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Anything is Possible: The Magic of Chris Lopez
It was a huge crowd at this fun evening of magic at the Beale Memorial Library on June 11th! Magician extraordinaire Christopher Lopez visited our Children's Summer Reading Program as part of his 2009...
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Superhero Week SNEAK PREVIEW!
Each week of our Children’s Summer Reading program has a fun theme, and next week we are proud to present all things SUPERHERO! Our storytimes this week includes characters like Ladybug Girl, a fearless young superhero; the giant Bad Baby,...
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Create a Great Summer: Read!
The Kern County Library Summer Reading Program is finally here! Be Creative @ Your Library from June 8th to July 25th and enjoy a variety of free programs for kids at your library branches. Go to our website,...
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Kids bring about joy and pride in so many ways. It's in the compliments parents get on how cute or beautiful their children are, or how smart, or how talented. It shows in the family pictures parents keep at their work desks- You know the ones where the kids have been cleaned, brushed and...
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On Friday, my youngest son (10) will be going on a field trip to Fresno (the zoo & the museum) without me. It's a milestone for us in a couple different ways:
1. It is the first field trip Coop will go on without me.
And,
2. It is the farthest he'll be going without me.
So, being a bit...
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"Do you believe in love at first sight?" Big Mickey (my 9 year old son) asked me that a few years ago.
Actually, what he asked is how did I meet daddy.
I said, “We used to work together a long time ago."
He came in to look for a job and I gave him...
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Yesterday was my son, Timothy's first t-ball practice. He was very eager to meet his new coach & teammates. We arrive at the Northwest Baseball League's fields at Sam Lynn. It took us a moment to find the correct field where his team, the Angels were practicing. (I...
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When we arrived at Coop's school this morning, I struggled to get his backpack out of my car. Two tests today -- science & math — make for a very heavy backpack with those extra books for studying over the weekend!
So I mentioned to Coop that it's a good thing he has a rolling backpack...
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You may not recognize the name right off, but you know his voice as soon as you hear it on the TV trying to sell you stain remover, dent repair for your car, the Big City Slider grill, or the Mighty Mend It; it's Billy Mays.
And my son is taking after him.
Examples:
"Mom, your eyelashes...
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I would like for my kids to look back and think that mom could have fun and be a bit quirky at times. There was one occasion where I had an opportunity to make such a memory for my then 10 year old step-daughter, Tink.
We were making our 15 minute drive to school one morning, both of us...
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It was Friday night and the kids had just gotten out for the holiday break. I am just as excited as they are, I mean 2 weeks of not having to get up to get them ready in the morning, YEAH. I envision days and days of sleeping in past 8 am. So, to celebrate the liberation that...
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American Kids Sports is hosting a Parent Night Out Spookier than ever before!
Fri October 31st (Halloween) & Sat November 1st
Time: 6:00-11:00
This is a great opportunity for Parents to provide their Children with a Halloween like any other! Then the Parents can go and enjoy...
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My son Armand hasn't spent as much time riding a bike as I did as a kid — but times are different, and so is our lifestyle. However, this summer he spent two weeks with his grandparents who excitedly decided to teach Armand how to ride a two-wheeler. It was a great plan as far...
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We first heard about mr.oscat from another mom, we were instantly intrigued. We had the privilege of seeing a recent show. Words to described..... Fun! Fabulous! Silly! Awesome! and of course, we are still singing Quack! Quack! The CD is sure...
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OK It's OK To Fly A Kite!
We were expecting people from out of town for my daughter's 16th birthday. We waited at the park as the temperatures began to rise.
Then we got a call from my daughters friends and they said there was a delay. They had to do some maintenance on the car.
Luckily, one...
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