Tip of the Week:  A Great Way to find New Music!
My family will tell you that I am definitely stuck in a music rut!  I still love the same music that I grew up with in the 1980’s! (Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, James Taylor, Jimmy Buffet – you get the picture!)  But the combination of […]

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My Top 24 Favorite Songs of All Time!

Who Says You Can’t Go Home - Bon Jovi
100 Years - Five for Fighting
Hey There Delilah- Plain White T’s
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest
I’ve Got Friends In Low Places - Mark chesnut
Drops Of Jupiter - Train
Put Your Records On - Corinne Bailey […]

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Fall Family Tradition - Building a Sukkah!
This week I had the unique opportunity to learn about the Jewish celebration of Sukkot and the very joyful and special tradition of building of a sukkah. 
While visiting a beautiful sukkah, I learned that they are small, temporary structures, built outdoors with two and a half or three walls […]

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Look What I Found - The Most Unique Advent Calendar!

If you purchase Advent calendars for your children to count down the days until Christmas, you’ve probably bought some version of a cardboard box, with numbered doors and candy inside.  For a dramatic and lasting upgrade, take a look at three Advent calendars offered this year […]

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Paint a Pumpkin!
Ordinarily, in the “Tip of the Week” I don’t revisit a topic that I have already written about, but I’m about to make an exception!  A few days ago I described ideas for enhancing real pumpkins in Fall Table Top Décor.  I took pumpkins fresh from the field and spray painted them in […]

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Halloween Treats - Thinking Outside of the (Candy) Box!
Last year, my son’s teacher banned school treats that listed “sugar”as the first ingredient. This forced me to come up with some creative party ideas!  Many children today also have allergies to various food ingredients such as peanuts.   Here are some of my favorite ideas for alternative […]

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Hot Halloween School Treats!
With Halloween looming just ahead, can we really come up with some new ideas for school treats?  The answer is definitely YES!  While it is easy to fill cellophane bags with the usual candies, there are a number of unique treats that will be well received by the little goblins, as well as […]

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Get Out of Town!

This coming weekend marks the celebration of Columbus Day and for many of us, that means a three day weekend!  With only three days, you can’t travel too far from home, but Mad Maps, Inc. has come up with the perfect resource for planning a quick trip!
Mad Maps has created all sorts […]

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