From the monthly archives:

September 2005

Wonder Full

by Jason 09.29.2005 Adultitis

I dug up this quote my brother sent me a long time ago. It is from the television show The Wonder Years, which depicted a gentle, nostalgic look at Baby Boom youth and adolescence.
Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you’re in diapers; the next day you’re gone. But the memories of childhood stay [...]

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Dreaming is a Responsibility

by Jason 09.27.2005 Adultitis

This post relates to our most recent podcast about immunizing your kids from Adultitis. I link to a Daily Guideposts article written by Mary Engelbreit. Mary is an artist whose warm and charming style is the star of an extremely popular stationery line. In the article, she shares stories about her upbringing, and the ups [...]

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I Wish I May, I Wish I Might

by Kim 09.25.2005 Dream Big

What would you do if Amy Grant or anyone, for that matter, showed up in your town and offered to fulfill your one special wish? If you didn’t get a chance to see the first episode of the new show, ‘Three Wishes‘ I strongly urge you to tune in on Friday night. (8 pm Central [...]

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I Love Creative People

by Jason 09.21.2005 Delight in the Little Things

The Leo Burnett Company web site is a perfect example of how to create an experience that makes the user "return to childhood." I found myself delighted by the unique and whimsical interface that stands out in a homogenized landscape of very boring "grown-up" web sites.
Children are surprised every day by the unique experiences [...]

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Erase Your Way of Thinking

by Jason 09.19.2005 Adultitis

A reader pointed me to a column by D.L Stewart of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Mr. Stewart eloquently describes the nostalgic details of the first days of school:
Like Christmas Eve and the night before milestone birthdays, the first school day after summer vacation was a special time. It may have been the end of freedom, [...]

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The Best Gift Ever

by Kim 09.18.2005 Dream Big

Jason and I are ‘wish granters’ for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of WI. This is such an unbelievable volunteer opportunity. We get to work directly with wish families to help them through the wish process. By definition this job means we get to talk with the wish child about his/her one special wish, sometimes brainstorming wish [...]

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The Shopping List

by Kim 09.18.2005 Be Honest

When you are helping a three-year-old in the bathroom, you just never know what will happen. I got a fun story from a friend the other day that I want to share. She has a three year old son, Matt. One recent evening they were in the bathroom together, as he was going ‘pee pee.’ [...]

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Splattered Cat Constellation

by Jason 09.15.2005 Kim & Jason News

The RodeoClown (aka Ian Tyrrell) offers up a nice review of Escape Adulthood on his blog. My favorite part is that he added a few more of his own tips for escaping adulthood:
The end of each chapter contains a bunch of tips to try, and so, to conclude, I leave a few tips of my [...]

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