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Babies and Toddlers, Big Kids and Teenagers, Entertainment, Mind and Spirit, Seasonal, Travel
Summer is here. It is finally here, time to get out the sunscreen and swimsuits and get ready for FUN! Everyone wants to have a great summer, keep it fun and exciting, and keep your kids occupied so they are not bored and staring at the tv for 3 months. Summertime can get expensive, you […]
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Home and Garden
Here are a few June gardening tasks and projects that you can do to help keep your garden looking it’s best for the rest of this season.
Perennials, annuals, and bulbs
Has your spring been somewhat less than a sunny, gardeners delight? Haven’t had enough time to get the garden looking quite right yet? ‘Color Spots’ may […]
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Women's Health
Eat Healthy “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” There’s more truth to this saying than we once thought. What you eat and drink and what you don’t eat and drink can definitely make a difference to your health. Eating five or more servings of fruits and vegetables a […]
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Men's Health
4 Steps to a Perfect Shave
Article found on Men’s Health.com
One of our scruffier reporters recently spent 50 minutes in a leather chair for a $45 shave at The Art of Shaving, a high-end “barber spa” with locations in New York City, Miami, and Dallas. “Baby smooth,” he judged.
The tips he gleaned: […]
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Entertainment, Movie Reviews
This film is a dark comedy/romantic drama. The idea is a brilliant study of a person’s fears and how those fears can be dealt with in the most extreme and the most gentle ways. It is intriguing and interesting, although a little slow at times. This is not an action packed thriller, it is […]
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Seasonal
Here is a collection of some legendary fathers and their children
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Entertainment, Music Reviews
This album was actually released back in November 2007, by the KILLERS, Las Vegas indie rockers. It is a full cd of 17 songs which are demos, B-sides, rarities, remixes, and covers. It is a great mix of songs and a really invigorating album to listen to.
The first track, Tranquilize, is a new song […]
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Seasonal
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an annual holiday or holiday observance in 26 states of the United States. Celebrated on June 19, it commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas. The holiday originated in Galveston, Texas; for more than a century, the state of Texas was the […]
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Seasonal
Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had the idea of a “father’s day.” She thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909.Sonora wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth […]
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Babies and Toddlers, Big Kids and Teenagers, Entertainment
Last month Parental Playground had a contest to find the #1 SUPER MOM on our site! Here are the results, as voted upon by our members!
Winner~ Candie aka Candice (shown with her husband, Martin and son, Xander)
Name~ Candice
Age~ 26
Children’s names and ages~ Xander Joseph, 19 months. Anya Patricia (just days from being born!)
Martial status~ […]
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Seasonal
Did You Know?
Mr. Mom
- 159,000 estimated number of stay-at-home dads in 2006. These married fathers with children younger than 15 have remained out of the labor force for more than one year primarily so they can care for the family while their wives work outside the home. These fathers cared for 283,000 children.
Married Fathers
- […]
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Food and Drinks, Seasonal
BREAKFEST
Cheese Blintzes with Broiled Pineapple
Recipe courtesy Gale Gand
Crepes:
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 cup flour
Unsalted butter
Cheese Filling:
1/2 cup chilled heavy cream
1/2 cup ricotta
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
Confectioners’ sugar
Broiled Pineapple:
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1 cup toasted macadamia nuts, […]