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The Force

Take Me Back Tuesday: The One and Only Weapon of A Jedi Knight

By on March 2, 2010 in Take Me Back Tuesday

Tweet In the summer of 1997 in a galaxy far, far away an internal power struggle was creating disturbances in the Force. It was a vicious battle of good against good. Jedi tore through back yards, jumping out of tree forts and wielding improvised weapons as we brutally destroyed our best friends. It was the [...]

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A Sea Shore Showcase – Magnificent Sand Sculptures

By on February 8, 2010 in Just for Fun

Tweet The fact is – sand gets everywhere! Whether you’re playing in a sandbox or lounging on the beach, sand will cling to every piece of cloth, it will fill every visible and unknown crevice, and it will provide hours of building amusement for youngsters and adults … who could ask for more? I loved [...]

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Pairing Pictures – Take Me Back Tuesday remembers the Memory Game

By on January 19, 2010 in Take Me Back Tuesday

Tweet I remember when I was little and couldn’t remember anything! No, really. Whether you asked me what TV show I had watched an hour before or where I’d put my favorite toy, my brain refused to remember. One night my dad (as part of a joke, I’ve no doubt) brought home the infamous game [...]

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Cardboard Imagination and Paper Creations – Take Me Back Tuesday remembers Paper Dolls

By on January 12, 2010 in Take Me Back Tuesday

Tweet I loved playing with my cousin’s china dolls (which she did not love me doing) because I didn’t have any unique dolls of my own. So, on my fifth birthday, she gave me a set of paper dolls with oodles of bright and colorful clothing that she made herself – it was the perfect [...]

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Pumped About Pipe Cleaners – A New Twist on a Craft Classic

By on January 8, 2010 in Just for Fun

Tweet I’ll never forget the scraggly pre-school pipe cleaners that plagued my beautiful art projects! Sure, pipe cleaners were perfect to use as the arms and legs of paper projects, or to make cute animals, but when they touched a glob of glue their soft fuzz would shrivel and all but disappear. These less-than-fuzzy pipe [...]

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Hands-Down Entertainment on Wheels – The New Way to Handstand

By on January 7, 2010 in Just for Fun

Tweet My first handstand attempt at 6 years old: I was standing barefoot on the edge of the hard blue gym mat with my hands held shakily in front of me. Taking a step forward to brace myself, I placed my hands on the mat and pushed my feet in the air (but they didn’t [...]

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