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Ask The Graminator: February 2012
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I enjoy interacting with others, and getting new ideas about everyday things. Talk to me. Wednesday, February 8, 2012. One of my blogging friends ( http:/ simplyhappymama.blogspot.com. Tagged me on her blog and asked that I answer these questions. So here are my answers:. 1 Do you like to cook or bake? Both or neither. What is your favorite recipe? 2 A place you would love to visit but have not yet? I have always wanted to see Paris, France. It is on my bucket list. 3 Favorite childhood book? Oh so many ...
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Talking in All Caps: October 2012
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Monday, October 29, 2012. Toddler Bedtime Books: 5 Top Kids Books Tested. This week we’re reading through 6 bedtime books – 5 recommended by at least one top 100 list and one that my son and I loved reading again and again at bedtime. Bedtime is a very popular topic for kids books so I’ve decided to do two posts, this one includes books great for toddlers the 2nd will include books great for preschoolers. Unting Kisses: A Kiss and Read Book. 5 Good Night, Gorilla board book. Peggy Rathmann 1994 – T...
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Talking in All Caps: May 2011
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Friday, May 27, 2011. Chocolate Quinoa Cake: The Cake I Couldn’t Kill Even Though I Tried. I didn’t set out to try and kill this cake. I decided to make it for my birthday. People made fun of my when I made grilled angel food cake with balsamic vinegar, fresh pepper and cut up strawberry topping for Gordie’s first birthday cake (he just ate the topping) but I figured I’d get a free pass to try something different on. Birthday. Which actually I did. I would definitely make it again and honestly, wouldn...
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Talking in All Caps: Surprisingly Easy Sponge Toffee Recipe–Dairy Free
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013. Surprisingly Easy Sponge Toffee Recipe–Dairy Free. One day my husband suggested we try to make sponge toffee (think the inside of a crunchie bar. Neither of us had much experience making candy and we expected the process to be difficult. 2/3 cup corn syrup. 4 tsp baking soda. Grease and line a metal cake pan we used wax paper, but greased parchment paper is often recommended. (Do not be tempted to use a glass pan, you want something that has some bend to it). January 10, 2013 ...
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Talking in All Caps: July 2011
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Sunday, July 10, 2011. The Badlands weren’t in our original itinerary. We squeezed them in at the end of a very long day (after seeing the Devils Tower and Mount Rushmore) and unfortunately the lighting wasn’t great by the time we got there and we didn’t have a lot of energy left to get out and walk around. Inside the Visitor Centre mid way through the park. There are campgrounds inside the park as well as Cedar Pass Lodge (located by the visitor center). Rapid City is the closest large-ish city. You can...
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Talking in All Caps: June 2011
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Devils Tower National Monument. Inside the Visitor Centre at the base of the Tower (open mid-spring through fall). Not at the Monument. But you can stay at nearby Hulett. 30 minutes if you’re just stopping to look, 1.5 - 2 hours if you want to walk the 2km path around the tower too. There is a longer path (8km) if you are interested as well. Absolutely. It is a really interesting site. But I probably wouldn’t go again until my kid(s) would be old enough to remember. White tailed d...
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Talking in All Caps: February 2012
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Our Favorite Ipad/Iphone Apps for Older Toddlers/Young Preschoolers. 099 by iTot Apps. This app is super simple, but Gordie goes back to it again and again. Attractive pictures of real objects pop up on the screen and all you do is count the objects by touching each one. By http:/ www.tropisounds.com/. 199 Ipad (HD), $1.99 Iphone/Ipad. By THUP games $0.99. 4 Build a Word. 8211; by WordWorld $.099. 5 Jellytoons Toddler Skills – Bobo’s Birthday Challenge. So if your kid is a f...
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Talking in All Caps: November 2012
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012. Professional Camera Modes: How to Decide Which Professional Exposure Mode to Use. Learning to Use my DSLR – Practical Photography Tutorials. When I wrote my first photography post on taking better pictures of your kids in the snow. I realized that I didn’t know how to choose which professional mode to use. This seems to be a pretty fundamental gap in knowledge so I decided I should figure it out. If you are outside on a sunny day, you may want your ISO to be as low as 100.
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Talking in All Caps: How to Take Better Photos With Santa (and How Not to)
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Saturday, December 1, 2012. How to Take Better Photos With Santa (and How Not to). Even though my oldest is only 3, I have quite a bit of experience taking small kids to see Santa. Partly for my blog post where I talk about what it’s like to take photos with Santa at different malls in Calgary. And partly because I think it is just plain fun. My friends and family have kindly supplied me with some photos to round out my own to help you get better photos with Santa this year. 2 Dress for the Occasion.
