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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Elf on A Shelf Ideas

This past Christmas it was brought to my attention that our Elf "Jolly" was hiding in the same places that his did the year before. I realized this was the third year with Jolly coming to our house during December..Since I could not let him continue the hang out in the same places, I had a talk with Jolly and helped him think of some fun ideas (props to other bloggers of the elf on the shelf). Here are pictures of some of the places we found Jolly!

Roasting Marshmallows over a candle.  My son thought this was so funny. I took a toothpick and some spare small marshmallows. Place one on the end of the toothpick stick the other end in his hands. Sit him close to a tealight (electronic) candle. Don't forget to turn on the candle!
 Looks like someone likes chocolate kisses! Melt one of the kisses to smear over his face. Open some others and place the rest all around. I used a candy cane full of kisses and left the open container out.

Jolly Elf helped hang lights around some plants. Looks like he wasn't finished come morning.

My son woke up one morning to find Jolly Elf was playing with his Lincoln Logs. I guess he wanted to play with toys too!
Hiding in the coffee mug. I think he might have been waiting for some hot chocolate.
Making cookies!! Jolly made some great cookies while my son was at school that day. He came home to find the cookies were finished!
Jolly was found one morning stuck in a stocking...I think he was trying to get the candy cane full of candy!
We found Jolly one morning hanging in the pots and pans. I think that he was wanting breakfast...
One night Jolly brought us a fish! As you can see, he decided to go fishing that same night. We ended up naming the fish "Lightning".
Countdown till Christmas!
Hanging out in the tree hanging an ornament.
Sitting with a snowman, hoping it would snow.

 Jolly went missing one day. He was captured by someone without any Christmas Spirit! Poor Jolly was gone...we didn't know what to do. He was held captured by evil fighters.
Luckily he wasn't gone long and found hanging at the top of the Christmas tree safe and sound during our Christmas Craft Party!

Jolly was touched by accident so Dominic decided to write him a letter and send it to the North Pole and let Jolly know that he was sorry.  Jolly returned the next morning. He was found tucked in the centerpiece reading Dominic's letter.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

One Step at a Time

This year has already been proven to positive. Dominic has "graduated" from special services!!!

It's official, Nic will no longer be receiving special services for speech, language and occupational therapy. I am so proud of him! He has really worked hard the past few years to meet and exceed all the goals set in front of him.

Starting back at the beginning as a baby, Dominic, dealt with a series of bad ear infections. Just under the amount to have the doctors intervene. Around 16-18 months he was not talking and seemed to have trouble hearing. We prepared for the worst starting Nic on baby signing and everything else that we could imagine. After speaking with several doctors and specialists, we made the decision to have tubes put in his ears.  Surgery went well, so it was on to the next step. Dominic attended a great preschool where the teacher recommended he get tested by First Steps. They are an early intervention system for infants and toddlers, birth to age 3, who have delayed development or diagnosed conditions that are associated with developmental disabilities.  Dominic was accepted immediately for development, speech, and language delays and therapy began quickly thereafter.

Once Dominic turned 3, he moved into special education services with our local school district. He attended special classes where he was able to work closely with teachers and therapists until he started Kindergarten. His teachers were wonderful and really took the time to work with Dominic making sure that he stayed on track with his goals. I truly believe that if it was not for the teachers he had during that time, Dominic would not be where he is at today.  He received double the exposure to learning in two different classes during the week. One half was in the regular (normal size) preschool class to learn, and the other half he spent in a special class (smaller size) learning even more.

Dominic was able to enter into Kindergarten fully prepared, and at times ahead of the other kiddos (my biast mom insert) only needing to still work on his speech/language goals with some occupational therapies.  It was mid kindergarten that Dominic was diagnosed with ADHD. Being familiar with the disorder, I knew his time was coming. We tried our hardest with therapy to not medicate him, but that eventually stopped working and he needed something to slow his body down so he could concentrate on school. Dominic really struggled the first semester in Kindergarten. The classroom was very busy and so was was very difficult for him to handle the "normal" day. Since Dominic had been under observation since he was two it was clearly evident to all parties, including doctors, what the underlying issue was and how to help alleviate some of his daily struggles.

Since being on medication for a full year now. Dominic is thriving in school and sports. He is able to be "normal" kid. He has truly worked extremely hard over the past years to catch up and surpass his school mates. His speech and language is up to par and his reading level is advanced for his age.

I am so proud of Dominic! It makes me feel good as a parent to know that I did make all the right decisions when it came to his health and learning obstacles. As for right now, we keep working hard and I anticipate that he will go far in his school!

Congratulations Nic Nac, mommy is so proud of you.

Let's start at the beginning...

We have just begun the beginning of a new year and January already more than 1/2 over!. Every year resolutions are written down and somehow forgotten after so many months. This year is different. It's a new year and time for new I have decided to start journaling. It seems that the years are going by faster every year and yet it becomes so hard to remember everything that I have accomplished in that year.  I tend to remember the repetitive actions, but not the fun times spent with family, successes, new adventures even the oops days and pitfalls through the year.

I made a "new year resolution" to start a journal of some sort to document the year. It seems that every year I make a resolution, I have already broken the resolution by the 10th of January. This year I decided not to start until the end of January and hopefully I will have a better chance at keeping my resolution. My goal is to journal something at least once a week. With a busy schedule, I need to make time to take a break and reflect on my days.  I am hopeful that by the end of the year I can look back at the journals and see all the good things that happened over the year. I know that there will be times when things are not so pretty in life, but as with everything else...we have to take each day and turn it into something positive, even if the day doesn't seem to be going in our direction. For me this is only the beginning of change. I cannot wait to see what the year has in store for me.


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Red & Green, Contemporary Floral Paintings by Arizona Artist Amy Whitehouse

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I purchased this lovely bouquet of red and green flowers and leaves
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Breakfast Burritos

OK, I don't think we've ever had these for breakfast. Sometimes breakfast for dinner just hits the spot and we have either these or pancakes. Substitute ham or bacon for the sausage, although I really like maple flavored sausage in this, and throw in whatever toppings you love. I serve them with fruit and roasted potatoes for a dinner that is filling and my kids love.

Breakfast Burritos

Serves 6

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 pound (450 g) breakfast sausage, your favorite flavor
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 6 eggs
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 6-pack package of flour tortillas

Suggested toppings:

  • salsa
  • cheddar cheese
  • diced tomatoes
  • sliced avocado (sprinkle on some lemon juice to prevent browning)
  • hot sauce
  • sour cream

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the sausage, crumbling with a wooden spoon, the onions and the bell pepper. Cook until sausage is browned and the onion and peppers are soft.

Add the eggs to a bowl and beat vigorously with a fork; season with salt and pepper (I also add a little crushed red pepper and sometimes garlic powder). When the sausage is cooked, add the eggs to the skillet. Reduce heat to medium and stir the mixture frequently, scrambling them, until the eggs are set. If the eggs are sticking to the bottom of the skillet, add a little more olive oil or butter. Set the egg/sausage mixture aside when finished. The eggs can be prepared separately, if desired.

Grab a tortilla and place it on a flat surface. Line a scoop of eggs/sausage across the bottom third of the tortilla; add desired toppings. To finish, fold in the sides first, then start to roll from the bottom up, using your fingers to keep the ingredients and the sides tucked in as you go. If it's too complicated, messy, or big, eat them as a taco! Serve with additional sour cream, salsa, or hot sauce.

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Wednesday, 7 September 2016

A lot of love to give

I've had my eye on a few boys for a while now.  Not sure if I want to date them or not.  I don't really know them - we've only met each other a handful of times.  Friends of friends.

Which in its own way makes it quite difficult to see them - they're not really someone I met and started an interaction with that's just fallen to the side - our connection is in reference to another; calling them up and chancing it would be so overtly out of the blue it risks putting people off, but that equally just furthers the problem that I don't know them well enough to work out if I want to or to wager whether I think they'd even be vaguely interested or not - it might all just be I met them and think they're nicer than most.

Work doesn't help of course, trying to find free time is a nightmare and the bit of it I do get is either spent tending to my extremely fragile mental health state at current (another major selling point when asking someone out, obviously) or with those I get most value out of the shortest time.  And I'm very conscious I'm about to start ramping up towards busy season at work, which makes asking anyone out rather pointless - I'd see them one, maybe twice and then come across as uninterested as I disappear for the better part of 2.5 months

I'd like to see more of these boys, to work out what's there even if its nothing.  But we don't see each other much at all and even when we do I'm not really good at making conversation with people, especially people I don't know well.

More than that though, I'd just like someone again.  Not anyone.  I'm not that stupid.  But it's been long enough and I really miss having someone.

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1. Chicken wire crown, 2. Vintage Pretties, 3. Garden Fresh..., 4. Vintage Bridesmaid Gloves, 5. First flowers of spring from the front yard, 6. Custom Orders Romantic Vintage Embellished Wedding Cake Cardbox, 7. Added some vintage wallpaper to the inside, 8. Tiara ~ Crown Swap, 9. dreamy roses, 10. lizdresser, 11. Pretty Vintage Seam Binding, 12. Inspiration books, 13. all work and no play, 14. flowers, 15. Spring Inspiration

Happy Easter everyone! Today will be a fun-filled day with family. We're all at my parents for lunch. I finally made the ricotta cookies, recipe to follow shortly. My mom will love them I'm sure. Did you bake anything? Let me know. I wanted to make panettone but Mom will have to show me how, too many steps to follow. Enjoy your day!

The Feathered Nest said...

Happy Easter! No, I didn't bake today. We went to Whole Foods yesterday and I bought some baked goods from them.

Hi Thanks for stopping by my blog! I love your informative! and so pretty to look at. Enough with the snow already huh? family and I made bets way back in Jan. when the first 60 degree day would one won. Have a great weekend.


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The Anglican Theological Review Winter Issue Spring Issue Summer Issue Fall Issue

In Praise of Open Communion:
A Rejoinder to James Farwell

Kathryn Tanner

This essay engages in an extended dialogue with James Farwell's Spring 2004 ATR article, "Baptism, Eucharist, and the Hospitality of Jesus: On the Practice of 'Open Communion,'" rebutting many of his arguments against open communion and suggesting a number of theological considerations that might lend support to the practice of inviting unbaptized persons to take communion. The logic of the relationship between baptism and eucharist is discussed in light of the reference of both to the kingdom, and tied to the various forms of Jesus' meal ministry in the gospels. The essay also speculates about what in the present context of Episcopal church life might be driving the trend toward open communion. Finally, there is a review of factors to be taken into account in deciding whether the consequences of open communion for Christian life are acceptable.

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Animated Marketing Videos Where To Find

Explainer Videos/Explanatory Videos are being utilized by some of the world´s most successful online brands. Why are they such a hot trend at the moment you might ask? Quite simply, because they are a powerful digital marketing tool that can be used to educate, inform and visually present your business or product faster and easier than the “written word” – And in a world that waits for no man, that can make the difference between getting ahead, or getting lost in the crowd.

Are you looking for Where To Find Explainer Video Production?

Less is More…

The old saying of a picture paints a thousand words is as applicable to the world of animation today, as it was for the Mona Lisa centuries before. The fact is, art (imagery) has long been recognized (and accordingly utilized) as a powerful propaganda tool. In reality, even simple imagery can portray mammoth concepts to a broad spectrum of people: Something that can be difficult to achieve with content, regardless of how well it is composed. The major plus is, an Explainer Video can get a lot of information across in a fraction of the time: Providing the perfect platform for businesses to get their message across quickly and effectively.

Hot and Cold

Animated Marketing Videos For Businesses

When it comes to comparing and debating between cheap and expensive explainer videos, there are some aspects to see but being cheap doesn’t mean that it won’t succeed, the term here refers the cost of the video. There are no pros and cons of using cheap explainer video because every company has a certain agenda and a limited budget to achieve their goal, what you and we call cheap might be big for them so let’s not be judgmental about it. Let’s stick to facts 1st, factually, an expensive explainer video will surely hit the charts and get attention as compared to a cheap video, why? Because an expensive video has a lot of money involved to make it successful anyway. There are some questions that need to be answered.

Making Use of Whiteboard Animations for Startups

Explainer Video Production

Defining Animated Videos

Almost everyone is constantly connected to the internet, social media or simply on their mobile devices and it's important to utilize these tools to promote your business. An excellent way to gain an audience for your company is to create explainer videos.

Animated Videos are, simply, videos designed to explain what your business does, stands for and accomplishes. Though these videos can be sent via social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, an ideal placement is typically on the front page of your business website.

There are several types of explanation videos that you can use to connect with your company's audience. A Live Action explainer is essentially a short film involving real people that promotes your brand. These types of videos are perfect for businesses that have a physical product to sell and can easily be demonstrated. The most popular type of explainer video is an Animated video. While these videos can require more time, planning and skill, they are particularly effective at promoting a service that isn't easily described using live actors..

When your video animation is reviewed and complete, it's important to track the impact and success of your efforts. Google Analytics is an incredible tool that can help track your video's effectiveness. The many benefits of explainer videos include: reaching a wider audience, keeping viewers engaged and improving your search engine optimization. No matter what path you take, an explainer video done well can be the key to improving your company's bottom line.

After these critical questions, what if your cheap explainer videos end up being expensive? There’s a high chance that you end up regretting your decision. It’s important to think big and aim for long term instead of thinking short term because putting money in will bring results somehow. This doesn’t mean that cheap videos are useless and don’t work, but they are not that effective when it comes to digital marketing.

Why Creativity Matters In Corporate Video Production

Business Video Production

If you want a way to stand out in a crowded internet full of squeeze pages, you should consider turning up your pages to eleven. How can you go from just another page to a promising new look? Simply by moving to a unique video squeeze page. That's right, integrating visuals and text can be the difference between getting a lot of attention and getting passed by as another marketing ploy. You'll need to come up with a bit more creative approach than the next guy, if you're going to compete head to head with other marketers.

Web users are getting savvy to marketing tricks and people are seeing less and less traffic to their sites. That's why it's important to stand out, and in these modern times a good and easy way to stand out is by creating a unique video landing page. There is a wealth of opportunities out there to create quality web videos, and post them into an existing or new landing page.

If you're not applying visual learning techniques with your existing marketing strategy you might miss out on an opportunity get relevant targeted traffic easier than most. While most people concentrate on good copy you can split up the monotony with a unique video squeeze page, and be head and shoulders above your competitors. Why settle for what everyone else is doing? Stand out with a strategically placed page, utilizing video and copy, something that many pages are simply not doing on the internet today.

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How to stay sane online

  1. 1. How to stay sane online
  2. 2. Yet, learning to communicate online comes with varied, often opposed whys, whats, hows and wheres.
  3. 3. Confusion and other negative feelings and reactions are logical and understandable. The first half of this talk is about all the reasons you are right to be confused. The second half is about still having a great, authentic, productive, and most importantly enjoyable personal online presence. No matter what is going on around you.
  4. 4. If you need to have an online identity for work (it happens), you often get training. There is no general consensus on what this training should contain, so you get either the angle from marketing, comms/PR, IT, or a big consultancy. There you go, your adoption of a new literacy comes with KPIs. And we know how useful that is for finding your feet in a new medium.
  5. 5. If you’ve absorbed information on social media in the last 6 years, you have been exposed to widely varying approaches. One end of the spectrum is the agency model which has very little to do with the people in an organisation, is carried out by a third party, and is currently called content marketing. Let’s call it the industrial model of ‘doing social media’. (And on the next slide you’ll see why I like to define things.)
  6. 6. We use words without any coherence. The word digital has lots of meanings, often in the same organisation.
  7. 7. Twitter is pushing the celebrity angle, hard. While that’s always a handy lowest common denominator, it works neither for the fans nor the celebs – getting hundreds and thousands of replies that you can never respond to is about as fulfilling as tweeting at someone who doesn’t know you and won’t reply to you. Even the social media platforms themselves have moved their focus to things they really aren’t very good at.
  8. 8. Because we have to do things that our bosses see the necessity for, a lot of efforts to get people working online are disconnected. So we have a few platforms for internal chats, we have our external identities, and then we have the totally disconnected social media efforts. Taking a connected and expert approach, we could have one identity to both work and tell the stories of our work, rather than a junior copywriter at the very bottom of the food chain coming up with stories about us.
  9. 9. It really isn’t just you. The internet suddenly becoming all about people eight years ago is a fluke of history. Something as minimalist as Twitter going mainstream, and the subsequent adoption of a lot of ‘social’ technology enabling us all to create and be connected and discoverable – weird and unpredictable. Spending our online time with other people who also are connected and discoverable, rather than ‘surfing’ static websites. Who’d have thought it. It forced a lot of people to deal with it and make decisions who don’t have the expertise, who then try to buy it in from where they’ve always gotten it – consultancies and marketing agencies. This has not turned out well for many of us.
  10. 10. Trying to be online well and making connections is fraught with difficulties – people aren’t available at all, have accounts run by their PR agency, or only use social media for marketing.
  11. 11. Finally, when hearing about social tech, many imagine something like this.
  12. 12. The bad news: I don’t have an easy solution to sell to you. I’m sorry about that. (But I have specialised in helping people have a great online presence so I’ll try to motivate you to do that, and do it well.) With people in your organisation who are enthusiastic, proud and expert enough to speak about their work online, what better marketing could you have? So yes, we have a problem.
  13. 13. The good news: while the industrial approach to ‘doing social media’ has become standard in the past five years, there are also more and more professionals who realise that it doesn’t really do the things they need to do, so we are slowly moving on from it and getting better at being online.
  14. 14. (Still trying to define things better without narrowing them down), by BE online I don’t mean read some websites. I mean actively be there, as yourself, creating, taking part, fully available, discoverable, communicating and connecting. The platforms we use to do this will change. The need to be confident in doing it won’t.
  15. 15. I can recommend having an online identity that is as close to your own personality as possible. Because the only way we can work online is by building genuine relationships. And the more layers of blatant lies (that will all be revealed as soon as others meet you or try to do anything practical with you) there are between us and others, the less genuine our relationships.
  16. 16. Sure, there are other things that are not working in our organisations – but the issue with this is that we are having to deal with it every day, and it can really get us down, even affect our mental health. Either you are a boss and are driven to distraction by the glut of conflicting information out there, or you are not and are despairing of having to sit through another bad training course and try to be real in a sea of bullshit. Sorry about this slide.
  17. 17. The business case for being there as a real person: If we’re all just marketing at each other while massaging some numbers and hunting for great stats, there is nobody left to listen.
  18. 18. We don’t exactly live in a culture that appreciates getting good at anything. But I can only encourage you – the benefits of an authentic online identity are huge, both for yourself and your organisation. It’s a worthwhile project. There are technical skills you might need to adopt to do this well – but the desire to be real, and to surround yourself with real people, is a start. Begin with what you are actually trying to do, or say. Substance and real personality is the next big thing. That’s my secret tip, just for you.
  19. 19. Find more FACTS & evidence & examples & top tips in this short ebook., link also on my Twitter profile.
  20. 20. @the_anke Thank you!

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Case Study: Transforming Terror into Transmission, Education, and Repair

Forces of Change
Start Day and Time
Wednesday May 10 12-12:30 p.m.
Venue and Meeting Room
$261.00  America's Center
Museums are essential to redressing human rights violations. Our challenge was creating a space relevant for our communities today and telling a story through which the voices of direct victims could be heard. The ESMA Museum Memory Site opened in May 2015 in a building icon of the trauma encrypted in Buenos Aires, the largest of the 600 Clandestine Detention and Assassination Centers during Argentina's military regime.
Learner Outcome
  1. Hear about the process and debates related to transforming a place of terror and collective trauma into one of remembrance.
  2. Learn how to include new and contemporary information in a museum related to history.
  3. Foster dialogue about past and present human rights issues in the development of educational programs.
Alejandra Naftal
Argentinean museologist. Director and co-curator of the ESMA Museum Memory Site. She has coordinated the NGO Memoria Abierta's oral archive and worked on the historical research of Spaces of Memory and is a founding member of the NGO Buena Memoria. In 1978, being a high school student, she was detained-disappeared. Liberated, in 1979 she exiled until 1983.


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Christmas 2017: Nails Inc. I Believe in Unicorns Set

If you thought I had a lot of nail varnishes, then you haven’t met my Nanna. The true definition of a nailoholic and a hoarder, I can always rely on my Nanna to have the latest set from Leighton Denny and Nails Inc at QVC. The woman who introduced me to the Leighton Denny Crystal Nail File and the classic shade Supermodel, as well as the Nails Inc Nail Caviar, I can always rely on Nanna to have the finger on the pulse when it comes to new in and lustworthy sets. A quick nosy through her cupboard for a new colour brought me to one of the cutest sets of polishes that I have seen in a long time; the Nails Inc. I Believe in Unicorns Set, exclusively at QVC.

Nails Inc. I Believe in Unicorns Set

Nails Inc. I Believe in Unicorns Set

Nails Inc. I Believe in Unicorns Set

Nails Inc. I Believe in Unicorns Set

The set comprises of 6 pieces; five shades and the brand new Lacquer Lock top coat for just £29.50 plus postage. Considering a Nails Inc. polish is £15 individually, this is one heck of value set. Now, don’t believe that I get sucked into anything that contains Unicorns in the title, but I think you know me better than that by now. I knew that my Nanna had ordered this set and I really wanted to try the rose gold foil shade as well as the iridescent mermaidy shade, so I did. And I love them. The rose gold especially.

My nails are a terrible, dreadful, flaky and peeling mess so I am thankful for nail colour wheels right now to show you how pretty these shades are. I don’t think there is a single shade that I wouldn’t wear, and I am loving the cornflower blue for Spring. Of course, Mermaid Playsuit is one of my favourites, with Carriage Gotta Wait being the shade that I need to wear constantly.

1 x Lacquer Lock top coat (14ml) – a clever formulation that allows the top coat to bond to your colour and deliver a gel manicure-type finish at home without the need to soak off. The overall manicure effect is harder and more resistant to chipping
1 x Mermaid Playsuit nail polish (14ml) – iridescent blue
1 x Believe or Leave nail polish (14ml) – cornflower blue
1 x Woke up in Wonderland nail polish (14ml) – pretty pink
1 x Enchanted Heels nail polish (14ml) – iridescent pink
1 x Carriage Gotta Wait nail polish (14ml) – rose gold foil

I do have my reservations however against the Lacquer Lock. My nails don’t hold a manicure for a long time anyway, but the Lacquer Lock made them dreadfully frail. It was less than an hour when I got my first chip, and even with a foil finish polish, which would usually last for days, by the end of the day I was able to peel the polish off in one go. It reminds me of Seche Vite, which some people rave about, yet I only love for the mirror shine finish. I do think that I will be sticking to the Kensington Caviar top coat in future.

Although the shades are only delivered in a plain brown box, they can be made up into a cute little gift for one of your mermaid or unicorn loving friends, and it is such an amazing price for the 6 pieces. I really don’t think you can beat QVC for the offers and Nails Inc. definitely has some of the best offers on the site.

This post may contain PR samples that have been sent to me for consideration for review however all my opinions will be my own. The links in the post my be affiliate links which will earn a small amount of commission should you shop my recommendations.
  • Kelly 켈리

    Wow! 15 for just one polish? I loves nails inc, and it’s great that QVC does this as a set. A pretty big bargain.
    My nails are frail too, after I had my gel nails done a few months ago, they have totally been wrecked.

  • Erin Russell

    AAAAAAAH they are all so pretty – I want to have pretty nails like this, the purple is just stunning!

    Erin || MakeErinOver


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Thursday, January 21, 2010

My brain is like a bagful of dancing monkeys

I'm back! Went to Melbourne to swap kids and go shopping & do coffee at Southland with Copperwitch and get conned into buying skyscrapers shoes. for daughters. not me :( Bright fuchsia 6" stilettos for one & blue for the other. I bought other stuff this time, like the last of Katherine Kerr's Deverry series which for some reason the local bookshops won't get in and coffee,coffee,coffee. I think I ingested so much caffeine in the 3 days technically I really should never ever drink it again HA!

Hit up the Art shops & searched unsuccessfully for a mold, so am making my own.

Also hit the music shops and got some great new music to create to.

I had the bestest ever piece of latte cheesecake at the coffee shop, so trying to find the name of their supplier :D

I joined Creative Everyday and while I haven't been posting, I have been creating and crocheting.

So last few days, worked on paperwork, rearranged my studio and am now in the process of creation.

I had an artwork that was nearly done, then I didn't like the way part of it had turned out, so started a new one and now it's going to be sort of collage of the 2 best elements from each :D so I am carefully slicing around the edges of one and incorporating it all.

There's an exhibition that I am entering with a deadline of Feb 17, so it will be head down, bum up and going like the clappers so will try and post more regularly this year. no, that is not a resolution :D Anyway, will be back tomorrow with a post about the Creative Everyday challenge.

The de-stress hypnotherapy cd seems to be working as I actually slept right through last night. Apparently as I had attended a session with him it makes it easier for the cd to work as usually my brain is like a bagful of dancing monkeys listening to that kind of thing. He has a great accent too, so I actually stop and listen :D

Adios Amigos! Hope you're all having a rocking 2010 so far :D

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Andrew said...

How could you possibly eat cheesecake in front of Copperwitch while she munched on a lettuce leaf?

Jenxo said...

busy busy busy girl,

perhaps we could sell the cheesecake to the bakery? lol

Ann ODyne said...

Ann ODyne said...

Wed 27/1/10
do the monkeys do the tango, samba, waltz or foxtrot?

オテモヤン said...

JahTeh said...

Well, actually HawtAndrew, I did have a lettuce leaf, in the turkey and cranberry baguette.

I did go back a week later and had a piece of that Mars bar cake, gorblimey, delicious wasn't the word for that.


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Art of Cool Festival

The Latest from Art of Cool

Weekend Guide June 29nd 2017

Summer ’17 is off to a blazing hot start! In spite of the rain, you showed up last weekend ready to party and helped to make our 1st DJ Festival a true success! Special thank you to all the DJ’s who each brought a unique spin to the Rock The Beat showcase. You represented ATL, RDU, and CLT well!  This week we kick things off with a few FREE events. Keep reading for more details. As always, continue to spread the word to your family and friends! We look forward to seeing you soon.

Yours in music,

Team Art of Cool

June 29- Pop-Up Rooftop Party with Black Wall Street feat DJ Bro Rabb

June 30- Durham Central Park FREE Summer Concert Series feat. Too Many Zooz

July 1-      Bell Biv Devoe Three Stripes Tour Presented By Dome Group

July 21-  Art of Cool X Sol Kitchen Present Dre-Z: Tribute to the Music of Dr. Dre & Jay Z
July 29-   Art of Cool & Motorco Present Eric Roberson

Aug 25- Art of Cool & Sol Kitchen Present PJ Morton
Ongoing- Be The Cool Art of Cool Sustainer Drive
Ongoing- Raleigh stArt of Cool Summer Jazz Camp Registration Now Open

When you combine one of Durham’s premier venues with one of the cities greatest DJ’s, you guaranteed to sell-out! This week we’re teaming up with Black Wall Street to present a FREE pop-up party with none other than DJ Bro Rabb! Thursday, June 29th meet us up on the roof of the Durham Hotel starting at 10:00 pm.

RSVP to reserve your space today.

What do you get when you combine food trucks and craft beer with exceptional music? It’s the return of the Durham Central Park (DCP) FREE Summer Concert Series. Join us Friday, June 30th 6-8 pm as Art of Cool partners with DCP to present the phenomenal band Too Many Zooz!

Named one of Billboards’ Top 25 Next Big Sound, Too Many Zooz is one show you don’t want to miss! Their music is infectious, impossible to stay still listening to. The drums provide a rhythmic base, the saxophone a bass line and the trumpet serves as the melody, guiding you to a gradually increasing, precipitous crescendo, where all the instruments come together only to “drop” from a dizzying height, clashing together in an explosive climax of sound. Too Many Zooz will definitely force you to reconsider the way you think about jazz music.

Bring a lawn chair/blanket and be ready for a great time as we celebrate the summer season and our beautiful community in the heart of downtown! Please note the show will go on rain or shine. Food truck and craft beer vendors to be announced.

Hear from Too Many Zooz

The Sol Kitchen X Art of Cool are bringing one of the illest parties celebrating HipHop back to the triangle. Friday, July 21st, meet us in Raleigh at The Pourhouse Music Hall as we honor two of the most respected performers, producers and moguls in hip-hop Dr. Dre and Jay-Z.

With over 30 years in music, we know Dr. Dre as the mastermind behind legendary songs from artists like NWA, 2Pac, Snoop Dog, Gwen Stefani, Eminem, and more. Since Jay Z debuted over 20 years ago he has been considered one of the greatest rappers of all time and has collaborated with some of the biggest names in music from Biggie, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Coldplay, 9th Wonder, Rihanna, and Dr. Dre to name a few.

The last event was a sell out, so don’t wait get your tickets early before they are gone!

Free entry with RSVP before 10:00, but RSVP space is limited. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

Music will be provided by #aocfest2016 alum DJ Skillz and hosted by DJ and emcee Mad Skillz.

Come dressed comfortably and be ready to dance all night!

Hear from Dr. Dre     Discover music by Jay Z

Motorco Music Hall and Art of Cool are proud to present another fantastic night of soul music! Join us on Saturday, July 29th as GRAMMY Nominated Singer/Songwriter Eric Roberson brings his tour to Durham, NC.

Erro, as he is affectionately known by fans and friends alike, is a successful songwriter and producer and has worked with many notable artists like Jill Scott, Dwele, The Foreign Exchange, and more. Known for dynamic live performances, Eric is sure to captivate the audience with his sultry, smooth delivery.

In 2017 Eric will release an EP Trilogy: Earth + Wind + Fire. The first EP ‘Earth: The Push’ will be released on April 21st. Followed by ‘Wind: The Love’ in July and ‘Fire: The Message’ in October.

If you love R&B and Soul, you’re sure to enjoy this show. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 day of show.

Hear from Eric Roberson

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Resist Rescue

Children and teens need to make mistakes, and you need to let them.  Many parents think they are showing love by helping their children avoid the consequences of their actions.  For instance, perhaps your teen doesn't turn in his assignments, and you intervene and talk with the teacher for him.  It would be much better if the teen were allowed to work it out with the teacher himself, or actually get a bad grade in order to help him "wake up."

This worked with my oldest daughter.  I was constantly reminding her to turn in her practice sheets, and running them to school when she forgot.  And she kept forgetting her assignments in other classes as well.  One day, I realized what I was doing.  My child was not learning because she never had to experience her own consequences.  So I quit reminding and told her my plan to not rescue her anymore.  That semester she got an "F" in Orchestra (this was Junior high).  That grade shocked her so much that for the rest of her school career she worked extremely hard to make sure it never happened again.

Another example of not rescuing is letting your children get detention when they are late for school and to quit sending in excuses for their tardies.  Of course they won't be happy about it, but they will learn.  And you can show an increase of love to them each time they make a mistake.  Talk to them about what they are learning and why you aren't rescuing them:  because you LOVE them.  Tell them you are helping them learn to be successful in the real world.

Now there are some children who don't care about natural consequences such as grades (sometimes this is because of problems in the home and that they are acting out their anger/insecurities, or sometimes they just aren't motivated by those things).  When this happens, I think it is important to give them the extra incentive to do better by linking their privileges to their responsibilities, as I talked about in the previous post.

However, remember through all these things that LOVE is the main motivator for good actions.  And that if children aren't getting enough love and stability at home, then they will act out no matter what consequences they experience.  So make sure you are doing those love languages.

It's important to let your children make mistakes and to let them fix them themselves, even when they are young.  They will really learn to be independent and happy this way, and you will be happier too.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Helping teens Obey

As important as it is for your children to know how to follow rules, it's even more important for your teens because they have the potential to get into more dangerous trouble if they don't.  If you've taught your child when they were young, this should be easier than you think.  However, if you treat your teens like you treat your little ones, you may have a full blown rebellion on your hands.  Teens want to be treated more like adults.  They want more freedoms and you can help them learn responsibility through this desire.

 Keep in mind that the best way to change behavior is using the "Love languages" I've mentioned before.  But sometimes teens may need a little extra incentive to work with the family instead of in their own interests.  The best way to help teens continue to obey rules that will help them to be happy is to link their freedoms to those rules.  In real life, privilege comes with responsibility.  So you can teach your teen in your home that they only get to "drive the car", or hang out with friends, have a cell phone, or be on the computer if they are following the rules.  You can teach them that freedom comes with responsibility this way.

You will be amazed how well this works.  You don't have to get mad.  You don't have to lecture.  You just set up the rules and the freedoms that come with following them.  And when they don't do it, you take away the freedom linked to the rule for that day or until they follow it again.  For instance, if they are late to school, you take away their cell phone for the day (tell them, "I'm sorry you chose to lose the cell phone by being late.  I hope you'll do better tomorrow) (Make sure to show an increase of love throughout the day to help them know you love them).  Then if they are on time the next day (and they will be) you give it back.

You can talk to your teens about how they are getting more freedom as they grow more responsible.  Make sure you give them more trust and freedom as they show their responsibility and point it out so they have some positive reinforcement of their good choices.  For instance, as they prove that they are responsible about getting homework done and being on time for curfew, you can give them more time with their friends.  You should be eventually helping them to become completely independent as they show their competence.  You want them to be able to leave home and be independent eventually, so you'll want to give them more and more freedom and independence as they grow.

You'll find that your teens are much happier when they can control themselves and are following the rules.  They have higher self esteem and they'll do better at home and in school.  This method has worked wonders for our kids and if you are consistent even when they are not happy about the consequences, you will find it works great for you too.

Monday, April 28, 2014

Teaching Children to Obey

This is a tricky subject because every child is different, but I am going to recommend the system that has worked well for me with my own children and the children I have taught in classrooms.  I even use it with my teens when they have trouble doing what I ask.  Here is the step by step method that has worked wonders for me without me having to get angry.

1.  Ask the child nicely to do something that you need them to do.  Do not command.  Commands will make them feel like rebelling.  You will be suprised how much asking them will work.

2.  If the child doesn't listen, see if there are obstacles such as hunger, being overwhelmed, distracted, or tiredness that are inhibiting their obedience.  If so, take care of that first, if not...

3. Tell them you will help them to obey, and physically go over and help them to do what you ask.  Do not get angry, just cheerfully help them.

4.  If they still will not obey, then you can use the 123 magic method which is where you count to three and if they are still not obeying on three you give them a logical consequence (without anger) that the child will care about.  (You must ALWAYS give the consequence if you get to count three, otherwise it won't work and the child will test you to see if you are serious all the time).

This method really works, and if you are very consistent, and using the love languages too, you will have to get to step four less and less over time.

It is very important though that children learn to obey....the younger you teach them, the easier it will be for you and them.  Also when children can control their bodies and make themselves obey, they will have more self-esteem, and learn how to function well in society and in school.  So this is one of the MOST important skills you will teach your child.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

What to do when you lose your temper

Ha!  Why am I writing on this subject?  Because I lost my temper with some tantrum-throwing child just last night, and it reminded me that I've learned a lot over the years about what to do when that happens.

So sometimes you just get tired, or sick, or overwhelmed....and it happens.  You lose your temper.  And then you feel terrible. What should you do?

Usually when this happens the first thing, is to calm down and gain some perspective.  I usually go to a different room and think about what happened, why it happened, and what the real problem is. One woman I know retires to her bedroom to pray her bad feelings away.  This works too.

The point is anger is a secondary emotion, triggered by something stress.  It is a protective alarm clock for your body, telling you "something is wrong."  So the trick is, to stop everything, figure out what the problem is, and then calm down, so the anger goes away.  (Anger can be very damaging to a child, so it is important to understand how to deal with it, and not indulge the emotion after it strikes) (I'll talk more about anger and prevention of it and the proper expression in another post).

There are tricks to calming down.  Some people like to hit their pillow, some people like to listen to music or talk it out with a safe person, and some people just like to count to 100.  All these things work.

Once you have figured out what the problem is, apologize.  It is important for you to model the behavior you want your child to learn when he makes mistakes.  If you apologize and then show an increase of love to him, this will help him feel better and learn appropriate behavior for when he makes mistakes.

You also need to find a time to discuss the problem if he needs to make a change.  Ask him how he would solve the problem.  Kids come up with some amazing solutions!

Lastly, research has shown that it takes 4 positive experiences to erase one negative experience in a relationship.  So as long as you keep doing those love languages to the child you will be fine.  Make sure you show an increase in love to him.

Hope this helps!  My tantrum-thrower forgave me last night and I am glad.  I know your children will forgive you too.  That's the nice thing about children....they love us no matter how many mistakes we make.  We just need to keep trying.  So don't feel bad....just work on it.  We all have to....and you are not alone in this struggle.  It takes time...forgive yourself and move on, just trying to do a little better each day.  Over time, you will get better at not losing your temper.  I know because it happened to me!

Friday, April 25, 2014

The Five love Languages

I mentioned in a previous post that one of my favorite books is "The 5 Love Languages of Children" by Gary Chapman,Ph.D.  (The book on teens and the one on marriage are also really great).

I wanted to list the five love languages.  The first love language is "Words of Affirmation."
This is a great article about complimenting children.

 Words of affirmation are when you say nice things to your child like, "I really love it that you put your backpack away when you come in the house every day.  That is so helpful!"  You can tell your children need this when they just shine after you give them compliments.  Also they will compliment you a lot.

The next love language is "Quality Time."

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 Some children really need a lot of one on one time.  This is where you take them on a date, or play a game with them, or read to them at bedtime.

The third love language is "touch."

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Many children need lots of hugs, pats, back scratches, wrestling, whatever form of touch is most comfortable to them.  You can tell this if they are always hanging on you wanting hugs or to be rocked and held if they are little.  Some children will always hit and tackle you, and that is also a sign that they need touch.

The fourth love language is "Service."

 This is where you do things for your child, like make their lunch for school.  We all know we shouldn't do everything for our kids.  They need to be independent, but we should show them love by doing some acts of service for them.

The last love language is giving "gifts."

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This is when you give your child a present like a souvenir from a trip.  Some children treasure gifts more than others.  It is interesting to see how they cherish and put them in special places and take them out often to look at it.  A gift can even be a special rock found at a beach.

The main point I want to make about this is that every child will have one or two "main" love languages that they need the most.  But I have discovered in my own family and through working in classrooms that ALL CHILDREN NEED ALL LOVE LANGUAGES.

Each of my children have a main one, but they crave all of them, so I have to do them all for each child, while being mindful of the one they crave the most.  As soon as I started doing the love languages with my children and trying to figure out what each child needed, my whole family improved.  I stopped having to discipline almost ever because their behavior was so good.  It was amazing.  Now usually they just do what I ask them to do.  If they don't, it usually just takes a small discussion to remedy it.  This is because they are so full of love and security that they want to do what is right.  The reason children act out is because they may feel unloved and insecure.  Not that they aren't getting love, but they may not be getting it in "their" language that they need.  So it is worth researching.

Here is a website to help you figure out your family's love languages.  It is worth the time and effort because it will make your life so much easier and your family so much happier!

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Parenting with a sense of Humor

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How can I put this?  You need to laugh more!  All parents do.  Parenting is HARD sometimes.  And if you can find the things to laugh about during the day, it will diffuse stress and reduce your anxiety...making you a better parent.  So go ahead...laugh when you have to practice saying your teenagers name over and over to find which way will not offend her.  Laugh when your baby smears honey all over himself and the cupboards and the dog.

 You will be glad you did.  And your kids will thank you for being a much more relaxed parent who is able to keep things in perspective.  It's going to be okay in the end. It really will!

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

A Stable Marriage: The best gift to your Children

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I just wanted to share with you today what I think is one of the most important principles in raising a family:  A stable marriage.  This is not easy.  It takes work.  And there are many times when although ideal, it just isn't going to happen because of death, divorce, abuse, or apathy of one partner.  These are things that exist and I do not mean to make anyone feel bad, because we are all doing the best that we can, and there are things that cannot be helped or fixed.  But if it is a possibility for you, it is worth the time to put a lot of work into making your marriage stable.  Nurturing this relationship should be a priority even over nurturing the children (although both are extremely important).  This will give your children the most happiness and the best chance at success.  You can do every other thing for your child, but if your marriage is not stable then things may be harder for the children, they may act out more, and whatever you do may be undermined by the insecurities they feel.

So I wanted to share with you today my favorite marriage books.  They have helped me so much to understand my partner and to get my marriage stable so that my children can thrive.  The first is called,

Why Marriages Succeed or Fail, by Dr. John Gottman.  This book is life changing!!!  It even helped one of my friends improve her relationship with her mother-in-law!

And you can probably guess the 2nd book I am going to recommend: because it works!

I promise you these books will change your life!  They changed mine, and my husband's and my relationship is still going strong and happy after 20 years!

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

How to criticize less

I said in the previous post that criticism is the destroyer of relationships and that is true...especially when you criticize someone's character.  This is really true when working with children. We all need to do better at this, including myself.  I went to a class at a women's conference one year and the teacher taught some great principles on how to help yourself stop criticizing.  These tips have really helped me over the years!  (Please don't feel guilty if you have a problem criticizing...we all do, especially on bad days...I just think the problem can be worked on, and I have gotten better over the years by following these guidelines).

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1. Keep in mind that many times criticism stems out of not feeling good about oneself.  And so many of these tips are about getting your own world in order, so that you can feel good about others.

2.  Make sure you are getting plenty of sleep.

3. Eat nutritious foods and try to avoid junk.  Exercise!

4. Carve out a specific time for yourself for alone time each day.

5. Make sure you are having time each day to commune with God through prayer or scriptures or however you do it.  (This can be difficult with little ones, but it, and number 4 are extremely important even if it is only 10 minutes.  I think this tip helps a lot!)

6.  Keep this mantra in your head, "Teach, don't criticize.  Remember that you are "working with" your kids, not against them.

7. Listen listen, listen, before you speak.  Find out what the real problem is first.

8. Go somewhere and calm down if you are angry.  Then talk about it with the person after you think about what the real problem is.

9.  If you do have to give a consequence, give it in private.  Avoid shaming in front of others.

10. Simplify your life, so that you are not overwhelmed.

These tips have really helped me to keep calm and not criticize.  I hope they will help you too keep a strong relationship with your children!

Monday, April 21, 2014

Nurturing Self-Esteem

A friend of mine posted on facebook that she didn't have time to hide the Easter Eggs for the kid's egg hunt yesterday and so she decided to have the kids hide each other's eggs.  It was a great success and the kids loved it even better than when mom hid the eggs.

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This reminded me of how we need to give our children self esteem.  Many parents of today think that self esteem comes from giving their child praise for everything they do.  While praise is very important, the real way a child gains self esteem is through trying to do things for themselves and eventually learning to succeed at it.  They learn great lessons when parents will let them do things for themselves, mistakes and all.  When a parent teaches a child a skill, and lets them practice, making mistakes and learning from them, and eventually getting better at it over time, the child's self esteem will grow.  This takes more time than praise, and so is a little harder to do, but so worth it.

I remember when we took care of a foster child for a little while.  We taught him how to make himself french toast because it was his favorite breakfast.  He was so proud of himself.  At first it was a huge mess, but eventually we could see the confidence he was gaining just from this one experience.

When you do praise your child for their efforts, make sure it is true....and specific.  Otherwise it will be pretty meaningless to them.  You can always find things good about what they are doing, even if mostly they are just making a mess.  If they are scribbling all over the page they are coloring, you can tell them that you love the colors they chose, for example.  Also, be sure as you are teaching them new skills that you hold back the criticism.  Criticism is a destroyer of self-esteem and relationships.  Teach, don't criticize.  You can say, "You did such a great job cleaning the sink.  Look how white it is.  Now let me show you how you can make the faucet really shiny."

But basically most of the ways my own kids have gained self-esteem is by learning to do things for themselves, understanding their relationship to a God who loves them, and also by having opportunities to develop their talents.  (I will talk about developing talents in another post).

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Happy Easter!

Couldn't resist reposting this from my friend's facebook post!

Happy Easter!!

Hope you had fun dying eggs with your little ones!

TIME: The magic word in families

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A wise man named Deieter F. Uchdorf once said, "When it comes to families love is spelled, T-I-M-E."  This is very true.  Time is one of the things your children most need, but it is also one of the least things we, as mothers have to give.  I used to spend time with all five of my children quite often: going on picnics, to science centers, making playdough.  However, I found this was not enough.  Children don't count it as a show of love unless it is "one on one" time.  This is extremely important to accept.  It took me awhile to really believe this concept because I didn't want to do it.  But the minute I began giving each child a "Mommy date" once a week, their happiness increased and their behavior improved, by miles.  They started to be golden children, and I am not exaggerating.  Quality time is one of the languages of love, and it is important to children...all children, even if it is not their main "Love Language".  I'll talk about love languages next, but I wanted to highlight this one because it is so important.  Our dates are not long.  I just run them to McDonald's for a dollar menu treat or to the dollar store, and talk to them about how they are doing while we do it.  It takes probably 15 minutes.  But to them, it is the most important 15 minutes in the world.  Try it.  It will transform your family almost overnight.  I guarantee it!

Friday, April 18, 2014

Mistakes are okay

One thing I want to make known right away is that mistakes are fine.  We came here to learn and make mistakes.  The key is to fix them and move on.  No worries!  Kids are very resilient, they will let you know when you've made mistakes by their words or their behavior, and it's our job as parents, to figure out what is going on, and to fix the relationship or the problem.  The books in the previous post are REALLY helpful at figuring out why kids aren't acting the way you think they should.

Children will bounce back almost the minute you fix things....if not the minute, then very soon.  They are sponges for our love, and need it constantly.  When they are getting enough, you will notice a huge improvement in their behavior.  We will explore some trouble areas and some preventative measures on this blog, but just know....if you haven't been doing this all along...IT'S OKAY!  I didn't start to "get it" until I was about 40 years old, so you are probably faster on the ball than me.  And my kids are doing great.  So don't worry.  Just enjoy the process of becoming the best parent you can be.  It takes time, and luckily, kids are good with that!

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

My favorite parenting books

I've read a lot of parenting books over the years, and I mean A LOT!  I feel like it's important to study methods and ideas in order to be successful in parenting.  You need to find out information and then try it out on your own family.  And so over the years I've gleaned a list of three parenting books that have worked amazingly well with not only my family, but in the classrooms where I have taught other people's children as well.  I've taught children for about 15 years in church classrooms and so have developed lots of ideas about what works with children and what doesn't.  So as you read this blog, many ideas probably originated in some ways from these three books I am about to share with you.

The first book is very popular, and all I can say is that it's probably because the principles in the book really work!  When I read this book and tried it out on my family, the kids went from doing pretty good to doing outstandingly well.  This book transformed my family.  The title is "The 5 Love Languages of Children" by Gary Chapman,Ph.D.  (The book on teens and the one on marriage are also really great).

My next favorite book is written by the co-author of the above book.  I'ts called, "How to Really Love your Child," by Ross Campbell, MD.

It was life changing for me.  I really learned a lot from it.

And last but not least:  My favorite book for helping small children learn to obey.  It really does work like magic, and without you having to get angry or yell or whatever you hate about getting kids to obey.  I still use it on my teens when I really need to.  Although, truthfully, because of the above two books, I rarely have to do more than ask nicely.  I'm telling you...the above two books REALLY WORK!  The book that I use with my young children to help them learn to obey when they need help though, is called, "1-2-3 Magic," by Thomas Phelan, PhD.

And that's it.  These are my parenting bibles.  And they work.  Try them out!  You'll see amazing changes in your family!

Why I'm writing this blog

As I sit here wondering why I am adding more things to my already gigantic to-do list, I realize that the reason I want to do this is simply that it is my passion.  I have passionately wanted to be a good parent, and over the years I have studied and experimented and worked through so many things that have worked and not worked, and I know many parents struggle with the same things I did.  I wanted to share my experiences, my mistakes, and my successes, so that maybe someone else might benefit from what I have learned.  It may just be my children, as I plan to make a book for them of the things I write on this blog, but I hope what I have to share will benefit the families of the world in some way that may give help and hope, and bring joy to people's lives, helping them to enjoy the fruits of being a good parent.  Please feel free to comment or send questions about parenting, and I will share my experiences with you, and hopefully you will share your own experiences in the comment section.  Together we will help the children of the world to succeed through strengthening families.  I hope to post every day so come back often!

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