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Halloween. It’s the beginning of the holiday frenzy for us. And sure enough, this year, we had a gazillion things to do – Halloween Parties, Pumpkin Carving, Pumpkin Seed Roasting, Costume Decisions to be made. The list was never ending. But the costumes were chosen, at last. A Death Eater. A Witch. And for the […]

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I knew the day would come, when requests for Disney/Cartoon themed pumpkins and costumes would end. And so it has, for at least, Alex. This year instead of a Disney Prince or a Knight, he wanted to be a Death Eater from Harry Potter. Okay, it’s Harry Potter so I wasn’t too sad. Then he […]

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I posted the review over at Keep Reading To Your Child but had to mention it here as well. I’m often asked what books inspired my strong love of fantasy fiction. And while I point to The Chronicles of Narnia most often, the truth is there was a little book found in the recesses of […]

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A pause to get all braggy about one of the kids. I know and you, yourself are pausing to think – what again? Alex had a wonderful year in Fourth Grade. He has grown so much this year both physically and mentally. And in the last week of school, he received the Student of the […]

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Alex had been waiting for what seems like forever for his Harry Potter birthday party. And finally, the day came. Thanks to one of my online friends for her recommendation, we had Harry Potter light up magic wands for the boys. They also had Harry Potter glasses and to add to the mix, I made […]

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So the morning Alex and I left for our Cal excursion, I posted on twitter “9.5. yo son thinks Cal will be like Hogwarts. Yeah-No.” And the @Cal Alumni twitter account picked that up and broadcast it on their twitter feed. I was pretty amused. But honestly, Alex knee deep wading through all the Hogwarts […]

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It all started with the exciting news that Reno was getting their very own AAA baseball team, the Reno Aces. The above is a picture of the new stadium. You can imagine the excitement in our sports filled household. I’m trying to relate it to something I would be enthused about, let me think, ah, […]

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