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Ban the Boob Tube!

Yano is hosting Ten On Tuesday again wanting to know 10 things to do instead of watching T.V. Since this is a family site, I thought I’d make a list of 10 things you and your kids can do instead of watching T.V. (or playing video games)

1. Ride their bikes. If that sounds boring, go outside with them and set up an obstacle course in the driveway to make it more interesting - make them go around the trashcan, follow a jump rope laid out in a curvy line, go around a car, have them toss a rock in a bucket when they ride by - the possibilities are endless!

2. Sidewalk chalk and sidewalk paint. See how big they can draw a flower/tree/cloud; who can make the most unusual looking bug; play tic-tac-toe; practice this week’s spelling words from school. Read the rest of this entry »


All I Want For Christmas . . .


Ten on Tuesday this week is what 10 things we want for Christmas. Here goes . . . .

1. A new camera - I’m cheating here, cuz I already received my new Canon Powershot S3 IS. What would be the point in getting a camera on Christmas Day when you’d miss all kinds of great photo and movie ops??? I’m studying the THREE manuals so I’ll be ready come Christmas Day!

2. A new vacuum cleaner - I’m cheating again Read the rest of this entry »


Ten on Tuesday - Complaints!


Ten on Tuesday this week is all about your 10 favorite things to complain about. Really? Just 10? Well, I guess we are talking about FAVORITES; I’ll try to limit myself . . . (not in any particular order)

1. Gas prices.

2. Spastic children (that would be my children - especially from October through December).

3. Aches and pains - particularly those that somehow Read the rest of this entry »