Recently, I posed a question that parents everywhere need to answer at some point in time: "What's the youngest age you can leave kids home alone?". We took calls and discussed it on the website and Facebook, and there were some interesting opinions shared in our conversations, so we put together a poll to see where Abilene stands on the subject. The results are in.
I'm a reader so I always like to get books for kids. I don't think kids are read to enough anymore. I remember my mom used to read us Little Golden Books, my favorite was The Poky Little Puppy. There are books that contain a variety of children's stories and usually you can find all your favorites in one spot. Here are my top 5 children's stories.
I know a couple of people who could probably go an entire week speaking in nothing but movie quotes. You probably know someone like that, too. The guy at work who seems to quote a movie with every conversation, or finishes emails with "Stay gold, Ponyboy", and always seems to have what he thinks is the perfect quote to draw the parallel between film and real life.
I believe there's a little bit of that person in all of us.
Any opportunity to stimulate a kids' brain during the weekend is good. Parents, don't forget there's a way that kids can have fun this summer in an educational setting at The National Center For Children's Illustrated Literature (NCCIL). Every Saturday afternoon, the NCCIL hosts "Family Fun Saturdays".
I was shopping with my 12 year old son at the Mall of Abilene a while back. Near the main entrance, we saw a small, maybe 5 year old boy, having what appeared to be an epic meltdown. With a mom holding the boy by the hand, the child screaming and trying his best to wiggle away to freedom. We've all witnessed this situation, right?
I don’t usually pay close attention to what other guys are wearing, but the other day I couldn't help but notice the footwear on my coworker, Chaz. He happened to be sporting a pair of checkered Vans. You may remember it as the shoe that Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) used to thump himself in the head in the 1982 classic film “Fast Times At Ridgemont High”. Now, 30 years later, Chaz is sporting them on Casual Friday at the office.
Our family just welcomed in a new member. Her name is Penny, and she's currently fits in the palm of my hand. We already have 2 other dogs, so my wife and I figured adding a third would be no big deal. We've raised dogs from puppies before, so this would be a piece of cake, right? It seems there are a few things we've forgotten about having a new puppy in the house, so I'm here to share what we are re-learning in my household.
As part of my job, I regularly visit and search YouTube. I'm really impressed with the variety of information that intermingles on this video sharing website. It never fails that when I'm looking for an obscure musician, a highlight reel of a high school football player, an old television commercial, or a funny dog video set to banjo music, more often than not, I can find it on YouTube.
If you plan on attending Art Walk this Thursday, take my advise and wear some comfortable walking shoes. A lot of the downtown Abilene business' will be open and participating in this Alzheimer's Art Walk fundraiser.
Lots of fun is in store at this years 9th annual Keepers Car Club Car Show and it benefits two great organizations. So drag out those cars and get them car show ready.
With the Fair & Rodeo in town this week, I found a cute video that kinda fits the theme of the week. This is called Whack-a-Kitty. Similar to a game we've all played except this is with live kittens.
Big Spring, Texas native Ryan Tannehill had a rough go of it in his NFL debut Sunday for the Miami Dolphins. Not surprisingly, the Houston Texans proved to be too much for Tannehill and the Dolphins offense in the 30-10 loss.
