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I love fall flavors…apples, stuffing, etc. As I was pondering how to best use all of the apples that my family picked at Wasem Fruit Farm, I decided to make Apple Chicken Stuffing Balls. Apple Chicken Stuffing Balls Inspiration About 10 years ago I started to make an apple stuffing variation using cider and apples […]
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This morning I had the opportunity to attend a preview of the Michigan Science Center’s A T.rex Named Sue and Toytopia. The Michigan Science Center is located in Detroit across the street from the Detroit Institute of Arts. At only 45 minutes from Ann Arbor, it makes a great day trip. Since I was attending a special media reveal during the
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Are you looking for an old-fashioned Halloween celebration? Look no further than Greenfield Village’s Hallowe’en. During Hallowe’en you will follow a one mile path through the historical village. The path is lined with over 1000 hand-carved jack-o-lantern. Along the way, you will meet up with historical re-enators as you stop at the various treat stations. We attended Hallowe’en on Friday, October 16 as
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The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra announced today that they have received two grants – one from The Worthington Family Foundation and one from the Michigan Council for the Arts and the Arts Alliance. The announcements are included below. The Worthington Family Foundation Grant will help them continue their musical education programs such as Instrument Petting Zoos,
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Yesterday afternoon I asked my daughter if she wanted to go apple picking or to a corn maze this weekend. She really wanted to go apple picking. Since the orchards tend to get crowded by mid-morning and afternoon, we knew we wanted to go first thing in the morning. We debated going today (Saturday) or tomorrow (Sunday).
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This past weekend I attended Bloggy Conference at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. My conference registration and hotel stay included tickets to Cedar Point for my family over the weekend. This was our second year visiting Cedar Point for Bloggy Conference and staying at Hotel Breakers which was renovated over the winter. This weekend also marked the first weekend
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My daughter loves Minecraft & STEM. When I suggested an After School activity of a Minecraft themed snack and a STEM Project – she was excited and invited a friend to join us.
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Last week on Facebook I shared a question from a reader who was looking for classes for their toddler or early preschooler. This is a great Reader Recommends topic since my daughter is far removed from the Toddler/Preschool Classes. My daughter is in 4th grade, so it has been 7 years since we considered toddler classes. Our readers have some great
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This morning my daughter and I joined her friend and his mom at the Toledo Zoo for a last summer excursion. Despite the heat, it was a perfect day at the zoo. It wasn’t too crowded since Ohio schools have already gone back to school. Our kids (4th graders) were definitely a lot bigger than many of the
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The Eastern Michigan University Community Music Academy offers Early Childhood Music classes for children from birth through 3 years and for 3-5 year olds with a parent. Classes offer a rich musical environment with singing, movement, and instruments. Classes run from September 26 through November 21 (no class October 10). Class options are Monday evening or Saturday morning. We
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