Tidbits of Experience

 Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in hope that I would mention it on my blog. I also do sponsored posts and use affiliate marketing in my posts as well. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” .

I don’t know who enjoyed this book more the kids or me. Tibby and his dog Starber, a long haired shepherd who is brave, smart, and talented live in a rural Midwestern town, and along with their friends, they can always find fun and adventure. But things get very strange when Tibby meets Coley and Darnell, a sister and brother who’ve moved into the creepy mansion down the road, and it isn’t long before Tibby and his friends discover an amazing secret…

This story is inspired by the author’s first love, Big Red, a stray Irish setter he disentangled from a cornfield fence and subsequently adopted-Tibby and His Friends’ Big Secret is an exciting tale for boys and girls and animal lovers everywhere.

This is a great story to get boys interested in reading chapter stories. It’s perfect for keeping their attention and creating their own images in their head. We enjoyed hearing all about the adventures. I loved all the little aspects of this book.

About the Author, Carl Kegerreis

Carl Kegerreis attended Ball State University and was drafted into the Army his junior year. He trained Army sentry dogs and a German shepherd police dog for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, achieving the position of Division Chief and retiring after 34 years. Kegerreis lives in Ohio with Sandra, his wife of 47 years. They have three children and five grandchildren.

 Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in hope that I would mention it on my blog. I also do sponsored posts and use affiliate marketing in my posts as well. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” .

This book is perfect for parents to use if they are adding children into their lives. I wish I had it for when I was pregnant with Delbert. It would have been a wonderful book to read to Jimmy and my first born. Both of them also would have benefited from hearing this story when we were combining our families at that time as well.

This book does a remarkable job of expressing view points from both angles. Sometimes when a child/adult hears how someone else feels it helps them to put perspective on the situation at hand.

I loved the illustrations in this book too. It held my children’s attention. It also led to some heart felt conversations. It helped us cover topics of sharing, feelings of others, and being able to enjoy having a sibling in their life. We also talked about what it was like to have a sibling in our lives.

If you can’t tell, I highly recommend this book.

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What WordPress Has to Offer

WordPress offers easily customizable templates with many of templates to choose from. Some of these templates are free and can be found online through a search engine, via the WordPress website, or from developers themselves. Other WordPress templates can be created and designed by a professional to meet your specific business needs.

And you can also find WordPress templates available for sale online. In short, you can create a 100% unique website with WordPress templates.

It’s so very easy to use.

Whether you’re a blogging novice or an industry expert, WordPress offers a user friendly control panel. Even the customization of readymade templates is pretty straightforward.

And there are blog posts, manuals and forums on just about every WordPress topic under the sun which means if you have a question, chances are the answer is out there and easy to find.

Widgets and plug-ins. Because WordPress is so very popular, there are literally thousands of developers continuously working to create widgets and plug-ins to solve the needs of business owners like you and to make your blog experience unique for your readers and customers.

Widgets and plug-ins cater to just about every interest or need from games, to social networking to SEO tracking and data. If you need it, you can probably find it in a widget or a plug-in.

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Dallas photo booth allows a user to rent out photo booths to use for many special events you may have in your life. There is always something to be said about the memories that are created behind the screen of a photo booth. That curtain has the ability to help a person enjoy being in front of the camera. I also know it definitely enhances a memory you may have with that person.

Wedding photo booth Dallas would definitely liven up the activity at any wedding event. This would allow your guests to go create some of their own photos to discuss. It would also give them a cheap memory from your special day.

Prior to now, I personally would have never thought of it as something worth adding to any event. Yet, as I write this I am reminded of those two memories I have in a photo booth with one special people in my life. I can’t help but smile and laugh to myself over it. It’s just you and the camera, and the part that’s fun is trying to figure out when it’s really going to snap your picture. It does a remarkable job of capturing the real “in life” moments we often over look when we’re taking pictures.

Rent a photo booth Dallas for your next event. I imagine you’ll see many smiling faces. There won’t be a dull moment as a result either. A person can’t help but want to share those pictures with others. If they do decide to hide them that’s all the more reason to have fun and pick on one another.

There may be several ways in which your going to have photos taken at your special day such as a photographer, other people’s cell phones, and someone recording the event. Yet, I guarantee you none of those will spark as much conversation and fun memories as what a photo booth will add to your event. Photo booths come with the options to add special features to pictures. Plus the pictures are printed out right then and there. It’s definitely something to consider.

Do you have any memories from a photo booth you used?

As a former lifeguard, I respect how much work is involved in maintaining a community pool. I can remember having to arrive to work an hour earlier than opening to ensure that the PH balance was just right, temperature was well maintained, and the water level were just right.

In the northern states, having a rheem heat pump isn’t overly important. As a small child, my Dad use to take us all over the place for various vacations. One of my favorite memories was a stop we made in Virginia. The hotel there kept their pool just right regardless of the temperature outside. I can remember swimming way into the late night hours with my Dad watching me proudly. Swimming has always been a love of mine. I use to get excited over going to hotels with lazy rivers.

Our dream vacation

Hang, I’m an adult, and still have a strong desire to go see Great Wolf Lodge in NC. If we ever get the funds together to do it, I will definitely make that trip. I told Del I’d love for him to join us, but if he doesn’t it’s one place I’d take the kids to without him since it’s only a three-hour trip away from us. I’d take lots of pictures!! Just thinking about that dream vacation the kids and I have makes me itch to go.

Do you have a dream vacation?

Is watching my favorite TV shows really worth the added satellite costs each month?

There are times when I wonder if it is. Our satellite TV bill is high each month due to the number of receivers we have in our home. Quite honestly, I don’t watch TV but two hours at night during the week.

The only advantage I can see is being able to watch the TV shows live when they are on. Yet, I hardly ever do it because I have a TiVo recorder. I watch them when I can. Guess what, all of my favorite shows are quickly getting added to Netflix . I can even watch them online for free on the stations website.

I honestly believe the reason why we haven’t gotten rid of our satellite all together is because we are regulated on the amount of Internet we get to use each month. If we ever get out from underneath those regulations I believe we could save ourselves a load of money each month.

I wasn’t raised up with satellite. My Mom literally didn’t have it in her house until she got bedridden with her cancer. She felt we could spend our time in other ways. It truly was well worth it.

There was always something to be done. I grew to love books as a result of her golden rule of two hours of TV a week allowed. I also spent loads of hours on my horse riding all over the beautiful country roads around our home. I got to know my neighbors well. I grew a strong sense  of pride from the amount of work I’d get done in a day.

I don’t let my kids have TV that much either as a result of her teaching. If they are on an electronic device they are learning something educational. We play video games on the weekends or in the late afternoon hours only when all work is done. They may have it available to them, but they have to earn the right to use it.

 Do you feel it’s worth it for you to actually have satellite in your home?

Don’t let the studious look fool you.

What types of music do kid really listen to? Who has the influence on the music?

My son came up to my wife and said, “Mommy you remind me of a song, but I don’t want to offend you.”

You could literally see her wheels turning in her head thinking… “What song could my son possibly be thinking of when it comes to me?”

She advised him to go ahead and tell her.

He sheepishly said, “I like big butts and I can not lie.”

She responded, “That is actually a compliment to me.”

He turned all smiles because he always aims to make her happy.

We thought that was the end of it. Until…

My wife got up…

Next thing we know we hear our oldest son, screaming at the top of his lungs in perfect harmony to the original song…

I like big butts and I can not lie. 

He didn’t remember all of the words to the song thank goodness. However, it did make me wonder. I have this song along with many others in my collection. I didn’t honestly think he was paying MY OLD music any attention. We were in for a surprise to find out otherwise.

This has become a family joke now. We pick on him for singing that song to her.

What is something your child has done to make you laugh lately?

By the way, this is a guest post from the dear husband!

Our weather has already started turning warm enough here that we’re wearing shorts, t-shirts, flip-flops and turning the fans on high. The sad fact is summer hasn’t even made her grand arrival yet.

Last summer we endured temperatures in the 113-115 degree range and at times even higher. It was awful. Our a/c units were going full blast and couldn’t keep up with the demand. The pool quickly lost its appeal because it just felt like we were entering bath water at best.

It amazes me how in Northern states they are still dealing with snow and not even thinking about snowmobile covers yet because they still have plenty of time to use their snowmobiles.I don’t see who I enjoyed those long winters when I was growing up.

It just tickles me pink that I’m out walking with my kids enjoying the glorious Southern clear blue skies and sunshine in comfortable weather. The summer months may be harsh, but that’s the only time we really have bad weather. The rest of the year, we’re in comfortable weather for the most part. We may get hit with one month of coldness and two months of pure heat, but the rest of the time its tremendous weather.

Doesn’t it make you want to make the southern dream a reality?

 Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in hope that I would mention it on my blog. I also do sponsored posts and use affiliate marketing in my posts as well. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” .

This is one handy stand. It is positioned so that you can use it either in a vertical sense or a horizontal form. It’s just the right height for use with our lovely tablets.

Since it’s made from sturdy chip resistant steel, it can be used as a stand for your tablets while your cooking reading your favorite recipes. If you use your tablet for gaming and have Green Throttle Atlas Single Controller Includes a Wireless Bluetooth Controller for Android Games on Smartphones and Tablets, like we do, then it makes it easier to play your games.

I gave it to Jimmy to use because he’s always trying to prop his textbooks up to “make it easier to read.” It definitely helped him out. Using it like that though it’s not easy to turn the pages, but in the same token it keeps the pages in place quite nicely when your working. He doesn’t waste time trying to organize his books now that he has this stand to use.

It’s worth getting for someone who needs to be able to do things hands free. It’s available at Shoplet.

If you had one of these what would you use it for?