Archives for December 2010

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus – Charlotte

December 3, 2010 by Amy 4 Comments

Scott took me to the circus a few times while we were in high school. It was one of our annual “things”. Funny enough the first memory I have from that is me getting used to his extroversion compared to my introversion. I remember him chatting up the guy sitting beside us and I was like DO YOU KNOW HIM? WHY ARE YOU TALKING TO HIM? My shyness could not fathom striking up a temporary friendship at the circus. But the circus has a funny way of making us like kids…we’re all friends by default!

I took Emma when she was just 2 or 3. She fell asleep halfway through. I guess I was scarred because I haven’t taken the kids back since. But I think at 6 and 8 are GREAT ages to take the girls.

The circus will be in Charlotte at Time Warner Arena January 26-30. The best part is I have a coupon code for you to use to either have a fun date with your significant other or take your kiddos.

Check out this page for more information, a show schedule, and how to purchase tickets.

And be sure to let me know when you’re going. The four of us will be headed out for the January 27th 7pm show!

I received this opportunity including 4 pack of tickets to the show because of my participation in the NC Blog Buzz network. I have pledged to give my honest opinion of the product/event. All opinions are my own.

Works for Me Wednesday: Monopoly

December 1, 2010 by Amy 4 Comments

We’ve been Monopoly-ing fools around here lately. It’s a great activity that all of us can do without complaint. Lexi usually loses focus in 15 or 20 minutes but Emma is a Monopoly-marathoner, taking over anyone’s spot that can’t hang. And because of that, I’m always looking for ways to cut down our time in between turns. I refuse to get the electronic version after I see how much math the kids learn so we’re unlikely to cut down on time with the money (although I’ll take any other suggestions!)

But those pesky real estate cards. I was always finding we were shuffling through with each property purchase, even if they were in color order. So Lexi actually came up with the idea to put the cards near their space on the board. I LOVE it. I can’t tell you how easy it is to buy a property and just pick up the card there. The banker can concentrate on the money!

BUT.

Poor Scott’s OCD couldn’t handle all that STUFF on the board. Bless his heart.

So this is what he came up with. Stack the bottom box in the top and then line up the color coded stacks in between. The banker still has to be the one to grab them but still much faster.

Either one WORKS FOR ME!

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