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Our Rocky Mountain Family Adventure: Part I
Looking to send a postcard with a spectacular mountain range, a glacier, or wild animals on it? Then the town of Jasper, located in the heart of Canada’s Rocky Mountains, is the destination for you. Last summer we flew into Calgary and stuffed as much luggage as is humanly possible into a rental car. We strapped three children (aged 14, 10, and 8) in the back seat and headed northwest—256 miles to be exact. The drive along the way was an adventure in itself. Our first stop was in Banff, Canada’s first National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. While we were there, we took in the breathtaking sites of…
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Her First and Won’t be Her Last
This time last year I was on night 1 of at least 4 or 5 nights of absolutely no sleep. This time tomorrow I was desperately trying to look into my 5 week old baby girl’s eyes still hoping for a miraculous miracle. This time the following day I was handing my tiny baby to a surgeon and literally collapsing and choking in fear… This time the day after I was learning to put in and care for a minuscule contact and instructed to patch my daughter’s “good eye” half her waking hours – Awesome to decipher for a newborn right? This time last year was just filled with the unknown… Would the surgery be…
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Knott’s Berry Farm Partners with the Orange County Susan G. Komen Organization
KNOTT’S BERRY FARM PROUDLY PARTNERS WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY AFFILIATE OF SUSAN G. KOMEN® ON A QUEST FOR A CURE FOR BREAST CANCER In Orange County, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. I have several friends from high school and college who have battled breast cancer and thankfully all of them are in remission. Susan G. Komen organization is the world’s largest breast cancer awareness organization and is working with Knott’s Berry Farm to raise money for breast cancer awareness, services and research by offering a special “Pink Ticket” and limited edition specially designed “pink” merchandise from February 1 through March 31st. The park will offer a specially discounted…
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Glasses.com 3Dfit Technology App is simply Amazing!
“It isn’t about finding glasses that look good, it is about finding glasses that look good on you.” ~glasses.com The incredible glasses.com app features 3Dfit technology and is changing the eyewear shopping experience with a smarter, simpler way to buy glasses – making it fun to find the right pair for you. I had a chance to try out this app and I must tell you I am sold! What an innovative way to try on glasses! I have been looking for a new pair of sunglasses since my new puppy decided he thought my rather expensive sunglasses was a chew toy. Granted you can’t really see the…
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Latest & Greatest :: The Nut Job by Cupcake Digital
I can’t wait to see The Nut Job with my daughter next week. One of our favorite mother-daughter activities is to check out the latest (children) movie releases and this movie looks really fun! App developer Cupcake Digital has recently released The Nut Job app that includes a story, games, coloring pages and even a trailer for the movie. The graphics are straight from the movie and are crystal clear. The story starts off with Surly Squirrel overlooking the city from atop a tree in Liberty Park. He is so surly that his only friend is a rat named Buddy. You can turn on or off the music and the story…
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Reflections :: Appreciation Day
I made up a brand new holiday last week. Throughout this coming year, I’ve decided I will celebrate “Appreciation Day” on the fifteenth of every month. It is the one day of the month that I am committed to “tending myself”, to treating myself with what we therapists call unconditional positive regard. It literally means unconditional love: gentle, present, self-affirming, non-judgmental love. It’s revolutionary, if you think about it. An entire day in a conscious attempt to truly accept and love yourself for no other reason than because you deserve appreciation. It turned out to be tougher than it sounds. In depth psychology there is a primary understanding of…
