Getting Your Kids Ready for School

05.31.2011

My oldest son is seven, going on what he claims to be a teenager, my twins are three going on Einstein teen years with their ever abounding knowledge, vocabulary and desire to learn. When my eldest son Grant went to kindergarten I thought we were all ready. He had already been through pre-kindergarten, and then [...]

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AAO’s Top of Your Game sweepstakes

05.25.2011

The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) teamed up with the worlds greatest female soccer player Mia Hamm to bring you a wonderful children’s book to promote being your best at who you are and to help kids hone in on their individual talents, skills, and to encourage hard work and determination. This partnership is in [...]

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Dawn of the Dead

05.09.2011

Yes the title of this blog is a direct reference to a movie surrounding zombies. The Chad and I are huge fans of horror flicks and zombie movies are some of the best (*cough…worst) movies around. I mean anyone who is anyone has seen a B rated zombie movie and laughed, or you got hooked [...]

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Chrysler’s Test Driving Literacy

05.09.2011

Did you know that roughly 14% of the U.S. population may have a difficult time comprehending and or understanding this post I am writing. You got it, that is FOURTEEN percent of the population have difficulty with reading and written comprehension (CALiteracy.org, 2010), including grammar and understanding the English language. The statistic is bold and [...]

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Top Smiles and Top of Your Game

04.23.2011

Being at the top of your game is a huge confidence booster for anyone. Part of being at the top of your game starts with how you feel and see yourself, and what you often see the most of with people are their faces and their smiles. A smile can change anyone’s mood at the [...]

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Choosing Childcare, Preschools

04.19.2011

Upon the birth of my first child Grant I was a mess for weeks scrambling, literally, at the last minute attempting to arrange and interview child care centers and preschools. My poor son, at the ripe age of five weeks with a neurotic mother, scared sick about leaving her child with anyone else but his [...]

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Laundry Scents, Sense, and Cents

04.17.2011

As a working mother I don’t have time to clip coupons. I have tried, and I cannot keep up with the growing time consumption of clipping coupons and comparing these to the weekly grocery ads in order to save money on my grocery and paper goods bill. So I was told about a great new [...]

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