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How to: Give your Dyson Vacuum a “Haircut”

February 19th, 2008 by Elaine · 4 Comments

If anyone in your family (or even your pet) has long hair, you’ve probably had trouble with your vacuum cleaner getting weaker or losing suction. It’s even happened to our powerful Dyson, which claims right on the vacuum that it’s “The first vacuum cleaner that doesn’t lose suction.” We have the Dyson DC07 Bagless Vacuum [...]

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Tags: Gadgets · Hack · HowTo · Technology

How to make your own Spot the Dog puppet

February 10th, 2008 by Elaine · 6 Comments

Sammy and Sophie love the Spot the Dog series of books by Eric Hill. Their favorite ones are the lift the flap books like “Where’s Spot?” and “Spot Goes to School.”  When our local public library announced that Spot the Dog was coming to visit, they were so excited!  Sammy gave Spot a big [...]

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Tags: Activities · Distractions · Family · HowTo · Parenting · Toys

Sour Cream & Chive Mashed Potatoes and Mashed Potato Soup Recipes

December 21st, 2007 by Elaine · 5 Comments

Every time I make sour cream & chive mashed potatoes, I double the recipe so I can make mashed potato soup with the leftovers. The soup is so good, especially on a chilly winter day! My kids love both the mashed potatoes and the soup! I modified these recipes after first seeing [...]

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Happy Halloween 2007!

October 31st, 2007 by Elaine · 3 Comments

This year, Sophie is dressing up as a cute little elephant. She loves to make elephant noises while pretending her arm is her trunk. She does this any time she sees a picture of her costume, or any elephant at all. It’s so adorable!
Sammy still loves trains, so he is wearing his [...]

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Tags: Parenting

Thomas & Friends Replacements Finally Received

October 25th, 2007 by Elaine · No Comments

After over four months, we finally received our Thomas & Friends replacement vehicles. We received Skarloey, Sodor Mail Car, Water Tanker, and Hook & Ladder Truck in the mail today. They look just like the ones we sent back, but seem brand new and smell like paint. I hope there is NO [...]

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