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Digital Scrapbooking

annadair — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:32:01 +0000

Yesterday, I wrote about making lapbooks and how I’m not crafty, etc. Well, I am interested in digital scrapbooking, though I haven’t really spent any time pursuing it. I’m on the email list for a great store called The Digichick Boutique, that sells digital scrapbooking things. I read their email every week or so, and even go to their website and look around. I still haven’t bought or made anything related to digital scrapbooking. The thing I find so attractive about digital scrapbooking is that you don’t have to store or do all of that craft stuff, and you can order multiple copies of printed and bound books. This is an ideal gift for grandparents, groups of people, siblings, children, etc.

I just did a quick search to find out more about getting started in digital scrapbooking, and here are a few sites that look promising:

Give them a try! It looks like there are number of sites offering some free things so you can try it out and see if you like it before investing a lot of money in it. That’s another thing I like about it – no scrapbooking supply tote to haul around!

Quoted Today

annadair — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:22:58 +0000

I’ve been quoted today in an article at Peanut Allergy Kid. Check it out!

Peanut allergy information

annadair — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:15:26 +0000

I’ve posted a new mini-post at TampaMom.com about finding peanut allergy information. I’ve linked to a couple of great websites that might interest you. With approximately 1 in 80 children being affected by this allergy boom, you will surely encounter kids who are wary of their food options. All I ask of my friends and family is to be informed and to put yourself in my shoes when it comes to food that is accessible and offered to children. Young children sometimes do not have the confidence or knowledge to ask critical questions when a trusted adult offers them food. Thank you!

Link to the article

First Day of School means one thing… Schulanfangfeier!

annadair — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:48:51 +0000

Schultüten and grubby little feet

Yesterday was our first official school day in our family’s home school. We celebrated at our friends’ house with a traditional German first day of school party called a “Schulanfangfeier.” Our hosts presented each child with a “Schultüte,” also known as “Zuckertute.” It’s basically a cone full of school goodies! They were filled with zipper pencil cases, pencils, notepads, erasers, candies, small toys for the boys, and hair clips and lip gloss for the girls. As you can see in the picture of the boys, they were so grubby from playing outside all afternoon! Guess which two of our friends in the picture are of German descent and hosted this festive event?

Our friends made spaghetti bolognese and garlic bread for everyone. We brought the cupcakes.

William decorates the cupcakes

Ann Adair 2.0

annadair — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:56:06 +0000

Welcome to my new WordPress website! The goal of this site is to provide an offloading opportunity for my brain. I will be sharing lots of things here including rants, raves, links, resources and much more! I look forward to your interaction here, as well, so please feel free to comment on any post. Enjoy!

Concurrently, I’m developing several other sites that might interest you: Popcorn Opera, Rediscovering Food, Juice Box Jam, Gifted Homeschooling, Christmas with Kids, and Tampa Mom. These sites are all in their infancy, but I’ve got big plans that are being mapped out right now! Buckle up for a wild ride!