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I am married to a wonderful man and I am the mother of two beautiful boys. I've been writing stories on and off for as long as I've been able to pick up a pencil. I inherited my love for reading and writing from my mother. She taught me how to glue a book

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Entertainment > Movie Genres Exploring the vampire in cinema: 4 of 34

Since the dawn of movie making, vampires have survived through generations of audiences. The legend of the vampire has captured us with its haunting beauty and terrible viciousness. The creature in cinema has evolved from a decrepit corpse, something we fear, to beautiful and sexy, and something we desire. With so many choic...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Tips Tips to help mothers stay organized: 5 of 37

Since I've become a mother I've realized there's a whole new definition for the phrase get organized. I have a 21-month-old son and a 2-month-old son. Over the past two years I've had to grow into the realization that keeping an organized house is difficult, even for stay at home mothers. The things that I used to have sitti...
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Traditions & Themes Vintage wedding theme ideas: 1 of 5

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to experience a wedding like the one your grandparent's had? Have you seen the sepia colored photographs of your great-grandparent's wedding? Those times that must seem like yesterday to them are known as vintage to us today. Spanning a little over a hundred years, vintage can ran...
Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena Haunted Charleston, South Carolina: 3 of 14

With its captivating history dating back hundreds of years, the inhabitants of Charleston, South Carolina have seen their share of shocking events. From the time when the English settled on the west bank of the Ashley River in 1670, Charles Town became the target for attacks from land and sea. The French, Spanish, pirates an...
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Traditions & Themes Historical period wedding theme ideas: 2 of 6

Many couples today become very creative when it comes to arranging the most important day of their lives. Some decide to have a traditional church wedding with a typical reception followed with dinner and dancing. But more and more are planning elaborate and much more personalized wedding ceremonies. Themed weddings are beco...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: The toys I grew up with: 50 of 131

The 1980's were my childhood years. My brother and I lived in a lower middle class family with a stay at home mother and a father who worked in a factory. Although my parents didn't have a lot of money, my brother and I were always given many presents from Santa. And before Playstation and Xbox, there were still many toys th...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memorable mommy moments: My first pregnancy: 75 of 134

I was a week past my due date when the decision was made that my baby was too stubborn to be born on his own and I needed to be induced. That was fine by me. I felt like an elephant. I was so huge that I needed to roll out of my husband's car and who knows when I last could look down and see my feet. I was induced on Thursda...
Celebrations & Holidays > Gift Advice Unique and personal gifts for new moms: 17 of 30

A very good friend of mine once told me that she has a policy for buying gifts for pregnant mothers. For those women who give birth to their first child, she gets the baby a gift. Then for any child after that, she gets the gift for the mother. She figures, after the first baby, she's had enough clothes and blankets and toys...
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Farscape: 2 of 3

The Sci-Fi Channel was the home of the phenomenal Farscape created by Rockne S. O'Bannon and Brian Henson for 4 delightful seasons. This action packed adventure ride began with an astronaut named John Crichton (played by Ben Browder) flying his spaceship, aptly named Farscape 1, to prove his theory of using Earth's gravity t...
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Traditions & Themes Fairy tale wedding theme ideas: 5 of 7

What little girl didn't imagine she would have a fairy tale wedding when she grew up? They read the stories and watched the movies. Walt Disney has established the magic of the fairy tale today as the Brother's Grimm did in the early 1800's. Who hasn't heard the story of the girl who cleaned and swept and washed for her step...