I love smart people and the internet

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv


For Etta!

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/guest/NImGfiILMZFa3ClyuzMYgg

For Gibson!

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/guest/4RdiCQbdHuZqwwsAWZHxAA

Two songs that have been stuck in my head this last week!

I just love Justin!




Love it~

Bill Gates speech: 11 rules your kids did not and will not learn in school

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.


*This is something I want have so I can always reference it for my kids!

The Top 10 Things Children Really Want Their Parents To Do With Them

1. Come into my bedroom at night, tuck me in and sing me a song. Also tell me stories about when you were little.
2. Give me hugs and kisses and sit and talk with me privately.
3. Spend quality time just with me, not with my brothers and sisters around.
4. Give me nutritious food so I can grow up healthy.
5. At dinner talk about what we could do together on the weekend.
6. At night talk to me about about anything; love, school, family etc.
7. Let me play outside a lot.
8. Cuddle under a blanket and watch our favorite TV show together.
9. Discipline me. It makes me feel like you care.
10. Leave special messages in my desk or lunch bag.

Children are incredibly wise and tend to see the world more simply than we do. Perhaps it is time we start taking their advice. Maybe we would all feel a little less stressed and be satisfied with the fact that doing little things really is… good enough.

*source

Etiquette

Andy's cousin has a wonderful blog to help us remember Etiquette. I want to teach my kids how to have etiquette skills. We just had Etta's birthday and she has a great time writing "thank you" cards to all her friends.

Thanks Lori!

http://presentyourselfwithconfidenceauthorit.blogspot.com/

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Thank you Letters

You should write a thank you note - even a short one and informal every time you are:

Sent Flowers


Asked to lunch or dinner

Asked to a concert, opera, movie or theater

Invited for a weekend

Given a present

Or the recipient of a favor - such as writing a letter to get your son into a University, refers a client to you or serves as a matchmaker.

Cents of Style Party

Cents of Style is all about feeling and looking great on a budget. Bring your girlfriends and shop the latest fashion accessories, most $10.00 or less, and most available to take home with you. Come and take your style up a notch with Cents of Style!

September 9th @ 6:30-9:30pm
Location: Traci's House
Email thetraci@gmail.com for address

Bring all your friends for a fun girls night out!

From 2009.08

The Next Foodnetwork Star

No, I am by far Not the Next Foodnetwork Star. However Andy and I watched every episode this last time around and from the first show we like Melissa.

Her new show is great "Ten dollar Dinners with Melissa d'Arabian". We were all impressed and the food looked great.Andy and Etta went right after the show and made the Applesauce Granita with Maple Yogurt, which was great and the kids loved it.

Tuesday, I surprise Andy with, her first meal she made, Potato-Bacon Torte and the Cafe Green Salad. When I pulled it out of the oven his face was amazing and he kept saying "No you didn't, no you didn't"

Yes I did!

He loved it! Thanks Foodnetwork!