Propane Prices During The Winter

December 6, 2009

I was talking to the gal that cuts my hair yesterday about heating bills and I remember how my mom used to worry about propane prices. I had almost forgotten about how we had the propane tank in the back yard. Every year, they would come out and fill the tank but I can’t remember [...]

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Futon Mattress Bed For The Grandparent’s Trip

December 5, 2009

My wife’s parents are coming over for the holidays and staying for a few days. We were looking at an air mattress or possibly a futon mattress bed. We opted for the air mattress but are thinking about getting the futon for their next visit. They live in another state and do come to visit [...]

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Kids Love Touch Lamps And Lava Lamps In Their Rooms

December 5, 2009

If there were any kind of lamps that kids love more than any other, it’s touch lamps. The only thing that comes close are lamps that you can turn on and off with the clapper. Those are fun too. On and off…on and off. When I’ve seen kids playing with these things it’s hilarious. It’s [...]

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Protect Your Kids From The Sun With Lattice Patio Covers

December 5, 2009

Although winter is around the corner here in Indiana, I was looking around the house at projects that I could do next year. One of the things that I noticed was that the patio was hardly used this year. The main reason was because it was so hot out there. So, what I am thinking [...]

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Christmas Tree Ornaments For Kids

December 1, 2009

Hey everyone. With Christmas right around the corner, our little guy is making out his Christmas list. Over this past weekend, we put up our tree and decorated it with Christmas tree ornaments that we have purchased over the years. We originally started with a set of Victorian ornaments but when we had our son, [...]

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A Christmas Carol Review

November 28, 2009

I went to the mall the other day and was doing some Christmas shopping. Once we got passed the girls with the perfume samples, we went to the IMAX movie, A Christmas Carol. Speaking of perfume, I never know the difference between perfume and cologne other than cologne is more expensive. In the movie, Jim [...]

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Baby Crib Bedding Sets Are Cool

November 25, 2009

It’s been a while, but when my son was born (he’s 8 now) we had to look at baby cribs and baby crib bedding sets. I was amazed when I went to Baby’s R Us at the large selection of baby crib sets and for that matter baby gear in general. I had no idea [...]

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Family Travel Idea: Alaska Fishing Lodges

November 14, 2009

OK. So, my we were talking about where to go in the United States as far as family travel goes when we came across a site that talked about Alaska fishing lodges. I’m not a big outdoors kind of person. I think that there are two kinds of people in the world. They are hotel [...]

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Don’t Mess With Swimming Pool Covers: Swim On Vacation

November 14, 2009

One of the things that I noticed that kids love to do when they travel on vacation is swim at the hotel pool. Since I travel alot, I never go to the pool because the novelty has worn off. Personally, though, I like swimming when we travel because I don’t have to have a pool [...]

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St. Louis

November 4, 2009

This year for Fall Break, we headed to St. Louis, Missouri. We usually try to get away for a couple of days during the break and St. Louis is just four hours west of our home which is northeast of Indianapolis. We headed on Thursday afternoon and drove through rain the entire way. We checked [...]

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New York Vacations

August 17, 2009

Part two of our 2008 trip was our first of many, hopefully, New York vacations. It took us about three hours to drive from Hershey Park, Pennsylvania. We went through the Lincoln Tunnel to enter the Big Apple to start our New York vacation. Our New York City hotel was the Hampton Inn and was [...]

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Hershey Park ZooAmerica

August 8, 2009

ZooAmerica may be the best kept secret at Hershey Park. I was not aware of a zoo at Hershey Park Pa until I stumbled on information on the Hershy Park website. I was also delighted to learn ZooAmerica was included with our Hershey Park tickets. You can just visit the zoo if you wish and [...]

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Antarctica: Help Gary Go

July 25, 2009

I came across a super travel site today by a travel blogger. He is traveling the world and has entered a contest to win a free trip to Antarctica. He needs your support by getting your vote. You can find more information about his blog and the contest by visiting his travel blog. I somehow [...]

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Hershey Park

July 23, 2009

Part One of our 2008 family vacation was to spend a day and a half and Hershey Park. I had heard lots of good things about Hershey Park Pa. It was also right on the way to my next article called New York vacations which was Part Two of our vacation. The “Big Apple” is [...]

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Family Travel

July 20, 2009

Welcome to USAKidZone!  A Family Travel Guide to America. Our goal is to show our son as much of our country as we can before he goes off to college. We try to travel as a family a few times a year. Once is always a big vacation and then we take smaller excursions periodically. [...]

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Mammoth Cave

April 15, 2009

Every summer I remember riding through Kentucky on the way to my grandparents home in Mississippi and begging to stop at Mammoth Cave. I thought it would be be mysterious and exciting to visit a cave. We never had time to stop. Flash forward 35 years and it’s time to plan an activity for spring [...]

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Indianapolis Children’s Museum

April 5, 2009

From bottom to top, the Indianapolis Children’s Museum, officially known as The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, is full of fun for kids of all ages. We’ve been going to the Indianapolis Children’s Museum for 6 years. We purchased our first membership when our little boy turned one. There are plenty of permanent exhibits to see [...]

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LEGO Piraka Stronghold Review

March 30, 2009

Assembly: Challenging with 648 pieces Durability: Good Overall Grade: B Number: 8894 This set is not played with as much as the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc. Perhaps it’s because the story is unfamiliar. Piraka characters (the bad guys) enter the stronghold through the mouth of a giant face/mask. Teeth form bars over the entrance. [...]

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LEGO Star Wars ARC-170 Starfighter Review

March 28, 2009

Assembly: Moderate with 396 pieces Durability: Good Overall Grade: B Number: 7259 Relive your favorite inter-galactic adventures as you build this awesome Clone Fighter. The ARC 170 Clone Fighter comes with Astromech Droid and three Clone Pilots. The ARC-170 features wings that open into attack position and “bombs” that drop.Mini figure included are 3 Clone [...]

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LEGO Caslte King’s Castle Siege Review

March 27, 2009

Assembly: Challenging with 974 pieces Durability: Superb Overall Grade: A+ Number: 7094 Here’s another one that’s not available through LEGO or at its original price. I see it is now available for $270. I’m not sure that it is really worth that much. It has stayed together well, but it has not been played with [...]

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