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Columbus Arts Festival 2019

Every year we go to the Columbus Arts Festival in June. It’s always near my birthday and has become a tradition for my birthday weekend. This year, unfortunately, we were feeling under the weather. We didn’t let that stop us though because we had a mission this year: to get…

Parenting

Easter and April Fools

Happy Easter, everyone! He is risen! I pray that everyone is having a great Easter celebration with their family. This year was unique in that Easter landed on April 1st, i.e. April Fool’s Day, and I could not let this opportunity go to waste. Creative Kid loves pranks and joking…

Parenting

Taekwondo

So we signed Creative Kid up for Taekwondo a few days ago and today was his first class. I’m a bit nervous about it because we’ve been having some behavioral issues with him recently that I think are greatly influenced by all the change in our lives. This is something…

Parenting

Easter Egg Hunt

Normally for Easter we would have a family get together at our house and have a little egg hunt for the kids. This year we are in a small apartment with no yard of our own, but we still wanted Creative Kid to be able to participate in an Easter…

Sell, Buy, Build!

Home and Garden Show

Last month we went to the Columbus Home and Garden show that is sponsored by the Columbus Dispatch. It was our first time going to it and I went there for several reasons. One, we are probably going to need a landscaper before the end of the year to help…

Sell, Buy, Build!

Recreations Outlet

We thought we would take Creative Kid to Recreations Outlet in Powell, Ohio. It’s an outdoor play equipment place that has the play equipment indoors for kids to play on for a small fee. We thought it would be a great place for CK to get some of his energy…

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Amish Country

East and a little North of Columbus is Holmes County, Ohio. To many this is known as Amish Country. While most people connect Amish Country to areas of Pennsylvania, those who know much about Amish history know that there is a significant and flourishing Amish community here in central Ohio….

Central Ohio

Jolly Hoppers

If you live in Lancaster, have a little one, and haven’t been to Jolly Hoppers, then you’re missing out! Kids love this place and my little guy is no exception. We held his 5th birthday party there last fall and he had a blast getting to have the place all…