I’m always on the lookout for fun things to do with my kids.
One of my friends had a 50th birthday not too long ago and among the decorations were a number of (black, haha) vinyl 50’s some of which we took home for souvenirs.
Anyway, one day I thought whoever needed some lovin’ should hand the 50 to the one they wanted it from. It then becomes that person’s to pass along to another family member when they need the perks. And so on…
It always brings smiles. We do it goofy sometimes (accompanied with a lot of laughter): cheek hugs (where you press cheek to cheek) or elbow hugs (ya gotta be careful and not slip the elbows off each other) or chin hugs (ditto) or forehead hugs or shoulder hugs (pressing your shoulders together) …butterfly kisses (eyelashes)…quick hugs…etc. and normal ones too…
Last night when my youngest came up to the computer where I was sitting, I gave her the 50…and then immediately she gave it back to me (so she would receive her 50 hugs and kisses and love pats)…so now I have to pass it on again. Other times if she has kept it, she will bring it in a few nights later…
Anyway, it’s fun and instant validation.
So much of parenting is serious, so it’s always good to have some fun memories. I try to make some fun ones every day. This was really important when one of our girls was especially difficult to parent.
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Here’s a story from the world’s oldest blogger, of how she was bullied and how she solved it.
Olive is 107 and as feisty as my grandmother was. I think I’d like her! What a gal! (I miss my grandma!)
I was once told by my older daughter’s school that bullying is just a natural part of junior high and high school. I think not! was basically what I said.
Now, of course, they take a no-bullying stance, but it was sure a long time coming. And I’m not sure they can solve what takes place after school.
Have you ever been bullied? how did you solve it? (Me, I left quickly the place where I should not have been alone. I never told my mother either!)
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This is a cute story and just makes my day, plus the cat is one gorgeous cat! To see pictures of the cat, go here.
Bus drivers have nicknamed a white cat Macavity after it has started using the No 331 several mornings a week.
The feline, which has a purple collar, gets onto the busy Walsall to Wolverhampton bus at the same stop most mornings – he then jumps off at the next stop 400m down the road, near a fish and chip shop.
The cat was nicknamed Macavity after the mystery cat in T.S Elliot’s poem. He gets on the bus in front of a row of 1950s semi-detached houses and jumps off at a row of shops down the road which include a fish and chip shop.
Driver Bill Khunkhun, 49, who first saw the cat jumping from the bus in January, said: “It is really odd, the first time I saw the cat jumping off the bus with a group of passengers. I hadn’t seen it get on which was a bit confusing.
“The next day I pulled up on Churchill Road to let a couple of passengers on. As soon as I opened the doors the cat ran towards the bus, jumped on and ran under one of the seats, I don’t think any of the passengers noticed.
“Because I had seen it jump off the day before I carried on driving and sure enough when I stopped just down the road he jumped off – I don’t know why he would catch the bus but he seems to like it. I told some of the other drivers on this route and they have seen him too.”
Since January, when the cat first caught the bus he has done it two or three times a week and always gets on and off at the same stops.
Passenger, Paul Brennan, 19, who catches the 331 to work, said: “I first noticed the cat a few weeks ago. At first I thought it had been accompanied by its owner but after the first stop it became quite clear he was on his own.
“He sat at the front of the bus, waited patiently for the next stop and then got off. It was was quite strange at first but now it just seems normal. I suppose he is the perfect passenger really – he sits quietly, minds his own business and then gets off.”
Review Lancome Lip colors Lancome makes beautiful lippies. Many of them have a high lustre. I have never had a lipstick go bad on me. No matter how long I have owned it, they are still fresh. And the...
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Once again knitted graffiti is on the march, because of the Houston group, this time in Stockholm, Sweden, where graffiti is prohibited.
Imagine measuring a statue that they will knit a sweater for! I don’t know whether this makes me laugh out loud (I’d love to see it) or whether I think they have too much time (or yarn) on their hands. This is taking street art to a new level.
Actually, you can find a picture of the sweatered statue here, and it does make me smile. You’ll also find pictures of some of their other knitted graffiti projects.
Maskan (“the stitch”), one of three code-named female founders of the Stockholm “guerrilla knitting” group, , is telling me about their upcoming knitting graffiti action. Inspired by the Houston group, Knitta Please, Stickkontakt decorate everything from lampposts and bins to park benches and tree trunks with colorful yarns. “We often have political messages,” Maskan tells me. “But sometimes we don’t. Once, we decided to celebrate Sweden’s few female statues by dressing up four of them as super heroines.”
There is a zero tolerance policy for graffiti in Stockholm; any unauthorized street art must be removed within 24 hours. But that hasn’t dissuaded guerrilla knitters.
Does this sound like vandalism to you?
Not to me!
“We’re hoping that our actions – which can hardly be called vandalism – will serve as a kind of gateway to making people more open to street art in general,” says Maria, cofounder of another knitting graffiti group called Masquerade.
Maria and her friend Lina, the other cofounder of Masquerade, see knitting graffiti as fun, harmless, quirky, and soft, with the potential for a global impact. In fact, they recently returned from a trip where they used knitting graffiti to “tag” along the Trans-Siberian railway in Russia, Mongolia, and China. By Nathalie Rothschild | 09.22.09
What is the difference between the two Swedish groups Guerilla Knitting and Masquerade?
Maybe not a lot. You can see pictures from Masquerade here.
Would you be a part of a knitted graffiti group?
Doing something out of the ordinary to bring color and joy to people’s lives appeals to me. I could be a part of it. How about you?
Karin
A fellow knitter, at least at times, but so far no graffiti — I tend to decorate me, my friends and family.
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Central to the story are three sisters ranging in age upwards from 69. They were so funny to me, especially when they instigate a ‘kidnapping’ of sorts, which is really a rescue. I suppose what I like about them is that I want to be like them when I get to that point in life — feisty, involved, loving, fun to be around, engaged in what is going on around them, taking care of their families. I wasn’t enamored of the amount of drinking they did. And there is a brief mention of a child born and left to be raised in Japan.
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All work and no play can make you a basket case.
A cute tail attracts a lot of attention.
Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.
Let happy thoughts multiply like rabbits.
Some body parts should be floppy.
Keep your paws off of other people’s jelly beans.
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The grass is always greener is someone else’s basket.
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It stays just this side of being too much.
It kept you wondering how they filmed it to look so real. (unseen wires)…
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OK, be honest now, who's going to see Indy? Count us in. We are going. I'm not sure if we will take the 12 and 10 year olds, but the other three of us will go. We had an Indy marathon the other night...
10 reasons -- or 100 -- for loving Troll beads 10. They make you happy. 9. They are easy to transport 'cause they're small. That is, until you collect several drawers full as some aficionados have at their finger tips. 8. It's nice to be...
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