Fun Stuff
Random topics that don't fit in other categories.
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Wordless Wednesday: Monkey Love
To find out the deal on the monkeys, click the picture… For more Wordless Wednesday, check out 5 Minutes for Mom…
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Coffee Talk: Libraries are More Than Books
Fox Chicago News recently asked “Are Libraries Necessary, or a Waste of Tax Money?” Really? The article by Anna Davlantes goes on to talk about how libraries “eat up millions of your hard earned tax dollars” and as proof of the irrelevancy of libraries, an undercover camera crew recorded library visitors for an hour. During that hour, they recorded 300 visitors with most of them using the free internet. Hmmm… This is your proof that libraries are irrelevant? Three hundred visitors with “most” of them using the free internet? Did you ask them why they were using internet access at the library instead of in their homes? Could it be…
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Shopping in NEPA: the Bare Accessories
People are always asking me about my jewelry, they want to know where I bought it or who made it or if they can get something similar. I always tell them “Yes!” and then I proceed to tell them exactly where I purchased each piece, how much I paid for it and who they should talk to when they get to the store. I especially love doing this with small, locally owned businesses ~ when you buy local, you help your community. Anyway, about a month ago, Miss 16 and I were shopping for accessories for her prom dress when we stumbled across a lovely little store at the Shoppes…
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Fruity Bread Pudding Recipe
A few weeks back I mentioned that my children surprised me by loving bread pudding. In fact, Miss 16 sent me a text requesting the bread pudding instead of cake for her birthday. Anyway since my post, I’ve been getting requests for the recipe. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to make another one so there aren’t any pictures to go with the post but I wanted to share the recipe with you all anyway. I tweaked the recipe a bit to fit my family’s taste (they love dried fruits) so I encourage you to do the same. Please stop back by and let me know what you think after…
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Coffee Talk: Memories of Michael Jackson
My daughter is now a big fan of Michael Jackson’s, isn’t it crazy how an artist transcends generations?
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Coffee Talk: Birds and High Seas
For information about Abby Sunderland, click here
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6 Ways to Make Your Blog More Appealing to Companies
A few days ago I asked the question that has been plaguing mom bloggers since the beginning of time. Ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration but from the replies I received to my query, I’d say this topic is pretty high on everyone’s list… Moms want to know how they can make money from their blogs. After I asked the question, Jennifer James wrote a brief outline in my comments section about how to profit from your blog and then she wrote an excellent follow up post. I won’t rehash what she wrote but I will offer the following suggestions for making your blog more appealing to companies: 1. Market yourself…
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Coffee Talk: That Huggies Commercial Creeps Me Out!
Click here to see the Huggies commercial. Don’t forget to leave me a comment letting me know what you think? Am I being too sensitive or is the commercial slightly skeevy?
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Wordless Wednesday: Empty Nest Syndrome
For more Wordless Wednesday, check out 5 Minutes for Mom…
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Book Review: The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women & a Forty~Year Friendship by Jeffrey Zaslow
The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women & a Forty~Year Friendship is an intimate look at the friendships of eleven women over a forty~year period. Interspersed with studies that highlight the importance of the development and maintenance of close relationships in the health and well~being of women, The Girls from Ames is part sociology study, part biography and part cultural reference book. The women came of age just at the tail end of the Baby Boom, so they are the immediate benefactors of the women’s rights movement and other social changes that marked the 60s, 70s and 80s. It was fun to read about the different hairstyles and clothes…
