You & The Kids

Daisy the Goldendoodle
Published December 2, 2012 - No Comments
When we first got Daisy in 2008, we had no idea what a smart dog she was. Sure, we realized that she responded to “Oops! Dropped some food…” and “Squirrel!!”, but the fact that our dog was extraordinarily brilliant never occurred to us. I mean, look at the ...
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Toilet Paper Tube Art
Published November 14, 2012 - No Comments
Remember when you were young and collected things that you thought were fun? These items may have ranged from popsicle sticks to baseball cards. Maybe comic books or little pebbles may have been your interest? Mady collected dandelions as a little girl. I still remember Ma ...
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Green Beans
Published November 6, 2012 - No Comments
We have been struggling with Peter eating his vegetables lately. I gotta admit that I too as a child was not that eager to see what veggie was staring at me for dinner. However, I ran into something a few months ago that had brought back childhood memories. There they were. Some ...
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Spider Costume
Published October 29, 2012 - No Comments
We are finally done with Peter’s Halloween costume. I had mentioned that I had procrastinated with Mady’s costume this year. Unfortunately, I did the same with Peter’s. But Peter and I put our heads together and came up with a creepy crawly creature that turned o ...
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Spaghetti Dinner Costume
Published October 25, 2012 - One Comment
Oh boy, is this a last-minute costume for Halloween or what? I gotta admit that I procrastinated this year. Everything was purchased for this Spaghetti Dinner costume over two weeks ago. We finally gathered everything and we put it all together just the other day. Mady had come ...
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Spider Cupcakes
Published October 17, 2012 - No Comments
You know, Halloween doesn’t necessarily have to be dark and gloomy. It can be colorful and bright too! Check out these spider cupcakes for instance. They are so vibrant in color but definitely still can go with any Halloween theme. You & The Kids ...
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Spooky Sandwich
Published October 16, 2012 - No Comments
I know this is really simple. And I am sure you can make up your own version of a spooky sandwich. So if you agree, then go ahead and make it. I will assure you that You & The Kids will love it. Use your imagination! Then place it in their school lunc ...
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Spooky Cheesy Fingers
Published October 12, 2012 - No Comments
Although I can’t believe the year has gone by so fast, this time of the year tends to be the funnest. We have Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Carin’s B-Day, and of course New Years. All of these events squished into three short months. This is the time of year whe ...
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Happy 8:09 10/11/12 Day!
Published October 11, 2012 - No Comments
Today’s date, 10/11/12, is a unique one, there will never be another day like it. Sadly though, most of the day was fairly ordinary. How often do we stop and celebrate the “ordinary” day? Not often enough in my opinion. When we get older, will we remember what we did on any partic ...
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“Cactus” Halloween Costume
Published October 9, 2012 - One Comment
The other day we got a request from a reader for ideas on a cactus costume for Halloween. Being the ambitious bunch that we are, we were all excited to see what we could come up with. The result…a bit prickly. This is definitely not the most practical trick-or-treating costume, tho ...
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