Jul
26
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Lorain County Moms
By Tom McMahon, King Features
I have always enjoyed looking at family photographs — mine and others’. When I walk into someone’s home, I am drawn to a table or wall adorned with family portraits and snapshots. My favorites are those collections that clearly have evolved throughout the years, stretching down a long hallway or covering a wall, capturing a segment of a family’s evolution, mismatched frames only an inch or two apart — freeing up space for the next generation. Point to any photo, and the host will come alive with stories.
Family photos are an integral part of our history and memories. They tell a story that binds us together, knowing that each of us — especially our children — belongs to that group on the wall.
If you...
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Jul
16
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Shaun Bennett
This is the final part in a six-part blog series detailing the Bennetts’ biennial trip to Disney World in Orlando. I’ve spent one blog entry on each of the four Disney parks, and two more on the two Universal Studios parks we visited before we hit Lake Buena Vista.
We hit the Universal Studios theme parks to begin our vacation, then hoofed it around Animal Kingdom, EPCOT and Hollywood Studios. We finished with one of the most visited theme parks in the world, Magic Kingdom.
Dad’s pick
SpectroMagic. If you’re a fan of parades, then this could also be one of your favorites. The SpectroMagic parade is different than the many other parades Disney puts on in that it takes place after dark.
The...
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Jul
14
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Shaun Bennett
This is the fifth in a six-part blog series detailing the Bennetts’ biennial trip to Disney World in Orlando. I’ll spend one blog entry on each of the four Disney parks, and two more on the two Universal Studios parks we visited before we hit Lake Buena Vista.
We hit the Universal Studios theme parks to begin our vacation, then hoofed it around Animal Kingdom and EPCOT. Next up was Hollywood Studios.
Dad’s pick
The American Idol Experience. I won’t say I’m a closet American Idol fan, mainly because I tell anyone who’ll listen how much I enjoy the show. I don’t fit the teeny-bopper demographic that the show tries to hit, but I fit right in at the live new show at Hollywood...
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Jul
10
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Shaun Bennett
This is the fourth in a six-part blog series detailing the Bennetts’ biennial trip to Disney World in Orlando. I’ll spend one blog entry on each of the four Disney parks, and two more on the two Universal Studios parks we visited before we hit Lake Buena Vista.
We hit the Universal Studios theme parks to begin our vacation, then hoofed it around Animal Kingdom. Next up was Epcot, which stands for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, a theme park split between Future World — where kids will have the most fun — and World Showcase — a group of miniaturized versions of countries all over the globe.
Dad’s pick
San Angel Inn. I have to start right off by mixing up the theme of these blogs, and...
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Jul
09
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Shaun Bennett
This is the third in a six-part blog series detailing the Bennetts’ biennial trip to Disney World in Orlando. I’ll spend one blog entry on each of the four Disney parks, and two more on the two Universal Studios parks we visited before we hit Lake Buena Vista.
We hit the Universal Studios theme parks to begin our vacation, then it was on to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, one of the most picturesque (and toughest to walk) theme parks in Orlando.
Dad’s pick
Finding Nemo, the Musical. It’s no secret that I love attending Broadway shows, and I particularly love Disney-based shows because I can share my love of the theater with my children. My lone actual Broadway show — meaning right in the theater district of New...
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Jul
08
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Shaun Bennett
This is the second in a six-part blog series detailing the Bennetts’ biennial trip to Disney World in Orlando. I’ll spend one blog entry on each of the four Disney parks, and two more on the two Universal Studios parks we visited before we hit Lake Buena Vista.
After going to Islands of Adventure on Day 1, we followed up with Universal Studios.
Dad’s pick
Universal Horror Make-Up Show. Unless you hit the comedy improv show at Pleasure Island in Downtown Disney, there isn’t a lot of adult-driven shows during a typical Disney trip. The horror makeup show is probably not recommended for younger kids, as it explains some of the gorier moments in filmmaking history and has a few of those off-color moments — such as...
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Jul
07
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Shaun Bennett
This will be the first in a six-part blog series detailing the Bennetts’ biennial trip to Disney World in Orlando. I’ll spend one blog entry on each of the four Disney parks, and two more on the two Universal Studios parks we visited before we hit Lake Buena Vista.
We’ll begin with Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure.
Dad’s pick
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man. Easy pick for me, as I’ve been a comic book fanatic for the bulk of my life. I have the Amazing Spider-Man #14 — the first appearance of the Green Goblin — locked up in a safe, and I have the Joker — my favorite character — forever etched onto my left shoulder.
So a comic book-themed 3-D ride? You better believe this one...
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Aug
08
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besttech
McClatchy-Tribune
A weekly glimpse of what moms are saying on the Web.
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“Well, I was looking for a little adventure. And I got it. The trip to Southern Italy was a tad stressful with two very weepy, exhausted girls. OK, make that three. I was dragging a bit myself. I couldn’t sleep one minute on the overnight flight to Rome because I like to be ready and alert in case the pilot passes out from food poisoning and the crew suddenly needs my assistance in the cockpit. Hey, I’m not naive. I saw the movie ‘Airplane.”‘
— Kelcey Kintner at http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/...
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Jul
17
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besttech
Dayna Neumann DEEPSOUTH MOMS BLOG
I recently traveled from Louisville to Los Angeles without my 4-month-old son. Maybe I should have been more torn up about leaving him for a week for the first time, but honestly, he was in the best possible care with my husband and his parents so I had nothing to worry about. Sure I would miss him, and breastfeeding is tough from 2,000 miles, but I was going to help my sister through a serious medical treatment. When she asked me to be with her I said “Absolutely, whatever you need. Have pump, will travel.”
As a working mother I thought I had a fairly close relationship with my breast pump before this trip. I was so wrong. Until now I had always pumped in the relative comfort and anonymity of a desk, a conference room, my couch — safely plugged into an outlet and positioned on a proper chair with a flat surface in front of me, holding the pump and peripherals. Would an airplane bathroom afford me such amenities? Yeah, right!
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