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Mrs.P Facebook Party
Hello friends! We are excited to have Mrs. P and award-winning children’s author Natasha Wing joining us again October 3rd at 5pm PST. We will be talking about promoting the love of reading and writing with these two wonderful ladies who both do their part in promoting this life skill. Mrs.P Be-A-Famous-Writer contest is ending on October 15th so make sure to send in your children’s stories! Some of our Sponsors include: Kathy Kinney – donated two signed books of her book Queen of Your Own Life Author/Illustrator PLA of Sassie Cassie – has donated a personalized painting and frame for two lucky winners …
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The iPad: Tool or Toy?
Where does the iPad fit in the life of today’s child? Is it a tool or toy? Is it really an either/or proposition? Do you ever feel like you have to justify (to yourself, family, friends) letting your child get engrossed with the iPad? Do thoughts such as these crowd your mind? Reading is important! Digging in the dirt is important! Building gas stations is important! Pretending to be a pirate is important! The iPad is just a toy!! Actually, it’s much more than a toy. Really? “Prove it,” the guilty mind-invading thoughts challenge us. Some apps, such as Penelope the Purple Pirate and Gerry the Giraffe make it really…
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Trimming the Budget Fat
You have just finished creating your budget. You have a list of all of the money you have coming in and all of the money going out. Uh Oh! The amount of money going out is higher than what is coming in. What can you do? Sort out the Need from the Want and then trim the fat! First Steps to Take – Separate Needs and Wants: First, separate your spending into two lists: Need and Want. Let’s consider the Wants as things that you can live without. Prioritize that list of Wants so you can see what is most important to you. We will put that list aside and…
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JetBlue/PBS Kids Giveaway Winners
Congratulations to the following for winning a fun backpack from JetBlue/PBS Kids Backpack! Inside the backpack you will find a children’s picture book, stickers, pencils and pens. Thanks all for participating! Congratulations to: Elana Louie Mrs.Tempered Sunshine Nancy Barth Christie Dwyer Carrie Walls
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Feng Shui For Your Home
Image: Flickr Have you ever walked into a home before and immediately liked it? Perhaps it was light, bright and airy? It was welcoming and comfortable, and you felt great while you were there. You could say this house has good feng shui. If you haven’t heard of this term before, in Chinese it means ‘wind and water’. Feng shui (pronounced foong shway) is the ancient Chinese practice of arranging the layout of your home to promote happiness, harmony and wellbeing. And the great thing about feng shui is that it doesn’t require a drastic rearrangement of your home, often just moving a few pieces of furniture around, placing…
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Eating Gluten-Free And Loving It!
When I first started eating ‘gluten-free’, most of the foods I found to eat were nasty, with a capital ‘N’. I tried all kinds of products made with gluten-free flours, and almost everything I tried was seriously yucky. The most brutal lesson for me was at Thanksgiving. I planned to make a yummy stuffing with store-bought gluten-free bread. I figured that with enough butter and spices I could create a delicious tongue-exploding wonder that my gluten-eating family members would think was the best tasting experience of their lives… I would surprise them later with the exciting news of how I made this delectable stuffing from gluten-free bread: Surprise! Well… I…
