both charges) this is a great service for those last minute gift [...]
Posted: June 16th, 2007 under Tips and Tricks.
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