In our house, she is the ultimate rock star. She has a killer wardrobe, cool friends and awesome adventures. My daughter laughs and shrieks with delight when she sees her. Who is this hip chick?

It’s Chica the Chicken!

Preschoolers may already know Chica as one of the many fun characters from “The…

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Click on the link below to watch Moms' Timeout Show: Christmas Special

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twaClWy-4jA&feature=player_embedded

…..and now…

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I went to a barbecue with my Dutch friends (and some lovely regular old American friends, too) at their rental house in Inverness this past weekend. Inverness?, you may be thinking, Why Inverness? Or, if you are not from Florida, you might be thinking, What’s an Inverness? Is that some sort of belly button condition?

This was the same question I had. Not the belly button one, the Why Inverness? one.  Not that I had anything against Inverness, it’s…

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Oh, Rob!  is one of the most repeated lines from the Dick Van Dyke Show.  Another one is "It's just like my Aunt Agnes used to say..."

The Dick Van Dyke Show came out in 1961 and ran until 1966 and was created by the talented Carl Reiner.  This show ended in 1966 and the reruns are still going strong to this day due to the talent of all the actors and writers.…

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It's time.



And unless you've been under a rock, you know that it's Oprah Winfrey's Farewell Season. http://www.oprah.com/packages/farewell-season.html



But now, millions around the world -- instead of saying, "O for Oprah", many are saying, "O - OH-NO!"



After 25 years, Oprah Winfrey is set to say good-bye and dim the lights on her afternoon program. Don't miss the final moments - here's… Continue

I just recently told you about James Tate.

 

James Tate and His Date.



Remember this:







According to Connecticut teen James Tate, he thought a written invitation would garner his a “Yes” from his date… here’s how he did it… giant letters on the side of the building at Shelton High School. 

After seeing Tate’s invitation on…

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Today I am hosting my first blog hop. The rules are simple. Grab my button, follow Establishing Christian Parenting(me) Leave a comment so I can follow back. Hop around to other blogs and show the love. Please only family friendly blogs. Be sure to link up.
Show the Love Saturday Blog Hop

We visited my brother Jordan, and his family, Sunday afternoon. He’d

invited us down to watch the Blue Angels’ air show, because my brother

isn’t afraid of fighter jets rolling out of the sky and liquefying his

body into pool of jello. My brother, he’s so stupid fearless.



Except lunch at their place turned into an impromptu photo-shoot with my

nephew, Max, and niece, Mia, and that ran into their nap time so… Continue