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I love this brilliant photo by Don Solo, who took it as part of a 52 week series. Other shots in the collection feature little Lego Indiana Jones outdoors, at an amusement park, and interacting with a confused Princess Leia. Who knows what little Indy will do next week? I can hardly wait to find [...]
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I don’t know how I missed out on seeing this video earlier, but it is hilarious! Especially for busy moms — but funny for dads and kids, too — Anita Renfroe sings a fast mashup of the most popular mom sayings, to the tune of the William Tell Overture. Listen carefully, because it goes by [...]
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My middle child is very thoughtful. He is six years old, and he’s always asking questions and pondering things. He asks questions like, “Mom, why do we have cheeks?” How do you answer something like that? I said, “To protect our teeth and the bones inside our faces.” My husband said, “So the food doesn’t [...]
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I love this wedding cake! This beautiful cake features elements of the Super Mario Brothers and Mario Kart video games, and it is absolutely fabulous! The decorations are all edible, and the actual cake on the inside is “black chocolate cake filled with bittersweet chocolate ganache, chocolate buttercream and chocolate mousse.” Sounds like heaven. Check [...]
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I always love finding fun, new online games to play. This one may not be new, but I hadn’t seen it before. It’s called “Spamalot,” and it’s a catapult game. Yes, if you are familiar with the story of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you know what kind of catapult game I’m talking about. [...]
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Tom Griswold is the “Tom” of Indianapolis-based morning radio show, “Bob & Tom.” According to yesterday’s Indianapolis Star, Tom recently spoke at his son’s high school graduation. How cool would that be, to have someone so entertaining as your commencement speaker?! It turns out he delivered some good advice to the Park Tudor (an expensive [...]
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My grandfather died last week, and although we didn’t live close enough to see him often, I have fond memories of the times we had together. I’d like to share some of his words here, to honor him, on Father’s Day. “Clean your plate.” “Gettin’ old is hell.” “I’ll give you 45 minutes to cut [...]
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