The latest article for my PBS Parents blog column, Craft Apparent, is up!  This Thanksgiving make the kids' table at your holiday dinner extra special by personalizing each place setting.  I show you how to leaf print on pint-sized place mats and create glittered, pumpkin place cards. Read more, here!Craft.Rock.Love,Vickie

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... I can call my dear friends Larry Page's parents who live next door practically. Who are they, you ask? You don't know the founder of Google's ... give a little hint that it isn't the same as synchronicity, but as I said, I like it when synchronicity happens too. Here are the other How I Named My Blog participants who so agreeably agreed to tell their story, in the order they signed on. ...

... coming to my attention, so back off. MyParentsWereAwesome is an ode to, well, when they were awesome. Featuring pics of parents far and wide, it’s a trip down nostalgia lane. I can think of no more awesomer ... my own, so here are a couple pics I’ll be submitting. Back story: my parents were in a Christian circus called “Circus Allelieua.” They traveled around the country ...

... there are many other horror stories, but you don't hear about them because the adoptive parents are so much more in the forefront of this issue and are more visible.I also remember listening to a couple who ... these issues all the time."And that's all. I want to write a fun blog next. Just felt like sharing in hopes this will give you a better understanding of adoption and birthparents ...

... . As I became an adult, they became more like great friends. Once that happened, I learned more about who my parents really are and were before my sister and I popped into the picture. And, I came to realize–as I think most of ... site on NPR’s show All Things Considered and later read a post about it on their blog. Fox News and ABC News have also interviewed Glazer about the site. The ...