Wow. In a report recently released by the US Department of Agriculture, the average middle-income American family will pay almost a quarter of a million dollars to raise a child (not including college expenses). A family that earns more than $100K a year pays over $150K more than the middle income family. In this article [...]
Minecraft – Penguin by ~Dragonith on deviantART With a Minecraft fantatic in the house it’s a no brainer to appreciate the talent it took to create these Minecraft penguin models. Doesn’t look like they are part of an actual mod yet but I’m sure someone will do the programming and these little guys can wander [...]
In addition to a love of all things train and car, my almost 2-year-old nephew has a funny obsession with fish. I say funny because it’s funny to watch his reaction whenever he sees a fish of any kind in any medium…he jumps up and down shouting “FISH! FISH!” until we acknowledge that we, too, [...]
It’s that time of year when students around the country scramble to develop a science fair project that is at least somewhat interesting to them AND can be completed before the deadline. This year our science fair project (I say “our” because it really is a group effort helping him narrow down his options, select [...]
My family and I are loving the explosion of creative Muppet-related items appearing in the world! And I’m always on the look out for new ways to decorate cupcakes. There are no how-to instructions but I think I can figure it out with a little work. Love these! The Muppets by ~gertygetsgangster on deviantART
Another fantastic holiday Gingerbread Village display at the Seattle Sheraton this year. The theme was “Holiday Express” and we were all amazed at what these fine chefs and artists could create using candy! We saw a surfin’ Santa, the abominable snow monster, short yellow minions celebrating the holiday, and much more. Our favorite “houses” included [...]
“Why does it take pirates so long to learn the alphabet? Because they can spend years at C!” – PirateJokes.net Arrr, mateys! Did ya know it be International Talk Like a Pirate Day today? Aye, ’tis and we be eager ta join the fun! Ah, we’re not experts at “pirate-speak” yet but it is quite [...]