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Friday Flix: September 1997
Fall is in full swing and Hollywood is releasing a lot of movies in September 1997 to get you in the theater. There are over twenty movies to choose from this month. Some are worth CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: September 1992
As the weather turns cooler it’s always nice to watch a good movie in a warm theater. Does September 1992 offer anything worth watching? Yes it does, it’s a good month for movies. Horror, action, CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: September 1987
The air is getting cooler, the leaves starting to turn and the days are getting shorter. September is here and the Season of the Witch is right around the corner. This month is primed for CONTINUE READING…
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Toy of The Week: Cody the Coca Cola Plush Critter
The selection for this article is inspired by my one of the prizes from my entry in the TRN Summer Camp program earlier this summer: a metal lunch box filled with penny candy. The winners CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: September 1982
September marks the unofficial end of summer. Once the long Labor Day weekend is over school starts back up. In some areas school starts before Labor Day, which is a crime. After the massive movie CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: August 1997
Another month with a ton of movies to watch. In August 1987 twenty movies hit the screen, August 1992 there were twenty-one movies released. This month beat them both. There were twenty-five movies released in CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: August 1992
What a month for movies. I thought there were a lot of movies released in August 1987, but August 1992 has even more. There are twenty one movies released in August 1992 and some great, CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: August 1987
This is a big month for movies. There were over twenty movies released in August 1987. If you couldn’t find a movie to watch you weren’t trying hard enough. Comedy, action, war, thrillers, teen movies CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: August 1982
Summer is winding down and the amount of movies released are decreasing too. There were only eight movies released in August 1982. I saw half of them and might watch a few more later this CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: July 1997
We are in the middle of the summer blockbuster season and July 1997 comes out swinging hard. Aliens are the main theme this month with some good action thrown in. Two of the movies break CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: July 1992
We have hit the dog days of summer. Growing up there was no air conditioning in our house. In the hot, humid Iowa summers it was miserable. After playing outside for hours, I’d cool off CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: July 1987
What a great month for movies. Comedy, action, horror, biography and an international spy. There is something for everyone to enjoy. I saw a lot of movies in July 1987. We just moved to a CONTINUE READING…
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Toy of the Week: Roller Skating Ken (Mattel, 1981)
Growing up as a girl in the 1980’s, Barbie and her friends were a major portion of my childhood. Barbie was (and still is) present at birthday parties, on Christmas morning, every Saturday morning, after CONTINUE READING…
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Toy and Event of the Week: Plush Dale and our Family Vacation to Walt Disney World
Why did I choose this toy and event? Originally, I chose this Dale plush for my Toys of the Week series to coincide with the Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers movie which premiered on Disney CONTINUE READING…
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Friday Flix: July 1982
This is another great month for movies. June 1982 gave us a couple of iconic 1980s movies can July deliver too? There is one cult(?) classic in the mix, a great animated movie, not from CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…
