Awareness
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Sit ‘n Sleep and Tempur-Pedic Honor Southern California Veterans
Sit ‘n Sleep and Tempur-Pedic Honor Southern California Veterans by Donating Nearly 300 New Mattresses Companies Partner with PATH (People Assisting the Homeless) and Local City Government to Host Weeklong Donation Events in Honor of Veterans Day Iconic local mattress retailer Sit ‘n Sleep announced last week that it has teamed with Tempur-Pedic, the most highly recommended bed in America, to honor Southern California’s veterans during the week leading up to Veterans Day, November 5-11. Sit ‘n Sleep and Tempur-Pedic North America, LLC are donating hundreds of new mattresses with matching foundations and bedframes to four Southern California PATH (People Assisting The Homeless) locations throughout the week, which will be…
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Musings :: Helping Our Children Navigate Through Life
When life is too easy for us, we must beware or we may not be ready to meet the blows which sooner or later come to everyone, rich or poor. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Over the past few weeks I have had this conversation with friends about how much do we protect our kids from life’s hardships. I think it is a natural reaction for most to try to shield our kids from the things that will come up in life – teasing on the playground, being excluded from certain groups, first breakups, loss, and everything else in between. I think it is a fine line we walk as parents from protecting our…
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Gifts & Games: A Modern Mom’s Baby Shower
Gifts & Games: A Modern Mom’s Baby Shower With the mood centered around a new life, you’ve already got happy faces surrounded by tons of pastels. But what are some fun games to play during the baby shower and what are worthwhile gifts for the expectant modern mother? It’s All Fun and Games Don’t Say Baby: This game requires not much more than a bunch of old fashioned wooden clothespins and a board announcing the rules. Prop the rules at the entrance to the baby shower, asking everyone to take a pin and wear it. When somebody says the word “baby,” the first person to catch them gets to…
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PBS Kids and Whole Foods Market Partner to offer Sustainable Toys
PBS KIDS® AND WHOLE FOODS MARKET® partner to ROLL OUT Assortment oF SUSTAINABLE TOYS IN TIME FOR HOLIDAY SEASON Proceeds from toy sales will directly support the development of children’s educational media and Whole Kids Foundation This past week PBS KIDS and Whole Foods Market announced a partnership today that will bring PBS KIDS’ line of educational and earth-friendly toys exclusively to the supermarket’s customers this holiday season. Starting this week, gift givers can find the PBS KIDS toy line, including classic wooden toys and soft plush animals, at Whole Foods Markets nationwide in the retailer’s Whole Body department. We shop at Whole Foods Market near our…
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PBS KIDS OFFERS SNEAK PEEK OF NEW SERIES ODD SQUAD
Yesterday, PBS KIDS announced that full-length streaming video content and new digital games from ODD SQUAD are now available, one month prior to the premiere of the new series giving kids a sneak peek at the series in advance of its November 26 premiere on PBS stations. Six full-length 11-minute “Case Files” from the series, as well as many additional clips that include profiles of the agents, agent training videos, recruitment videos and more, are now available for free on pbskids.org, the PBS KIDS Video App, and PBS KIDS on Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast and Amazon Fire. In addition, two games and parent resources are now available on the…
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Inspirational Mom :: Jackie Shapiro of French Bull
Back in the early 2000’s, my very stylish girlfriend introduced me to the French Bull line. I fell in love with her polka dot round platter she was using at a dinner party. I was sold right then and there! I was fortunate to find the same multidot platter at a cute little boutique in Laguna Beach and she gave me this one for a Christmas present. I use it every night to put our fruit on for dinner and at pretty much every party we host. The products are really durable and I have had mine for years! The French Bull line is just so…
