2009 October

Monday Blog Meme: Curious As A Cat Questions

October 26, 2009 By Mimi Klosterman

Here’s a meme that asks 4 curious questions:

1) What genre of movies do you prefer? Action adventure

2) If you could have overheard a specific conversation between any two people, what would it be? Don’t really have an answer but my husband’s answer is the conversation between Kennedy and Khrushchev over the Cuban missile crisis.

3) What behavior do you think is the most common but rudest? People swearing

4) Show and Tell. What comes to mind first when you see this picture? Or, tell a story if it reminds you of one. A couple of guys having fun playing football.

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Filed Under: Mom Topics

Video: A Professional Sidewalk Chalk Artist

October 25, 2009 By Mimi Klosterman

Julian Beever’s art is really unique. My kids have drawn an American Flag that took up half of our driveway. I wonder how much chalk you need to make one of these.

Filed Under: Crafts & Hobbies

Link Love: Easy and Healthy Homemade Baby Food

October 24, 2009 By Mimi Klosterman

Here’s a site that has great recipes for homemade baby food – Wholesome Baby Food. They have recipes for baby food using pumpkin, avocado, winter squash, and sweet potato.

Besides recipes, they also have other informative articles:

How to puree and store the baby food
How to introduce solids to your baby
How it costs less to make your own baby food
How to prepare the baby food to bring to your daycare

This is very easy to do and healthy, too. So head on over there and check them out!

Filed Under: Health & Wellness

Mom’s Talk Biz Gift for Stories About At Home Moms

October 23, 2009 By Mimi Klosterman

Here’s your chance to receive a gift certificate from Mom’s Talk Biz and your story to be printed in a book.

Work at Home and Stay at Home Moms live in isolation for long periods of time. Everyday life spent mostly with little people and a lack of adult interaction on its own can be tough on moms.

Add financial, health, family or relationship problems and these moms go beyond feeling isolated – they become desperate for support and friendship.

Thank God for the internet! What would we do without the friendships and sense of community that we find online?

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Filed Under: Stay At Home Moms

Is Your Child Interested in Computers As a Profession?

October 22, 2009 By Mimi Klosterman

If your child is interested in computers, there are different professions your child can choose from. If you’re not sure what he or she wants to do, here are some free software programs that can help determine what he or she wants to do.

For graphic designers, try GIMP which is a free photo editor similar to Photoshop.

Web designers/developers will enjoy using KompoZer, a free HTML editor similar to Microsoft Frontpage.

If he or she enjoys programming, try Visual Basic, a free programming language from Microsoft. This can lead to a position as a software developer/programmer.

One of our children has used each of these programs and enjoys using all of them. These are great things to learn especially in the age of technology.

Have you or your child tried these programs before?

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