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2009 High School Graduation Gift Ideas for Girls

Graduating from High School is a big deal and graduates’ success and accomplishment should be commended. If your daughter, sister, niece, or grand-daughter is graduating from high school this summer, getting her a gift to show your pride for her hard work and accomplishments is a good idea. Graduation gifts can range from small tokens ...

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7 Leftover Roast Turkey Ideas

After a holiday dinner, you usually have leftovers. Roast turkey is a common menu item for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter dinner, and that means leftover turkey. What do you do with pounds of leftover turkey meat? How do you make your next meal something more than just reheated roast turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy? ...

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Silent Auctions

Silent auctions are a profitable way to raise funds for any great cause, whether it is a registered charity or even for your son’s little league baseball team. I have done many silent auctions over the years, and have learned a few lessons about what works and what doesn’t work on an auction table. Any ...

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Historic Saint Bernards: Training Them is Easy

They are some of the largest dogs in the world, and Saint Bernard dogs have a rich history. Although they started out as watchdogs and companions for monks in about 1700, they were first used to accompany the monks into the mountains after snowstorms, to find missing or trapped travelers. The dogs seemed to have ...

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Frugal Kid’s Crafts: How to Make Paper Bag Costumes

When my children were between the ages of 3-7, one of their favorite craft activities was making costumes from a brown paper bag. With scissors and a little glue, those paper bags magically transformed into cowboys vests, Indian jackets, and space suits that kept them entertained for hours. Materials needed For this activity you will ...

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Hauntings in America: The Hannah House of Indianapolis

In central Indiana there sits a house whose history is so dark it spills into the present. The Hannah House is today considered one of America’s most haunted mansions, a known site of such paranormal activity as ghosts seen, moans and voices heard, and cold spots felt. At the root of the haunting is a ...

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Secrets to Weaning Your Infant

It can be difficult to distinguish when it is time to wean your infant from a bottle. Some babies will show an interest in a cup early on. That makes the job easier than when an infant doesn’t give you any signs at all. Here are some secrets to weaning your infant. 1. Watch for ...

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Poem for Father’s Day!

Though our time together was quite short Time is of no import I don’t feel like I missed a thing Each day was full of blessing It’s sad when I hear kids don’t feel the love That fathers ought to share an abundance of I grew up loved and cared for I grew up feeling ...

Kids Eat Free Deals in Savannah, Georgia

Visiting the exciting beautiful and historic city of Savannah offers a wide variety of entertainment and leisure activities. Before traveling to this quaint hamlet, research the many restaurants, which offer kids, eat free meal deals. Many family budget savings deals exist at area restaurants offers kids eat free Basil’s Pizza and Deli offers kids eat ...

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The Bullet Ant: It Stings like Hell

The Bullet Ant – The dangerous Paraponera clavata, more commonly known as the Bullet ant, is found in the rainforests from Nicaragua all the way to Paraguay. This area also includes the Amazon rainforest. The Bullet ant received it’s name due to people feeling like a bullet had hit them when the ant stings. The ...