January 6th, 2008
For Christmas my kids got the new Game of Life Twists & Turns - the updated version of the classic game we all grew up on. Last night we decided to have a family game night and while I missed putting the little “people” in my car as I drove around the board, the […]
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September 1st, 2007
Chances are if you have girls between the ages of 5 and 14, you are very familiar with the popular American Girl doll and book series. On September 10th, American Girl will release the newest member of the historical doll line, Julie. Julie is a nine-year old girl in 1974, growing up in San […]
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July 17th, 2007
My son turns 11 this week and being the boy he is, getting up in the morning is not his favorite thing to do. However, he loves gadgets and things that fly so his uncle found the perfect gift - A Flying Alarm Clock. I kid you not, this thing is too much fun!
When the […]
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May 17th, 2007
Graduation time is upon us and I always seem to find myself caught off guard with last minute graduation gifts to purchase and no ideas. Here is a list of thirteen (plus a few bonuses) graduation gift ideas:
1. Money - the ever-popular, one size fits all, never goes out of style gift. If you want […]
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May 16th, 2007
Back when my son was 6 or 7, a bunch of his friends were into Pokemon. They had the cards, the movies, and they knew the lingo. Not my son. He was totally disinterested. Kind of like he is with Super Heroes even to this day.
About two months ago he went to a birthday party […]
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May 13th, 2007
If you have a child going off to college this fall or sometime in the upcoming years, you (and your child) need to read the latest book by Harlan Cohen called The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College.
When I went away to college and left my predictable suburban lifestyle, […]
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