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Archives for January 2013

Birthday Boy – Give Me Your Best Shot #PSF

Thursday, January 31, 2013 by Lolli 4 Comments

zebra birthday cake- 12 year old birthday boy

Shopping for a 12 year old boy is tough. The only two things he wanted were to join a field hockey team and to have a special birthday dinner at Outback Steakhouse. The dinner was easy enough to handle, but here are NO hockey teams anywhere close to us. 12 year olds no longer play…

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Filed Under: Family life, Give Me Your Best Shot - Photostory Friday, Holidays & Celebrations, Photography Tagged With: birthday, Family life, Give Me Your Best Shot - Photostory Friday, PhotoStory Friday

Step-by-Step Guide to Converting Home Movies into DVDs

Thursday, January 31, 2013 by Lolli 1 Comment

YesVideo - how to convert home movies to DVD

In the last 17 1/2 years since I got married and had kids, I’ve gathered up quite an extensive collection of home movies. I started out using one of those enormous camcorders recording on VHS, then moved to a smaller camcorder using smaller tapes. Eventually, we bought a video recorder that used mini DVDs, and…

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Filed Under: Technology, Video Tagged With: #Yesmemory, Family life, memories, Technology, video, YesVideo

Birthday Cake Rice Krispie Treats

Wednesday, January 30, 2013 by Lolli 5 Comments

Whether you're celebrating a birthday or just celebrating....any day, these birthday cake rice krispie treats are SO good. You won't believe how easy they are, and how much they taste like birthday cake! Great no-bake alternative to birthday cake!

In honor of my son’s birthday, I wanted to share the recipe for these delectable rice krispie treats that I made this past weekend. The addition of dry cake mix adds a touch of flavor to the classic rice krispie treats, and the sprinkles add a touch of FUN that will draw the kids (and…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes Tagged With: desserts, Recipes, rice crispy treats, rice krispie treats, rice krispy treats

My Almost-Teenage Son. Eek! #WordlessWednesday

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 by Lolli 21 Comments

birthday collage

Tomorrow, my oldest son (baby #3) will wake up as a 12 year old. It’s already bad enough that he’s growing about a foot a month and is in high school math at the middle school. Sigh. There’s no avoiding or denying it now. I’m about to have a teenage boy in the house. Wednesday…

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Filed Under: Holidays & Celebrations, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: birthday, Wordful Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday

Monster Valentine’s Day Cards Craft Tutorial #Printables

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 by Lolli 15 Comments

Monster Valentines Day Cards Craft tutorial

My kids and I are just a little bit excited that Hotel Transylvania is available on DVD and Blu-ray today (shh…don’t tell, but someone who’s having a birthday tomorrow is getting this!). To celebrate the release of the DVD, my kids and I came up with a super-fun and easy craft inspired by the movie….

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Filed Under: Movies, Projects and crafts, Tutorials Tagged With: crafts, movies, tutorials, Valentine's Day

The One and Only Ivan – Announcing the 2013 Newbery Medal Winner!

Monday, January 28, 2013 by Lolli 2 Comments

My two youngest kids and I have been enjoying reading a book together called The One and Only Ivan, and were thrilled to find out that “Ivan” was crowned with the 2013 Newbery Medal. What is the Newbery Award? The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by…

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Filed Under: Book Club, Parenting Tagged With: book club, books, Parenting

Chipotle’s Pork Carnitas Copycat Recipe {Crock Pot}

Monday, January 28, 2013 by Lolli 26 Comments

Chipotle's pork carnitas copycat recipe

OK, I’ve been gradually adding the Chipotle copycat recipes that we used for my daughter’s 16th birthday party, and THIS ONE…is my favorite. Prepare to be blown away by it’s awesomeness. Chipotle’s carnitas (shredded pork) is extremely flavorful, and perfect in a salad, burrito, rice bowl…you name it. 5.0 from 3 reviews Chipotle’s Pork Carnitas…

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: crock pot, main dish, Recipes

Love is the Flower… John Lennon Quote #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot

Thursday, January 24, 2013 by Lolli 7 Comments

This past week, I was able to attend (and photograph) the wedding of an old friend of mine. I love how happy love makes two people. And I love, as a photographer, to be right in the middle of so much new, fresh love so often. I love this “Love is the flower” quote from…

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Filed Under: Give Me Your Best Shot - Photostory Friday, Photography Tagged With: Give Me Your Best Shot - Photostory Friday, Photography, PhotoStory Friday, wedding

Keep Kids Entertained With the #LEGOChannel

Thursday, January 24, 2013 by Lolli

LEGO® YouTube home

Today we woke up to snow on the ground. The last few days have had a single-digit low (when KitKat left for school on Wednesday morning, Weather.com said it was 9° outside). That’s cold. And it means that we’re spending a lot more time indoors. I’m sure you can imagine what 7 people cooped up…

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Filed Under: Entertainment, Giveaways, Parenting, Video Tagged With: entertainment, giveaways, Parenting

The Henry Ford Museum #WordlessWednesday

Tuesday, January 22, 2013 by Lolli 20 Comments

Dymaxion house at the Henry Ford Museum

Last week, I spent an evening wandering around the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit with my friend Jenn from The Rebel Chick, and I came home with so many photos that I had to make a few collages to share. I don’t know about Jenn, but the attraction I enjoyed most (do you call them…

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Filed Under: Travels, Wordless Wednesday Tagged With: travel, Wordful Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday

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