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Back Pain and the End of Superheroes

Last Thursday and Friday are long gone. They were useless days spent in pain. My back is totally destroyed and I’m headed to the doctor’s office in the early morning hours tomorrow to see if it can either be fixed or heavily medicated. When I look back on my grandmother (specifically) and remember her using a walker, with tennis balls on the bottom, I now envy her. I wish I had one. I’m having trouble standing, sitting, turning, everything! The only thing I can do is lay still staring at the ceiling with a heating pad below me and a … Continue reading →

Summer in New York: Superheroes Invade Gotham

If you struggle to persuade your children that a day at an art museum can actually be fun then you are in luck. If your kids are fans of Superman, Batman, or Wonder Woman you won’t have any problem getting them excited to visit New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Iron Man, Spider-Man, and a slew of other popular comic book legends are being honored at the Met’s current “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy” exhibit. The brawny super clan has been chosen by the Costume Institute to illustrate the worlds of fantasy and reality. Fashion designers who create outfits for mega-stars … Continue reading →

Sky High: A High School for Superheroes

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Did you ever feel pressure to be like your Mom and Dad? Most of the time those situations are always something like Mom and Dad are doctors, so of course their children should be doctors too. Or maybe your family has a business are you are naturally expected to carry on in your parents footsteps, regardless of whether or not that is what you want to do. So what do you do when your parents are two of the biggest superheroes on the planet? In the movie “Sky High” Will is facing the fact that he may never be a … Continue reading →

More Dress up Stuff

Playing dress up is so much fun, and it is a good opportunity for children to use their imagination. Encourage your children to play dress up and help them create a special wardrobe. Dress up is not just for girls either. Although I’m not suggesting giving little boys high heels and dresses, there are plenty of ways for boys to do their own dress up thing, even if they want to call it something else. Check Thrift Stores You can find some of the coolest stuff in thrift stores. Prom dresses, old tuxedos or suits, briefcases, sports jerseys, aprons, uniforms, … Continue reading →