a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dHmav2z1o1o/SMcy2H7ZIdI/AAAAAAAAET0/jdqkMJj39hg/s1600-h/batA6001.jpg.gif"img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dHmav2z1o1o/SMcy2H7ZIdI/AAAAAAAAET0/jdqkMJj39hg/s200/batA6001.jpg.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244216196518715858" //abr /a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dHmav2z1o1o/SMcy2fUuU8I/AAAAAAAAET8/NBh6-6i8Gt4/s1600-h/backyardbirdcompany_2019_4041860.gif"img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dHmav2z1o1o/SMcy2fUuU8I/AAAAAAAAET8/NBh6-6i8Gt4/s200/backyardbirdcompany_2019_4041860.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244216202798977986" //abr /div style="text-align: center;"br //divbr /div style="text-align: center;"br //divbr /My daughter just started first grade and they suggest that each kid do a yearlong school project on anything they want and then present it to the class at the end of the year. My daughter decided to study bats. She has plenty of time, over 8 months to be exact, but she wants to do everything now. She's excited. I think this is on the heels of Batfest. We checked that it. It was really just "vendors on a bridge", that's what they shoud call it. That's all any of our festivals are any more. some port a pottys, a couple of mediocre bands, some vendors and some crafts.  Boom, you have a festival.divAnyway, to get her excited about this project, I purchased a bat house, which we are going to hang in our backyard. Did you know a bat colony can eat 600 mosquito's in an hour!  I also bought her a taxidermic bat. The kids in the class when really get a kick out of this and my daughter will love showing this off. I've attached the pics of both the house and bat we bought./div
My daughter just started first grade and they suggest that each kid do a yearlong school project on anything they want and then present it to the class at the end of the year. My daughter decided to study bats. She has plenty of time, over 8 months to be exact, but she wants to do everything now. She's excited. I think this is on the heels of Batfest. We checked that it. It was really just "vendors on a bridge", that's what they shoud call it. That's all any of our festivals are any more. some port a pottys, a couple of mediocre bands, some vendors and some crafts. Â Boom, you have a festival.
Anyway, to get her excited about this project, I purchased a bat house, which we are going to hang in our backyard. Did you know a bat colony can eat 600 mosquito's in an hour!  I also bought her a taxidermic bat. The kids in the class when really get a kick out of this and my daughter will love showing this off. I've attached the pics of both the house and bat we bought.
I was in the Doctors office getting follow up on my tendinitis on my right foot today. I had some time in the waiting room and started flipping through the new issue of Parent Wise Magazine. This is the magazine that was very kind to ask me to do a fathers day article in June. I was reading the article from the editor, Kim Pleticha and I think all mothers out there will appreciate it.br /She does a great job of painting a picture and sharing with you just how frustrating motherhood can be on a daily basis and how one woman reaching out to her changed her world. This is a fantastic story.br /Click below to load the pdf file and read the article by Kim on pg. 2. If you can relate to this article at all, I'm sure she would love to hear from you. editor@parentwiseaustin.combr /br /http://parentwiseaustin.com/Archive/2007/08_August/2007_08_PWA.pdf
I was in the Doctors office getting follow up on my tendinitis on my right foot today. I had some time in the waiting room and started flipping through the new issue of Parent Wise Magazine. This is the magazine that was very kind to ask me to do a fathers day article in June. I was reading the article from the editor, Kim Pleticha and I think all mothers out there will appreciate it. She does a great job of painting a picture and sharing with you just how frustrating motherhood can be on a daily basis and how one woman reaching out to her changed her world. This is a fantastic story. Click below to load the pdf file and read the article by Kim on pg. 2. If you can relate to this article at all, I'm sure she would love to hear from you. editor@parentwiseaustin.com
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I loved this show back in the early 90's. I used to stay up into the wee hours watching it on late night cable. Gladiators where such big stars it compelled me to go see the live tour at Reunion arena in Dallas. Can't wait til this is back! God bless Gladiators.
a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_dHmav2z1o1o/RsEE8QulLsI/AAAAAAAAA_A/tRTeGrKRibU/s1600-h/bark57.jpg"img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_dHmav2z1o1o/RsEE8QulLsI/AAAAAAAAA_A/tRTeGrKRibU/s320/bark57.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098361686489116354" border="0" //abr /I can't get over how good this cd is. Craziest thing, I fell in love with this cd before I even knew they were from Austin. If you are like me and grew up and cool, edgy brit pop with cool choppy sounds, you will love this cd. I don't know why there isn't more buzz on this disc. I have been listening to it more than anything else in my collection these days.br /There are so many killer tracks on this cd. In an era where bands seem to rush something out becuase there is one great song to get out, it's nice to have so many incredible songs on one cd.br /You can listen to a few tracks for free on their myspace page a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofileamp;friendID=2093868"here:/abr /If you are bold enough to trust me and go grab their new cd, listen to the song "hellowdrama". It's interesting because these guys obviously have a knack for good melodies, but this song is like three killer hooks rolled into one song. It's weird as far as putting out hits, but really fun to listen to over and over without getting bored with too catchy of a song.br /Hope to hear more about these Austinites soon.
I can't get over how good this cd is. Craziest thing, I fell in love with this cd before I even knew they were from Austin. If you are like me and grew up and cool, edgy brit pop with cool choppy sounds, you will love this cd. I don't know why there isn't more buzz on this disc. I have been listening to it more than anything else in my collection these days. There are so many killer tracks on this cd. In an era where bands seem to rush something out becuase there is one great song to get out, it's nice to have so many incredible songs on one cd. You can listen to a few tracks for free on their myspace page here: If you are bold enough to trust me and go grab their new cd, listen to the song "hellowdrama". It's interesting because these guys obviously have a knack for good melodies, but this song is like three killer hooks rolled into one song. It's weird as far as putting out hits, but really fun to listen to over and over without getting bored with too catchy of a song. Hope to hear more about these Austinites soon.
