Time Passes Quickly

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August 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe that the year has gone by so fast already and soon Halloween, Thanksgiving , and Christmas will be here. It seems as you get older time flies by. The kids grow very fast and you sit back and wonder where did all the time go. I’ve learned over the years that […]

Cell Phones And Kids

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August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Well, I’ve been avoiding this issue for a long time as my kids and I had the discussion about getting a cell phone. Now my oldest daughter has one as she is 16. Now this is where it gets tricky. The 12 year old and even the 8 year old wants one. The rule was […]

Where Will It End?

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August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Every year it seems things just keep going higher and higher. fron fuel to food and even Amusement Parks. During usually October I take my kids to the Amusement park because it’s decorated in a Halloween theme and to be honest less of a crowd to battle when you want to ride something.  I hate […]

Video Games And More

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August 28, 2007 | 2 Comments

My son is a video game freak as I call him. He loves to play different games from combat to sports games and everything inbetween. Now some of the games that are on the market are pretty violent and shouldn’t be published, but that’s for another time and place. This column is the good about […]

A Smile Or Hug Is All It Takes

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August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Through our lifetime many things always seem to get in our way. With so many responsibilities as a single parent, sometimes we foregt the easiest things in life.  After everything is done and your ready to just crash for a few minutes remember to smile when your son or daughter asks you to help them […]

Kid’s Toy’s Sure Are Nice

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August 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I remember a time when growing up and silly putty and a yo-yo were the greatest gifts a kid could get. Now those gifts pale to comparison to the things that kids have to choose from. Talking computers and video games seem to be all the rage. The best they had when I was growing up […]

Kids Are Lazy These Days

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August 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Where I live it’s been in the 90’s and as I took a walk I was surprised at the number of kids I seen outside playing. A beautiful sunny day and very few kids around. I wondered to myself are kids just to lazy to get away from the air conditioning to enjoy the outside […]

Books, And More Books

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August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment

As a father I try to always get my kids to read as often as possible. Reading in my opinion is very beneficial to kids. Now usually I take the kids up to the library and they pick out a few books to take home and read. I decided this past week we would do something […]

Disney Channel A Force With Kids

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August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment

When the Disney Channel first came out I was a little skeptical that they could actually make it. I remember a time when cartoons was the main thing that was shown. Now things like Zac and Cody, Hannah Montana, rule the roast on the Disney Channel. over the years you have to give The Disney […]

Learning From A Kid?

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August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Learning from a kid? Yes, I will admit that I’ve had lessons taught to me from my own kids. Sometimes as parents we don’t listen to what are kids are really saying as we are so driven to get are point across. I’ve learned through the years that listening to your children no matter what […]

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