It’s 3:30 p.m. We have exactly 2.5 hours before trick or treat starts. This comes with impending porch parties up and down the street with their enticing hot dogs, mulled cider and bowls of popcorn… and CANDY! It’s Friday night; and it’s warm. We’ve already had enough excitement today to last us until Christmas, so, we’re [...]
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I am crazy busy getting these kids ready for Halloween, and also busy with a little surprise about a new writing gig (more later). So, here’s an archive post from last year. Happy Halloween! You would think that after spending the summer at the lake that I saw just about all there was to see. [...]
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Their cheeks were flushed bright red from the cold as they filled the room after their first morning recess. While their teacher began to explain their morning work of filling in the number line and counting by 2s and 3s, the kids settled themselves on the floor in a circle. I barely noticed that his [...]
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If I could grow a pumpkin, I would etch my lad’s name in the pumpkin’s green skin when the pumpkin was just a baby. As the pumpkin grew, so would the name, in an earthy version of having a “name in lights.” The problem, of course, was getting the pumpkins to grow. Each year, the [...]
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This is the snack you want sitting on your counter on trick or treat night for the kids. Pumpkin Seeds, Pepitas, are loaded with protein, zinc, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and phytosterols — good stuff that boost your immune system. Pumpkin seeds, also known as pepitas, are at their nutritional best when eaten raw. Still, eating [...]
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Mom, can we keep him? Sure, a few frogs might be nice, Keepsake of the lake! We picked out the frogs an aquarium was bought, The pet frogs were loved. A piece of the lake now, as real as it could be, right in our kitchen. Food turned out to be our one really big [...]
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This mulled cider recipe is Autumn’s answer to Winter’s Egg Nog. These cool nights demand one thing; gathering outside with your neighbors with a nice small bonfire, and a cup of mulled apple cider. Here’s the recipe: 3 small oranges 2 apples 5 tablespoons whole cloves 8 cups (1/2 gallon) apple cider 2 cinnamon sticks [...]
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A Gift Guide This has been said about Pilates: “You will feel better in 10 sessions, look better in 20 sessions, and have a completely new body in 30 sessions.” If a Pilates DVD is on your (or her or his) wish list, here’s a review of the best-selling Pilates DVDs for beginners and beyond [...]
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He knows exactly where you’ve stashed the Halloween Candy. He sneaks around and sticks his fingers into the bag to pull out a sweet morsel. Yet, he doesn’t hide this clandestine treasure. Instead, just before he tears off the orange and brown wrapper, he offers up one of the two tasty morsels he snatched and [...]
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