Author Profile: Kandi Barnes

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Kandi has lived in the Middletown area most of her life. She and her husband Chuck are “Miami Mergers” and have 3 children, ages 4,3 and 2. After working as in a pharmacy for several years she decided to become a stay at home mom and loves it! When she gets time she loves to scrapbook and is a photography junkie. She also loves to blog about her misadventures with her family and friends.
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“Meet Me At The Fair”
By KandiB
Posted in Slideshow on 25 July 2010
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It’s that time of year.  Time for the county fairs!  Does you family love the county fair?  Mine does.  We love the rides, animals, showmanship, food, tractor pulls, demolition derbys, food, plus arts and crafts.  Did I mention the food?  Yes, we eat our way through the fair.  To us, it isn’t a successful visit [...]

Ikea West Chester Kids Fair
By KandiB
Posted in Family Friendly Events & Activities on 11 May 2010
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Are you looking for something fun and free to do this weekend?  Well, then look no further! Ikea, in West Chester, is having their 1st Annual Kids Fair.
There are going to be lots of fun things to see/do.

A puppet show by the Red Cross
A fire truck display by the West Chester fire department (this alone would [...]

Turn Off TV Week–April 19-25
By KandiB
Posted in Family Friendly FYI on 23 April 2010
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This week is Turn Off TV Week.  Have you heard about it?  I hadn’t.  That is, until my daughter came home from school last week proclaiming that she would NOT be watching TV this week.  At all!  Not even Dancing with the Stars (which is saying a lot!). After a little research on the subject [...]

Sorg Opera presents “The Search for Santa”
By KandiB
Posted in Family Friendly Events & Activities on 24 November 2009
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I know everyone is thinking of turkey, stuffing and pumpkin pie but I wanted to share something I recently learned of.  We are always looking for something to do with our kids that may introduce them to something they’ve never experienced.  That’s why when I got the information about this from my daughter’s school, I [...]

Hidden Valley Fruit Farm, Lebanon
By KandiB
Posted in Family Friendly Places on 12 October 2009
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This is my very first post ever to FFC and I thought it would be nice to share a family tradition of ours.  This tradition started when my hubby and I were still dating and continues to this day.  Each fall we load up the family and head out to Hidden Valley Fruit Farm in [...]