Author Archives: Franci

Homemade Zoo Animal Themed Birthday Party

Originally published November 22, 2014

Large window with a bunting of silhouetted animal cutouts glued to colorful flags. The silhouettes are more detailed and life like than cartoonish.

Grant has been obsessed with farm animals since he was 2 years old. For his 3rd birthday, we went all out with a farm theme which he absolutely loved. The day after his 3-year-old party he told me he wanted a zoo animal theme party for his 4-year-old birthday. I thought it would pass. It didn’t. So this year we had a zoo animal themed party and he loved it. The birthday boy’s favorites are cheetahs, zebras and elephants.

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The Charm and Change of Downtown Seminole, Oklahoma

Originally published October 14, 2016

Park's Drug in Downtown Seminole, OK.
Parks Drug in Downtown Seminole, OK which was destroyed by fire. 

Have you ever heard a downtown referred to as a mouth full of teeth? Well, part of those teeth in Seminole, Oklahoma went up in smoke recently. On October 2, 2016 five buildings were destroyed by fire on Main Street in downtown, our old neighborhood. Thankfully, the building we used to live in was not damaged, but our hearts go out to those who lost so much.

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21 Ideas for Beating Summer Boredom with Kids

Layout of three photos of a 3rd grade boy making giant bubbles with a wand. He's outside.

We’ve hit the point in the summer where our kids are saying they’re bored and have nothing to do. I’ve come up with a list that hopefully will help occupy the time we have left of summer.

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