Breaking the Silence: impending blog name change (Lord willing:)

To anyone wondering if our last post was significant of anything....I am stepping out of denial to publicly acknowledge it.

I am 20 weeks pregnant! We are happily expecting our new addition in late summer.

Explore: Playground World Kids Play

1014 Jaycox Road

Avon, Ohio 44011

440-937-5760

Kids can play for free in the showroom at Playground World in Avon from 11am-12pm on Mondays and Fridays. Days and times subject to change. Call to confirm.

We had lots of fun although it was very popular so there were many families having fun along with us.

Top Baby Names Of The Decade

Here is the list. Only George (unranked) and Rachel (#39) were born in the 2000's.

Of our kids from the 90's, Emma (#1), Nathan (#25), Luke (#38), and Jacob (#2) all made the list.

Brooke stands with George (and Kevin) as an "unpopular" name. Even Victoria (#43) made the list.

Dinner With Dad - Is It True?

For some reason this school year, even now that soccer practice is over, we've gotten out of the habit of having dinner together. Victoria and I discussed this and are making a conscious effort to sit down together as a family several nights each week.

I recently finished reading the book Dinner With Dad, by Cameron Stracher. Cameron made a commitment to not only have dinner at home, but also to cook the meal about half the time. One idea I stole from him is the conversational tool, "Is It True?"

In this game, each person says 2 things that happened to them that day, one true and one false, and everybody else at the table has to guess which one is true. My 2 things today were:

"I ran with a new friend, Mike, who lives in North Ridgeville." or "I helped my boss buy 3 dozen donuts for our department to celebrate his 50th birthday tomorrow." We had 2 guesses for each, but the 2nd one was true ... I did run at lunch with a new guy named Mike who grew up in North Ridgeville but now lives in Lakewood.

Candy Buyback

A local dentist is offering to buy back Halloween candy at a rate of $1 per pound. Check out this article for more details.

Get it Clean!

I love my Shaklee Get Clean laundry detergent so much....I did ALL the dirty laundry in the house. It smells terrific and seems squeaky clean. And there are no harsh chemicals right next to my skin.

Support Our Choir!

Family and friends who would like to support Emma in Senior Choir may shop HERE.

Search our state, then the school district name, then Vocal Music. You need to put in her full name too and her grade (11).

They have some nice inexpensive products. Including a wipe off magnet chart educational tool for teaching little ones to eat a healthy diet.