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Did You Dress Up?

So many adults are claiming Halloween as their right to party, that I wonder if this is about the kids anymore? I mean, so many people are going out to parties tonight – will there be anyone home to hand out candy to the trick or treaters?

I am dressing up and going out – but I am staying home to hand out candy until after 9:00. I think there will be at least 40 or 50 kids coming to my house this year. But 9:00 is late for little kids, so that’s when I’m cutting out the porch light and stopping the giveaways. Then I will head downtown and find some of my friends at a club and have some adult fun, too.

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Keeping Your Child Active During the Summer

Once school is out for the summer, children don’t get as much play time. Sure, they might get to the park once in a while, but it isn’t a daily activity like playing in the schoolyard. Luckily, there are a few things that you can do to ensure that your child gets enough exercise when school is on hiatus.

Summer Camps

There are a number of different summer camps in Battle Creek MI that meet this purpose. These camps are aimed at not only keeping your children active, but also educating them in the process. There are a few different types of camps available, so have a look around to see what you can find.

Play Dates

Setting up a few play dates with your child’s friends works wonders because it allows them to get some exercise. If you are seriously committed to the cause, you can take turns hosting the event and allowing the other parents some time away.

Daycare

Even if you are a stay at home parent, putting your child in daycare for a few hours per week could be beneficial. Not only does it allow the child to interact with other kids, but it can also get him outside more often than he would at home.

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Halloween plans

As of right now, I’m not sure what I may be doing for Halloween. Usually by now, I’ve got my costume planned and candy has been bought, since the kids around my house usually don’t go out on actually Halloween night. Since it falls on a Monday this year and it’s a school night, they will be coming around on Saturday. I just hope it’s not cold and raining like it has been for the past few years. Sure spoils the kid’s fun.

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Bargain Bin Movies

At Wal-Mart there was a big bin of movies priced at $5 each, so I took a look. There were a bunch of titles of movies there were big hits in the 1980’s and 1990’s. I thought it might be good to pick up a few kids movies and a couple sci-fi movies to have onhand in case of a rainy weekend. for $5 each, it was easy to find several and not spend very cash.

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Dinner with Wendy

My girlfriend, Wendy was so bummed out today after sending her kids back to their dad that I invited her to dinner and some girl talk. Wendy has two kids but their dad has custody of them during the school year and they come to visit Wendy on holidays and for two months each summer. So the summer vacation is over and they had to go back.

They are great kids – they seem really well adjusted, excellent manners, very lovable. I wonder if they will stay that way or if being in the public school system will corrupt them. Wendy worries that once they are under the influence of other kids and get peer pressure that they will pick up a lot of bad habits and bad language from the other kids. I’m afraid she’s right, but that’s why parenting kids when they are school age is still so important – you have to be ever vigilant.

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Love these hash browns

I decided to try these hash browns one day just on a fluke. I figured it would be enough for maybe one or two people. Wrong. It is enough for all of us to have with breakfast. That is if some of the people you are feeding are kids and don’t eat a whole lot. In any case, we all loved them and they just go into the cupboard and don’t have to be refrigerated. I really love that!

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Iron Man

The kids are driving me crazy to go see the new Iron Man 3 movie. I can’t say that I blame them, because I would like to see it too. I am just not sure I want to brave the crowds tonight. I really prefer matinee’s, when the crowds are much less and the seating is better. Fighting for seats that are together is not my idea of a good time and my kids sit with me no matter what. I will have to see about going tomorrow. If I buy the tickets online tonight, then the kids will probably leave me alone about it. lol

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Better late then never

I just wanted to say a late Happy Mothers Day to all of the mom’s out there. I had a wonderful day with my kids and was very busy. They made me breakfast in bed and then we left the house to spend time at the park having fun. It was a beautiful day, with a lovely breeze and we had a great time.

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Drug abuse

I recently read about a child roughly the age of my son who died of a drug overdose. I was appalled by this as the child lived in the next town over from us. We didn’t know him, but it brought home the necessity of talking to my children about saying NO to drugs again. I know that the D.A.R.E program in school helps some, but parents need to be proactive in defending their children from the drug pushers.

In addition to the child I mentioned, there is one distant family member of ours that has had an addiction for a long time. We don’t see her very often and that is probably a good thing. I don’t want my children to think that drugs are harmless, because someone they know does them. They need to know that not only can drugs kill you, but they can ruin and chance you have at a decent life. I think I will have them write down questions they have about drugs and then answer them as we go. That might be a good way to help keep them safe. An honest question, deserves an honest answer and they know it.

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Last few weeks of school

Well it is the last few weeks of school and the big exams are over. I am very happy for that. Now we just have to get through the end of year concerts, award ceremonies, field days and the like. OH and one field trip that should have been scheduled much earlier in the year. The kids would have appreciated getting out of the classroom half way through the year more then at the end. It’s whatever though. My little guy is happy to be going at all.

Once the last day of school comes and goes, then it is time to find ways to keep them entertained throughout the summer. Weekends are the easy part, but during the week is going to be trying for my nerves. Wish me luck !