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Red Velvet is my kids cake of choice. I make it for just about every birthday and since Christmas is Jesus birthday, Red Velvet is our Christmas Eve tradition, too. So here it is and it is easy… Just throw it all in the mixer, bake and frost. I made this recipe into four layers because one layer usually gets eaten before I get the cake frosted! 4-Layer Red Velvet Cake Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Ingredients for Cake:…
This makes me very sad. It used to make me mad, now it’s just sad. We are killing our kids by making drinking and smoking marijuana fashionable and tolerantly illegal (meaning very little legal ramification if caught). I have featured Urban Outfitters apparel above, but there are other companies with similar products. You can read the latest 11 Urban Outfitters Controversies here–they like to push the envelope more than most. I envision the creators/owners/designers of Urban Outfitters as over-aged rebellious wanna-be…
Organized sports for kids, whether it’s baseball, soccer, or lacrosse, can be great at teaching them teamwork and discipline. But that benefit can quickly be lost when a mom or dad do things that can make a child hate competing. So avoid these seven things parents do to make your kids hate sports. …
I have an ulterior motive for teaching my kids to manage time well—They’ll have more time for me! It’s true. As my kids have aged their academics and extracurricular activities have squeezed out family time. There are a lot of opportunities out there and most kids get involved or over-involved. If you add a cell phone to all of that, a lot of kids can run out of time, and “Lost time is never found again,” as Benjamin Franklin…