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Not-So-Lyrical Lyrics

I enjoy listening to the radio as I drive around town. I like soft rock and I pride myself on knowing most of the lyrics to most of the songs. I will even confess to singing along with the radio, although I won’t claim to have a great voice. When my kids are in the car, I automatically become more sensitive to the lyrics of the songs. It’s kind of like when you’re watching a movie with your mother. A bed scene or a bit of language takes place and you turn bright red, although it probably wouldn’t have bothered … Continue reading →

Wait, Are You Sure that They Aren’t Still a Company? – Part 2

Yes, my mind likes to play tricks on me and make me think some of these companies are still around, if I just look for them hard enough. Here are more iconic companies that went down the drain: Lionel Corporation Please don’t tell my 4 year old that the Lionel Corporation bit the dust! Actually, the trains are still being made, just not by the original company. The famous train company was driven to bankruptcy in 1967 and by 1969, the entire company was sold to General Mills. Even General Mills couldn’t bring this puppy back to life, ceasing operations … Continue reading →

LDS Week in Review – June 15th – 21st

We had a great week in LDS. What to see what we’ve been up to? We started out the week with “Thinking about My Dad.” Tristi’s parents divorced when she was a teenager, but through that divorce, Tristi gained a closer relationship with her father and can now see the positive in that situation. We kept up-to-date with our lessons with this week’s “Dinner Discussions,” and we were reminded of the amazing power of music to set the tone in our environment in “Music at Home.” We then discussed the effect lyrics have on us and our children in “Not-So-Lyrical … Continue reading →

Justin Roberts “Meltdown!” CD Review

Every once in a while you cross paths with a CD that simply brightens your day and plants a big, honest smile across your face. And every once in a while you will come across a collection of kid’s songs that has an odd little habit of always finding it’s way into your car CD player during the drive to pick up your child and then remains spinning once your little lady or gentleman has been collected. Most recently, that collection of music is the thirteen songs making up Justin Roberts’ fifth full-length record entitled “Meltdown!” Justin started releasing music … Continue reading →