Archive for the 'Hobbies And Pastimes' Category
Friday, February 29th, 2008
I know several people who wear a lot of makeup and it has noticeable taken a toll on their skin. The new trend in the makeup industry is Mineral Makeup which is actually very good for your skin. Mineral makeup has been around since the 70’s but up until recently it was only sold on infomercials and was only affordable to a small percentage of Women. Now that more women have learned about the natural anti-inflammatory elements and UV protection of mineral makeup; many companies within the makeup industry have tapped into this market making it more competitive. If you would like to try the new makeup Craze you can receive some mineral makeup samples. 10 samples costs $4.99.
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
Backgammon is one of the oldest board games, appearing in France during the 11th century. People then began to use backgammon as a means to gamble which lead King Louis IX to ban his court officials and subjects from playing backgammon. Games similar to backgammon were played among the ancient Egyptians as well as the ancient Romans.
Today backgammon is a common game in the casinos as well as a family board game that children as young as 5 can play. My dad taught me to play backgammon when I was a kid, I remember much he enjoyed taking out his backgammon set and teaching my sister, brother and I how to play. I don’t think he has the backgammon game anymore since I have not seen him play it in a long time.
You no longer need a backgammon set to play backgammon games or even a playing partner because now backgammon has evolved to online backgammon that people of all levels of expertise can enjoy playing.
One popular website to play online backgammon is 1on1backgammon.com they allow you to play with other people online who are at your own skill level and they also have tools to help you improve your backgammon skills. Some people use this site to help them prepare for backgammon tournaments!
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
One of my favourite traditions are those involving new babies.
Before our daughters were born I crocheted them each a blanket, my mother-in-law sewed them a quilt and my twin sister made them a family tree with all the names of their ancestors on it.
While we were at a friends house before our first daughter was born, this friend showed us a bassinett he made for his baby. My husband then announced that he was going to make something for his baby with his tool box. I don’t think you can make a bassinett with a screwdriver and hammer, I think you would need some power tools such as festool.
He then decided to buy the kids a stuffed animal after they were born. Maybe someday he will get his power tools and he can make something for the kids when they move out of our house.
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Saturday, October 13th, 2007
Here is the list of the top 12 toys for this Christmas according to Wal-mart:
- Kid Tough Digital Camera from Fisher Price (Ages 3 & up). This is actually a real working digital camera!
- Smart Cycle from Fisher Price (Ages 3-6). This is a multifunctional toy, it is It’s a stationary bike, a learning center, and an arcade game system. This is sure to keep your child fit, smart and entertained!
- Air Hogs Havoc Heli by Spinmaster (Ages 8 & up). One of the new RC helicopters out this year.
- Spider-Man 3 Movie Action Figure from Hasbro (Ages 3-7) . He even comes with web accessories!
- Little Mommy Real Loving Baby Doll from Mattel (Ages 18 months & up). This doll is perfect for your little girls first doll, I know my daughter would love it.
- New Elmo from Fisher Price (Ages 18 months & up). My daughter loves Elmo. This new Elmo comes out next month!
- Littlest Pet Shop Paws Off Electronic Diary from Hasbro (Ages 6 & up). This Electronic diary is voice activated!
- Razor Ripstik Caster Board (Ages 6 & up) A new sport that is gaining popularity.
- Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader game from Hasbro (Ages 8 & up). I have watched this show a few times. This game sounds like it would be fun.
- Aqua Dots Super Studio from Spin Master (Ages 6 & up) . A fun way for your child to get creative!
- Power Tour Electric Guitar by Hasbro (Ages 10 & up) Your child can learn to play the guitar and even connect this guitar to their MP3 player and play along. Sounds like a toy that the parents will want to play with.
- FurReal Squawkers Parrot from Hasbro (Ages 5-7). If your child is begging you for a pet this may be the next best thing!
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Monday, October 1st, 2007
I thought I would post the baby shower games that we played at the baby shower I went to on Saturday. It is always fun to learn of new ideas just in case we ever host a baby shower.
The Price Is Right
The host placed baby items on the table and we had to write down how much we think the item cost. After all the items were shown we tallied up our prices and whoever got the closest without going over won. The person that the baby shower was for got all the baby gifts!
The Candy Bar Game
The host taped all the chocolate bars and candies to a poster board and read out the clues. Who ever guessed the right candy bar that went with the clue got the candy. I got the Mike and Ike’s. Here is the list:
Pregnancy
- Daddy at conception (answer: Big Hunk)
- The conception (Skor)
- Pregnant belly (Chunky)
- Choosing baby’s name (Whatchmacallit)
- Girl’s name (Baby Ruth)
- Twin boys (Mike and Ike)
- Contractions (Now and Later)
Labor and Delivery
- Hospital address (5th Avenue)
- Late to hospital (Rocky Road)
- Anesthesiologist (Mr. Goodbar)
- Epidurals (Life Savers)
- Delivery doctor (Butterfinger)
- Labor and delivery nurses (Sweet Tarts)
- Daddy during delivery (Bonkers)
- Umbilical cord (Twizzlers)
- Hospital nursery(Cry Babies )
- Hospital bills (100 Grand)
- Hospital accountants (Nerds)
Your baby’s first days
- Seeing your baby (Tear Jerkers)
- Premie (Runts)
- 11 pound babies (Whoppers)
- Swashbuckling triplets (3 Muskateers)
- Chunky baby (Rolo’s)
- Breast engorgement (Mounds)
- Postpartum tummy (Jelly Belly)
- Breast feeding (Milky Way)
- Grandparents (Sugar Daddies)
Bringing your baby home
- Time alone (Zero)
- Mommy’s lunch (Take 5)
- Mommy’s sleep time (Fast Break)
- Baby giggles (Snickers)
- Diapers, formula, medicine (Payday)
- Dirty diaper (Milk Duds)
- Lullabyes (Symphony)
- Love my baby (Hugs and Kisses)
- Teething (Crunch)
- Daycare (Sugar Babies)
- Baby’s intelligence (Smarts)
- Your new baby (Treasures)
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
It seems that a lot of traditions for new babies are “blanket traditions”. I have a tradition where I am going to crochet a blanket for each of my children and my mother in law has made a quilt for each of her children and makes one for each grandchild. They really are cute, I am so worried about loosing my daughter’s blanket that her grandma made that I never let it leave the house.
My sister and I recieved an animal print bedding that had a huge cat on the quilt when we were born from my uncle’s girlfriend at the time. I ended up losing mine but eventhough it seems like my twin sister takes her’s on all her trips and sleeps with it every night, she has never lost hers.
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
As I have mentioned before one of the goals of this blog is to help you to find ways to make some extra money. I like finding opportunities for a variety of people and here is one that some of you or someone that you know may be interested in.
If you are interested in truck accessories you may enjoy making money with buyautotruckaccessories.com’s EZ-Cash program that allows you to recieve commission from purchases that you make and that people you refer make.
Buyautotruckaccessories.com sells a variety of accessories such as tool boxes, fog lamps and van racks.
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2007
One of the things my husband and I enjoy doing is going to museums and art galleries and looking at fine art. My husband took an Art History class while he was in college so he has taught me a bit about different types art and to focus more on the meanings behind the paintings.
One of the biggest collections of fine art in North America is at the Park West Art Gallery which features over 15 artists including Jean-Claude Picot and Thomas Kinkade. They even have an affilate company of theirs who conducts art auctions on cruise ships, that would be a fun cruise to be on!
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Friday, May 4th, 2007
The university my husband is going to right now sells plants every friday and I always find myself looking at the bonsai plants. They are quite expensive, though. Here is an article that explains how you can find bonsai plants cheaper.
I think bonsai plants are beatiful and would make a fun hobby. Each bonsai plant is unique and the plant owners can change the look of them. Just like hobbies such as yoga and crocheting relieve stress, many people are turning to bonsai plants as a way to relieve stress.
The Bonsai Gardener website has a ton of information on bonsais for beginners to experts including a downloadable book and free newsletter.
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I know several people who wear a lot of makeup and it has noticeable taken a toll on their skin. The new trend in the makeup industry is Mineral Makeup which is actually very good for your skin. Mineral makeup has been around since the 70’s but up until recently it was only sold on infomercials and was only affordable to a small percentage of Women. Now that more women have learned about the natural anti-inflammatory elements and UV protection of mineral makeup; many companies within the makeup industry have tapped into this market making it more competitive. If you would like to try the new makeup Craze you can receive some mineral makeup samples. 10 samples costs $4.99.
