Wordless Wednesdays: Jellyfish in Unexpected Places
One of two aquariums at the Vancouver International Airport. This is the 1,800-liter jellyfish tank. The other, main tank is 114,000 liters.
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Tasty Tuesday: The local McMenamins restaurant is our new ‘Cheers’
“Sometimes you want to go
Where everybody knows your name,
And they’re always glad you came;
You want to be where you can see,
Our troubles are all the same;
You want to be where everybody knows your name.”
It’s the theme song to Cheers, the TV sitcom on lifelong bonds made in a Boston bar. Yet the words of the song ring true. My husband and I have always enjoyed a drink or three, especially at a local pub. When we lived in the … Read more ...
The Best Time to Teach Your Kids Good Financial Habits: Now
Only 14 states require teens to take personal finance courses in high school, according to the Council for Economic Education. It falls upon parents to teach children good financial habits before they reach the age of budgeting dilemmas, credit card offers and student loan snafus.
Research has shown that kids develop lifelong financial habits by modeling their parents’ example. Also, experts say taking conscious steps to be a good financial role model is the best way to equip your children for a fiscally sound future.… Read more ...
She’sWrite is on the #NetFlix Stream Team
I’m excited to announce that She’sWrite has joined the Netflix Stream Team! It’s a blogger network where we write about various parenting-friendly topics including what we’re watching on Netflix.
We are certainly a Netflix family. It’s on all our phones, our three tablets and our SmartTV. I’m sure if our refrigerator could have streaming capabilities, it would be on there too. When Netflix reached out to me, I thought what a perfect match.
I like Netflix and writing and for writing about my experiences with … Read more ...
My St. Patrick’s Days Through The Years: Pinches, Green Rivers And Bolo Hats
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! What did you do to celebrate? You know, I haven’t been much of a fan of St. Paddy’s Day. I think it started when I was in elementary school and I wasn’t wearing green for the day. I remember getting pinched, and pinched and pinched.
So yeah, no fun. Then in college it seemed like just another excuse to party, but this time with green beer. I liked the partying, but never got excited about the green beer because I don’t … Read more ...