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Friday, December 30, 2016
"The Man in the High Castle" from Amazon Prime video
This is my new favorite series to watch, unfortunately my husband and I have been binge watching and we are almost done with season 2 (there are only 2 seasons so far). The Man in the High Castle is a fantastic series set back to the years following World War II....only in this story the United States did not win the war.
It's 1962, America has lost WWII; the east is the Greater Nazi Reich and the west, the Japanese Pacific States. Amidst this oppression there is new hope - films that seem to show a different world. When her sister gives her a film and is then murdered, a woman comes to believe the films hold the key to freedom and becomes obsessed with finding their mysterious guardian, The Man in the High Castle.
The mix of history with a fantastic tale of the U.S. being split into two with the east ruled by the Nazis and the west ruled by Japan along with some fabulous characters and plot twists makes for a wonderful binge watching series.
For those of you that have Amazon Prime, I highly recommend you take advantage of your membership and check it out. For those of you that don't have Amazon Prime...what are you waiting for? This tv show alone is worth the annual membership fee and you get so much more with prime products with free 2 day shipping, free music and free tv shows and movies.
Check out the links below for a free Amazon Prime trial and to see the official trailer for "The Man in the High Castle" :
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Super Mom!
I just read a blog about Christmas being a mother's holiday because typically it is the mom that goes rushing around making sure the family has a nice Christmas. The mom does the gift shopping after listening and researching what the kids and family would like, sending out Christmas cards, decorating, planning the family get together, meal planning and cooking, gift wrapping etc etc. I am grateful to have a husband that at least helps me gift wrap and this post is in no way to bash all the dad's out there, but just stop and think how much a mom does for the holiday.
Now, stop and think how much a mom does throughout the entire year....every year! It's not just Christmas. I, among many other mommies out there, work full-time job as well as being a mother.
Being a mom is a full-time job in itself and here is a brief list of my job description:
- Prepare all meals throughout the day....every day
- Make sure kid wakes up, eats, gets dressed, goes pee, brushes teeth then style kid's hair (repeat every step to kid about 5 times before it actually gets done)
- Pack lunches for the day
- Bring kid to school
- Go to full-time job that actually pays me to work all day
- Be prepared to leave work when school calls about your sick kid
- Rush to get out of work, deal with traffic and pick kid up from school
- Make sure kid has homework done
- Prepare dinner and make sure kid eats
- Chauffeur - Bring kid to extracurricular activity (about 3 days per week for my kid) and then pick up from extracurricular activity
- Make sure all bills are paid on time
- In charge of any play dates and sleep overs
- Party planning (includes kids birthdays, husband birthdays and my own birthdays as well as ALL holidays throughout the year)
- Family photographer
- Home decor throughout the year
- Clean house
- Laundry
- Pull out weeds in flower beds outside
- Attend any school functions throughout the year
- Family scheduler: in charge of husband's schedule, kid's schedule and my own schedule and have it memorized in order to plan all events throughout the day and throughout the year including doctor visits such as dentist and pediatrician
- Family vacation planner
- Plan for child care when both parents have to work or want a night out together
This is just a brief list of all things mom. Now think about everything involved in doing each task listed above along with dealing with some minor mental breakdowns throughout the day.
I do appreciate my husband helping me out when I have to work later. He helps pick up our daughter from school or bring her to her dance class on his day off. He also does help with grocery shopping, cleaning up around the house and every once in while makes dinner, which I appreciate so much. But when you stop and think how much a typical mom does throughout the day, every day of the year, it is jaw dropping. Being a mom is a super power. So the next time someone asks, why mother's day is such a big deal....go ahead and make a list!
This holiday season, I would like to acknowledge all the mom's that make the holidays possible. We not only make holidays possible... we make every day possible!
Let's hear it for the Super Moms!
Here's to another year of doing everything all over again!
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
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Sunday, December 18, 2016
Oh, The Places You'll Go! Gift Ideas
Now that we will be entering the second half of the school year, I would like to share a very special gift idea for parents and for a special teacher. I am very fond of Dr Seuss books and all the fun rhyming that goes with them. I came across these ideas a few years ago on Pinterest. The first is the Oh, the Places You'll Go! book by Dr. Seuss.
A gift for parents to pass on to their high school graduates: Purchase the Oh, the Places You'll Go! book by Dr. Seuss and every year (without your child knowing) bring it to your child's teacher to sign and write a little note to them. When your child graduates high school it becomes the perfect gift with the greatest of memories and sentimental value.
Click on my Amazon affiliate link: OH, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss
Here is a little note to go along with the book when bringing it to your child's teacher:
A gift for your child's teacher at the end of the year or during Teacher Appreciation Week:
Just write your family signature on the bottom with a date and put it into a nice frame. It's a perfect gift for those extra special teachers that make a difference.
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Saturday, December 10, 2016
Attention Parents! Stop Doing Your Kids School Projects!
To The Parents
As the mom of a 4th grade student, throughout the years I have seen parents helping far too much with their kid's school projects. I know we all want our kids to do well in school, but sometimes it takes getting a D or a C to learn how to develop the skills to produce A+ work.
In the past I probably have been guilty of over stepping in some of my daughter's school projects as well, but this year I am taking a stand. With project after project and my busy work schedule, my daughter is on her own. I don't have time to work on school projects and have limited time to even offer any guidance.
I understand that my daughter will probably be producing C work this year, but hopefully as she learns and gains more independence I will be raising a self-reliant individual who will grow to be a strong, responsible adult. After all, our role as parents is to raise our children to not need us as adults.
To the parents that just can't help themselves in overstepping and taking over school projects....YOU ARE NOT HELPING and I can't stand it when my daughter who turns in average 4th grader work is compared to a student that is turning in work produced by a 30-40 year old adult! STOP IT! Do you really want to raise your kids to still be living with you when they are 30?
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