Category Archives: memories

Kids’ art work

What a great idea. I wish I’d have known this. I’d have done it in a second. I think I’d have done one for every elementary grade. What a cool thing for a wall. Maybe for a hallway or staircase. … Continue reading

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Ice cream

What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Does is vary or are you a creature of habit? Kemps is having a contest to determine the best ice cream to “bring back.” If you want to suggest one, here’s where to go … Continue reading

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Question of the day

What is your best birthday memory?

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Man’s childhood comic collection fetches $3.5M

Can you even believe this story? Isn’t it cool? Wouldn’t it be nice to find a treasure like this? Did you read comic books? I remember as a little girl going with my grandparents and my treat was going to … Continue reading

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Memories of sharing

I started thinking about this the other day while I was trying to clean out one of the freezers in the basement. I saw apple perogies we made as a neighborly group last winter sometime. There must have been 10 … Continue reading

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How to keep little girls, little girls a little longer

With the increasing sexualization of young girls in the media, “parents are re-examining the toddlers-and-tiaras Disney princess craze and whether little girls become little women too soon.” Short of sequestering them from the media, how do we protect our young … Continue reading

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Prom the way you always wanted it

What do you think of this? Was your prom the “best night of your life?” Would you like a “do-over” so you could have “A Second Shot to Have the Best Night of Your life?”

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Tatted up Barbie

Mattel said the new limited edition, tatted up Barbie Doll doll is marketed more toward adult collectors than to children. 1 in 4 Americans ages 18 to 50 now has at least one tattoo, and the artist says the doll … Continue reading

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Girl Scouts Updated

I loved being a Girl Scout. I just loved it. I loved the camps and the activities and the crafts and yes, I loved that ugly green dress and I still have my sash. I loved earning those badges that … Continue reading

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Baby name remorse

Did you name your child something trendy or too common? Do you suffer from baby-naming remorse? Did you and your partner agree on names? Do you have an “instant memory” of any  names from the past that don’t sit well … Continue reading

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Childhood toys and games

Easy Bake loses its bulb, gets makeover. The classic Easy-Bake Oven is getting a makeover. What childhood toy/game do you remember most fondly? Inspired by Gayle King

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Future Disappointment?

I haven’t written a personal post in a very long time. I do need an honest opinion, but please be nice. 🙂 I was talking with some of the other baseball moms at practice yesterday. We were talking about what … Continue reading

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What was your first lunchbox?

Do you have happy memories of a favorite long ago lunchbox? What did you have? Did you know there are people who have HUGE HUGE collections of them? Check these out and I think it will bring back some really good … Continue reading

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Saving the best

I was watching an episode of Rizzoli and Isles last week and Lorraine Bracco’s character (she plays Angie Harmon’s mom) said “I’m sick of not eating the good candy and always saving it for later. I want to eat the good candy … Continue reading

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Charlie’s Angels

So, will you guys watch? Did you like the old one? Check this out for old times sake and the new ones are here too. Also, Dallas will be coming back on next summer. Take a peek here. I’ll never … Continue reading

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Add to the picnic basket

Here’s what we’re going to do. We’re going on a picnic here. Can you believe it Laura? Ireland! Click the picture to see many more details. Here’s the thing. What do you want to add to the basket? Try and add … Continue reading

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What do they do up there?

Every single time I see this it really makes me smile. It could have been us. Do you have good memories like this?

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Which Is Worse For You: Cold Or Heat?

Here’s a Good Question for everyone. What do you think? What’s the hardest thing for you to deal with? The heat or the cold? What do you think is worse for you “health” wise? Me personally, I’d rather have it … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Bailey!!!

Happy 11th Birthday to a very special boy! It’s been the best 11 years of my life, and I look forward to what you accomplish in the next 11 years. No matter how old you get, you’ll always be our … Continue reading

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Do you find this to be just toooooo much?

I’m sure by now all of you have seen this. Okay, I have a rant coming. I’m not even going to bother saying that I’ll give my opinion after all of you. I think this is the ultimate in bad … Continue reading

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Pull up a Mortarboard

I think with all this graduation stuff, Pull up a Mortarboard is a good one for the Pull Up Monday. Do you have as many as we seem to have this year? Parties, babies, vacations, Father’s Day man……..June is so busy. So … Continue reading

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Should We Teach Our Kids To Fight Back?

This was the Good Question last night on the news. What do you think? Both of our boys were very different. Jason was a lot quieter and a went pretty much under the radar for most of his youth. He … Continue reading

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Disturbing photos aren’t just a “thing” of today

You know, I came across some very disturbing photo’s the other day and it got me to thinking that maybe some of the weirdness isn’t just for the 2000’s. We’ve talked here about parent’s pushing their kids to grow up … Continue reading

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PAULA COLLECTS: VINTAGE CHICKEN DISHWARE

I think we’ve talked about this before but we have so many new people now I thought it would be fun to do it again. You know Nikki and I like Paula Deen and I came across this today on … Continue reading

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What do you think?

What do you think of bullying? How about this?

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