Category Archives: family

Beauty of a Woman 2014 – My Morphing Body and Mind

Posted on February 25, 2014 by lynnkelleyauthor

This post is part of August McLaughlin’s Beauty of a Woman BlogFest 2014. I’m excited yet nervous to be taking part in this BlogFest. I confess that I’m stepping out of my comfort zone big time. As nervous as I … Continue reading →

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Parenting Plights & Delights – Hairy Moments Animated

Posted on February 18, 2014 by lynnkelleyauthor

Last week’s Parenting Plights & Delights was about a hairy scare. Deja vu! Today’s post is a retelling of that same incident, only it’s much shorter and it’s animated! Yahoo! I made my first PowToon’s animation. I hope you enjoy … Continue reading →

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Those Hairy Moments – Parenting Plights & Delights

Posted on February 10, 2014 by lynnkelleyauthor

When my daughter Lily was 13, her friend shared a crazy incident that happened the previous week. We’ll call her Amanda for now. Her dad, Don, was using the vacuum attachment to get rid of cobwebs. One cobweb was up high, … Continue reading →

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Octogenarian’s Still Got It

Posted on February 6, 2014 by lynnkelleyauthor

Today’s my dad’s 81st birthday. He’s hard to buy for, but there’s one thing that makes him light up.  A card with a fresh dollar bill inside. He said it brings back all the excitement he felt as a kid … Continue reading →

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Green Screen Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make – Part 1

Posted on January 28, 2014 by lynnkelleyauthor

Howdy Readers! I love playing around with iMovie and making spacey or goofy YouTube videos. Last week I made a new video sharing things NOT to do if you want to use a green screen. On Christmas day I took … Continue reading →

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Snakes and Bugs – Parenting Plights & Delights

Posted on July 20, 2013 by lynnkelleyauthor

I asked my sister Cindy if she had any bug or snake stories, knowing how much her son Joker loved bugs as a kid. She told me about the time he was seven. Joker and his friend Joey found a … Continue reading →

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Snoring – Parenting Plights & Delights

Posted on July 12, 2013 by lynnkelleyauthor

Kids think snoring is funny. So do I, which is why I taught Grasshopper, my toddler grandson, to pretend snore. The other day he was lying on the floor looking at his shadow on the wall and he did his … Continue reading →

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My Dad in Plaid

Posted on June 16, 2013 by lynnkelleyauthor

My dad is a thin man, not very tall, with bony white bow legs which are offset by his clean-shaven face, sharp, handsome features, and hair dark as charcoal. What stands out from the many childhood memories I have of … Continue reading →

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Grammy Heaven – Parenting Plights & Delights

Posted on June 7, 2013 by lynnkelleyauthor

I’m in Grammy heaven again. Our oldest daughter gave birth to a healthy girl on June 3rd. She weighs 7 pounds even and is 20 inches long. If this post has a deja vu feel to it, that’s because our … Continue reading →

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Kids and Bugs – Parenting Plights & Delights

Posted on May 29, 2013 by lynnkelleyauthor

Some kids (and some of us moms) are spooked by crawly critters, and some kids are fascinated with them. My niece Jaimie was one such child. As a one-year- old, she preferred books about snakes and spiders, but her three-year-old … Continue reading →

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