It’s Our First Day of Preschool It’s our first day of preschool and I’m taking it much harder than the kids are. I made school sound so exciting that they couldn’t wait to get in there and experience it for themselves. I love that they’re starting school together and will be able to look out for each other. I chose…
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Fun Flag Facts For the 4th of July The 50-star flag of the United States was raised for the first time officially at 12:01 am on July 4, 1960, at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, MD. The 50th star had been added for Hawaii; a year earlier the 49th, for Alaska. Before that, no star had been added since…
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Happy ending for veteran Ed Jordan, whose Marine Corps and American flags were torched. Thanks to the support of an online community, he received new flags and an outpouring of kindness.
Did You know? Much like the song “Yankee Doodle Dandy” these famous folks were born on the 4th of July! 1804 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (d. 1864) 1816 – Hiram Walker, American grocer and distiller (d. 1899) 1826 – Stephen Foster, American songwriter (d. 1864) 1847 – James Anthony Bailey, American circus impresario (d. 1906) 1872 – Calvin Coolidge,…
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Last night I had the honor of sitting down with a few local bloggers to get a sneak peek at the Miami Herald’s new online section featuring local blogs.What a treat to sit in the Herald newsroom surrounded by people whose blogs I read regularly (305: Misadventures in the MIA, Bark Bark, Woof Woof, Brickell Life, Mango & Lime,…
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Yesterday, I took the Dayngrous Duo to see Disney Pixar’s UP. We’re big movie buffs, now. I just love that they are old enough now to really enjoy going to the movies and that they understand what’s going on. When I was a kid I remember being a part of the summer movie program. I got to go…
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When life imitates art, sort of like the movie “A River Runs Through It,” it’s worth blogging about. The heavens opened up yesterday and dumped massive amounts of rain on us and apparently, it was more than my pretty new grass could handle so our house flooded. I took that picture standing just inside the backdoor and looking…
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When it comes to supporting our military service members, one of the most common questions we get asked is, “What should we send in a care package?” Here are a few suggestions.
Our military service members love care packages, but you don’t have to spend much to send a creative, fun care package straight from your heart. Here’s just one of the many ideas you can use to create a sweet surprise for the service members you support. The Cookie Monster Care Package Oreo CookiesChocolate Chip CookiesFortune CookiesMrs. Field’s CookiesFamous Amos CookiesCookie…
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It’s been a while since I had a chance to sit down and write a real blog post. Yet, here we are and I’ve got a month of milestones to share, and plenty of photos, too. Leaving Mommy April was a month of milestones. For starters, my babies went to Spring Break Camp where they got to spend 3 hours…
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Our military service members love care packages, but you don’t have to spend alot to send a creative, fun care package straight from your heart. Here’s just one of the many ideas you can use to create a sweet surprise for the service members you support. The Action Hero Care Package Power bars Squirt guns Comic books Figurines of action…
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