May 17, 2009
A friend wanted suggestions for a romantic getaway to celebrate a 1 year milestone and I thought but a minute before coming up with Snoqualmie Falls and Salish Lodge, located about 30 miles from Seattle, Washington. Grandpa Ron and I enjoyed a weekend there many years ago and we still talk about it! It is where we adopted Bear, our first of now very many bears. He was sitting in the middle of the pillows on our bed when we arrived. We paid his adoption fee in the Gift Shop and he has gone on almost every trip we’ve taken anywhere ever since!
Salish Lodge has many scheduled activities that you can participate in. Even if the lodge is too high end for yur budget, Snoqualmie has other hotels and there are other nearby cities to stay. There is hiking, biking, horseback riding, kayaking, whitewater rapids, fishing and golfing galore – and a Railroad Museum!! We loved the train ride and the informative interpretive tour.
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May 16, 2009
Check out the Kid’s Gardening website for ideas to make gardening moments to share with your kids or grandkids. The Parents’ Primer is the Family Resource Room feature for this month. From the site: “find out how to engage your children in outdoor explorations that cultivate their love of plants, gardening, and the environment.” The first resource of the Parent’s Primer is age expectations for what kids get out of ‘gardening’ depending on their age group. Just as Michelle Obama created the White House Garden with school children, you could have your own special garden to share with your favorite kids. Interesting aside: Two bee hives will be part of the organic White House Garden plan!
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May 14, 2009
It’s free and really something to see! In a huge non-traditional, attention-getting publicity tour, a decorated train will make a national tour starting May 22 in Los Angeles for Disney’s A Christmas Carol movie due out Nov 6. Anthony Breznican wrote about it in Disney stokes publicity engine in the May 8, 2009, USA Today. The article has the whole cross country schedule.
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May 13, 2009
Grandpa, Do It! I Do It, Too now has the Look Inside! feature on Amazon! Order now for Father’s Day! It is perfect for grandpas! Austin and Grandpa Ron play around the house and outside in the dirt, play at the river and the seashore, watch big trains and play with little trains, rest and fall asleep after a big day of new adventures together. It really is cute.
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May 12, 2009
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is celebrating its 75th anniversary of its opening in 1934 with all kinds of special events. Of course there is the normal hiking, horseback riding and bicycle riding and other outdoor activities as well! It is the most visited of all the national parks. Jerry Shriver had an awesome article Power to the people’s park in the May 8, 2009 USA Today paper.
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May 12, 2009
The Lincoln Center in NYC is celebrating its 50th birthday with a party to last all year starting May 11th. Elysa Gardner wrote about it in her article Free Events ring in big 5-0 for Lincoln Center in the May 8, 2009, USA Today. Lots of activities will be free including exhibits and performances. Also check out the Lincoln Center site for a calendar of events.
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May 11, 2009
The League of American Bicyclists website has a list of the Bike Friendliest States. The top five states are Washington, Wisconsin, Maine, Oregon and Minnesota. Bike On!!
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May 10, 2009
There’s a little town full of all kinds of exploration called Bisbee, AZ. Visit the Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum ( a Smithsonian Affilliate) and see 1880’s electricity and copper ore and take the Queen Mine tour.
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May 10, 2009
Explore the OK Corral where Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, Virgil and Morgan Earp fought the Clantons and McLaurys on October 26, 1881. It is really hot – be sure to bring lots of drinking water! Kids had a great time.
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May 8, 2009
People are getting Grandpa, Do It! I Do It, Too! delivered and they are loving it! Yes!! I’m so happy!!
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