Nature

Georgia Aquarium Rises Up for NFC Championship

4 months ago

in Media, Nature, Parenting, Travel

GEORGIA AQUARIUM’S ANIMALS ARE FOOTBALL FANS…AND ESPECIALLY ATLANTA FALCON FANS! In the spirit of the AFC Championship Game being played in Atlanta, Georgia this weekend, the otters and penguins have made a video to celebrate the team spirit. In my opinion, these are the cutest animals to carry a football ever. Who knew those clever otters could carry the ball down the field?

I couldn’t resist More >

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Beach Memories

6 months ago

in Blog Nostalgia, Family, Nature, Parenting, Travel

I BEGAN LOOKING THROUGH SOME OLD PICTURES AND MEMORIES…AND I FOUND THIS SWEET PICTURE OF GRACE AS A ONE YEAR OLD. it was her first time at the beach and we were celebrating her first birthday. There we were at the Tybee Island, Georgia beach with cousins, grandparents, and siblings. Though the babies spent most of their time under the cabana, the moment when my husband led Grace into the edge of More >

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Non-Conference 2012: The Best Part

7 months ago

in Friends, Media, Nature, Parenting, Travel

I TOOK THIS SUNFLOWER PHOTO IN A SECTION OF CALLAWAY GARDEN’S VICTORY GARDEN EAST. The fields behind it had been tilled and all the other sunflowers had been removed since they were past their prime. The horticulture specialists were preparing the soil for the seasonal transition of Winter and Spring. It brought a smile to my face to know that this literal ‘late bloomer’ had been left to finish More >

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Exploring Kids’ Special Interests

8 months ago

in Family, Nature, Parenting, Travel

I AM WRITING ON “THE SAVVY SOURCE” AGAIN TODAY. We were asked to take some favorite kid interests and go to the next step. How do you encourage your child to take the next step?

Do their favorite, yet expand their horizons?

Be open to new ideas?

Here’s where I took the article:

Sometimes ‘the usual’ needs to be exchanged for a new kind of fun. With a full selection of activities in the Atlanta More >

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Newbie Notes and Found Pets

8 months ago

in Family, Nature, Parenting

OUR WEEKEND CONSISTED OF CATCHING UP AND SLOWING DOWN. No big trips, no celebrations, just the basics. In the midst of ‘a lot of nothing’ came the ‘little somethings’ which I mark in my mind’s memory. There were baseball practices filled with perfecting a pitch to homeplate. Fall Ball has begun:

A new pet entered our life on Sunday afternoon while swimming in the neighborhood pool. This poor More >