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Celebrations & Holidays > Birthdays First Birthdays on a budget: 2 of 4
The first birthday is one of the most memorable for you and most forgettable for your child. Do you remember your first birthday? Yeah neither do I. That being said, this is a birthday mostly for your memoirs. Let's not waste our pocket book on this okay. After all, there are many more birthdays coming up where it will be mo... More..
Education > Education (Other) Sexual education: Where did our influences come from: 1 of 2
Sex Ed Survey Part II: Where did our influences come from? With a total of fifty people responding to a survey with ten questions, I wanted to know where people got their sexual information and influence from. This survey was made and conducted by me online with random people. Take the results as you like, but to me they are... More..
Politics, News & Issues > News (Other) 40 Days for Life: San Antonio pro-life rally: 1 of 1
40 Days for Life: San Antonio Kick Off Rally September 26th, 2007 Here in this parking lot of the Cocina Mexicana Restaurant, over 50 people have met with one purpose in mind: The 40 Days For Life Campaign. It is a campaign that has gone national and San Antonio has not been left out. Amy Voorhees, the head coordinator for S... More..
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: Invisible Fireworks, by Invisible Fireworks: 1 of 1
http://www.invisiblefireworks.com Invisible Fireworks found me. I did not find them. After being invited to hear what they had to say through their unique blend-of-genre music, I realized they had come up with a sound all their own. A sound I like to call Meditation Rock. Christian music has come far and Invisible Fireworks ... More..
Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Best road-trip tales: 24 of 46
Our family of six has been on many road trips. Our favorite was a short one. With a 6,5,2 and pregnant mother (me), we headed south from Seattle and hit Kelso, past the Oregon border and then up to Long Beach, WA. This trip was fun because we hit several destinations all in just two days. We were heading to Kelso for that go... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Best Fourth of July desserts: 22 of 37
For big bang fireworks make sure your Fourth of July also comes with surprising and delicious desserts. There are always the family favorites, but its good to try some new things as well. Why not offer both? Some traditional desserts are red jello topped with blue berries and white whipped cream. Star shaped cookies decorate... More..
Society & Lifestyle > African-American Issues Is affirmative action fair?: 39 of 65
Affirmative action. This has haunted every single non minority in our country for quite some time. It has hired ill educated workers in place of highly competent ones. Who know show much money that has cost our country. It has placed non determined students in colleges instead of more determined ones with better grades. How ... More..
Hobbies & Games > Kids Crafts Arts and crafts for children: Essential supplies for art projects: 8 of 12
If you have children over 2 years old you need to have art project supplies. They don't need to be specialized or extravagant. But, they do need to exist. First, for the youngest in your brood, make sure you have at least 2 coloring books and a medium to giant size box of crayons. Some washable markers are good and finger pa... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Birthdays Fun games for a first birthday party: 2 of 3
The first birthday party you throw may be difficult when trying to figure out how to keep all those kids busy and having fun at the same time. There are lots of fun ways to keep kids busy that they'll love. Limbo is a great game. Duck, duck, goose is fun for them and pictionary is a fun game too. Simon says is do-able and ca... More..
Style & Beauty > Body Image Summer beauty: Overcoming body image issues: 50 of 74
How we view our bodies can affect our lives and vice versa - how we view our life can affect our bodies. There are many people with body image issues. They feel they're too fat or not fitting in enough. The two things that affect how we feel about our bodies are the societal image of beauty and our own self esteem issues we ... More..