On the Covery - Candy Land!
You probably don’t know Candy Coburn yet, but you will soon. The talented and beautiful young artist is one of country music’s unique rising stars. She has the down-home country sensibilities any person who grew up spending time in Kentucky, Missouri, and Texas would possess, yet her style has some less-than-subtle hints of rock ’n’ roll poking through. It is not uncommon to hear her band play countrified versions of Bow Wow Wow’s “I Want Candy” or AC/DC’s “Back in Black” at the beginning of her shows, and you can always be assured she will have her custom-made green Carvin guitar strapped around her neck. She is energetic, infectious, and ready to invade the music world.
Read more about Candy Coburn in the July issue of Erie Life Magazine.
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Raise your hand if you play
Raise your hand if you play Candy Land with your kids. And does anyone else not like the new "look" of the game? I wish we had the original version instead. work from home
This game is not meant for 3 year olds. Or at least not my 3 year olds. Or maybe it's just not meant for this Mama of 3 year olds. It really tries my patience.
Now, I 100% for sure know, that I am greatly lacking in the patience category. It weighs so heavy on my mind that I ask God to grant me patience with my girls on a daily basis. I am convinced that when we ask for patience, He doesn't just say "Here is a great big dose of patience for you. Use it as needed." No, he says "Here are more opportunities for you to learn to be patient. I keep giving them to you, because you keep messing it up and need more practice." I can't wait to get this one down and move on to the next part of me that seems to be broken car insurance. But I have a sneaking suspicion that I will battle this one until the day I die. Something about "a work in progress" rings true here.
Learning to play board games is somewhat of a right of passage in my book. I adore games, any and all games. I kick butt at Pictionary and Monopoly. And my personal favorite is Settlers of Catan (though I usually get creamed), proving that I don't have to win to enjoy them.
So today when the girls and I sat down to play Candy Land, it was all I could do to get through the game. I didn't once cry like a baby, or lash out in a tantrum. Instead I calmly repeated (endlessly), "nope, we move in this direction -->" and "where is the next red/blue/orange...spot?" and "just take the top card Honey" and "I don't know where the special lollipop card is, we'll find it when we find it." The biggest problem with this game is that it is never ending. You can be 5 spaces away from winning and wham, you get sent back to nearly the beginning mortgage. Thankfully, Allison picked up the board and all the pieces flew off. We couldn't possible continue.
But now I have to make good on my promise to play again after nap time. Wish me luck...er, patience. homes for sale