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navygreen...I am collecting Coca-Cola® Rewards Points. If you're not playing along yourself, and you've got some codes you can toss my way, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'm going to leave this entry at the top of my journal for a while, so it'll be easy to find. Also, I'll screen comments. :-)
Thanks for any help!
- The Mood:
cheerful
- 11:20 why won't my recycling take itself to the recycling dumpster out in the loading dock? #
- 23:01 I give up. I can't deal w/ this bs. Eff you comcast! #
anyone know where i can find a pretty plus-sized dress in a shade of purple like aubergine, plum, eggplant, or another jewel-tone purple? it's obviously a tight deadline but i'm not that worried right now.
- The Mood:
hopeful - The Sound:"apollo 13" on tv land
- 13:40 Why do my feet always stick to the floor in every KFC I go into? Nasty. #
- 17:04 i think my staff is trying to make my quit my job. srsly ppl, i can't handle it. #
- 21:58 Bwahahahaha..."LaPorte county is home to a wonderful zoo." what a joke! That zoo is the worst I've ever seen. #
- 14:36 Ugh, I hate japanese beetles, especially when they are IN MY CAR. Yuck!!! #
Dear Friend,
Juggling work, kids, and summer camps takes the skills of a Detective (What summer programs are good?), a Financial Analyst (Which camps can I afford?), and a coordinator from the Presidential Advance Team (How the heck do I get to the camp, anyway? And what supplies are needed?).
The fact that most parents work year-round, and school, well, isn't year-round, often leaves parents struggling to find safe, healthy, and affordable summer options for kids.
BUT THERE IS HOPE: Last year Senator Obama and Senator Mikulski co-sponsored the STEP UP Act, or the Summer Term Education Programs for Upward Performance Act of 2007, which authorizes resources to provide students with opportunities for summer learning. STEP UP was passed and authorized into law last summer as part of the larger America Competes Act. However, there is currently no funding for the program and summer learning advocates are urging Congress to provide $50 million in funds in the FY2009 federal budget right now.
*In order to get this bill funded, Senators Obama and Mikulski need your help building momentum in Congress.
Tell your Congresspeople to fully fund the STEP UP Act now by clicking here: http://www.momsrising.org/STEP_UP
And, it's important that your Congress hears from you today because it's National Summer Learning Day and volunteers are visiting elected officials in Washington D.C. right now and we can support their efforts.
Summer learning is more important than many think--and it's not just about finding a fun way for kids to spend summer time while their parents are at work (though that's a good thing too!). Studies show that children lose academic ground if they don't exercise their academic muscles from mid-June to late August. Children score lower on standardized tests at the end of summer than they do in the spring when schools close. According to extensive research compiled by the Center for Summer Learning, this "learning loss" is worst for low-income students, who often lag behind middle- and upper-income children to begin with.
Summer programs can boost academic achievement, motivate students to want to learn, and help them develop new skills and talents.
Yet too few children have access to quality summer programs and this is why we need to fully fund the STEP UP Act now.
Please forward this email to your friends and family so they can help too. The more voices involved, the faster it will be funded.
It's time to expand children's access to and resources for summer learning and afterschool programs in order to send young people back to school ready to learn, support working families, and to help keep kids safe and healthy when school is out.
Enjoy the sun! - Kristin, Joan, Katie, and the MomsRising Team
A big thank you to the Afterschool Alliance and the Center for Summer Learning for their help with this message and their amazing advocacy efforts on behalf of our nation's children.
p.s. We'd love to hear from you about how your summer is going: How are you juggling work and summer programs? What kind of experiences are you having with summer camps or other summer care for your kids? Have any advice for other moms? Do tell! Go to: http://www.momsrising.org/comment/r
- The Mood:
determined
- 12:35 En route to bev-art to bottle our "at wit's end" 10yr anniversary brew we made in chicago in may. Can't wait to taste it! #
lauredhel...You know the drill. Bold the ones you’ve done, leave an explanation in parentheses if you so desire.
01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink( this is a long list, i warn you... )
200. Been arrested
64/200 = 32%
- The Where:my couch
- The Mood:
sleepy
- 07:54 Woo hoo, another 2lbs down! #
- 09:06 An interesting day for a field trip to a dairy farm. Predicted high in low 90's & possible tstorms. #
- 09:36 Not sure - we are on a church field trip. Don't know what activities are planned! #
- 09:41 @storm72 appears so! We just turned into the dairy adventure :-) #
- 10:07 Justearned a heifer is a female bovine that has never given birth. Once she's had a calf she becomes a cow. #
- 10:07 Just learned a heifer is a female bovine that has never given birth. Once she's had a calf she becomes a cow. #
- 13:30 Just watched twin calves be born. Wow. #
- 15:55 @EdRoberts too bad favre hasn't learned from michael jordan's experience. #
- 21:54 @storm72 YES, your kids would *love* fair oaks. i can't wait to go back myself! it was amazing. (& great ice cream!) #
- 15:04 taking a stab at installing SP3. we'll see how this goes. thank goodness dell is on the phone w/ me... #
- 15:45 Blue screens. Repeatedly. SP3 has hosed my machine. Safe mode doesn't even work. *insert cursing here* #
- 15:57 @bijj you need to make me a couple stiff drinks tonight. #
- 16:29 Wow, I've even managed to stump Dell's tech support. How about them apples. #
- 16:34 @bijj Yep, I told them I shoulda got a mac - they didn't like it. Sigh. I <3 macs. #
- 19:11 How did I end up sitting next to this pig who's only out to score some t&a? At least the seafood chowder & key lime martini rock my world. #
- 19:17 Of course, I'm not referring to @bijj necessarily, but if the shoe fits... #
- 17:31 The replacement bluetooth keyboard & mouse can't get here quickly enough. This is farking redonkulous. #
- 23:16 is it too late to plant squash, zucchini, and pumpkins? #
Imagine you were in a car accident as a child. You were hurt and it took a while to heal. Every now and then throughout your life, your injuries would flare up and cause problems. When asked what was wrong, what would you say? And what would you do about it?
Probably you'd be matter of fact about it. "It's an old injury. I was in a car accident when I was a kid. I don't know what I did last weekend (or I lifted a box the wrong way, or whatever), but it's bothering me again." Probably you'd call your health care provider and take the meds &/or do the physical therapy to re-heal.
Make sense? Yeah, I thought so too. So why in the world is childhood sexual abuse treated any differently? Why is it secret and shameful for the survivor and non-offending adults?
Imagine if the kid in the car wreck were treated like a sex abuse victim, like something shameful had happened. Bones, muscles, etc would heal poorly, if at all. There would be lifelong pain, issues with independence, mobility, driving. Such a thing would be almost unheard of, and the parents of the child would be looked down upon, judged harshly by society.
But parents of childhood sex abuse have treated the vicims like this for generations. Some still do this. And you know what? It's WRONG. And it has to stop.
My daughter was sexually abused by her father. I stopped the abuse, reported it, and am helping my daughter heal.
I urge you to help me change the world one step at a time. Abuse victims have nothing to be ashamed of. It's like they were in a car wreck - horribly painful but not their fault and not taboo. I truly believe that if we view the abuse in this way, we can help prevent future abuse. We can break the cycle.
- The Mood: determined
- 08:23 @EdRoberts I think that by living a significant life, you are ultimately successful. I believe money /= success. #
- 08:24 All 4 tomato plants have fruit! Hurry and ripen so we can have yummy fresh tomatoes. #
- 10:55 yay, rain! hopefully it will help perk up the wilty-looking salsa tomato plant and basil. *crossing fingers* #
- 19:25 Feeling sorry 4 taco bell mgr in morris il--had 2 close store due 2 staff quitting, delays angering customers, & no keys 4 register. #
- 20:34 How does one remove a friend on facebook? #
- 08:23 @EdRoberts I think that by living a significant life, you are ultimately successful. I believe money /= success. #
- 08:24 All 4 tomato plants have fruit! Hurry and ripen so we can have yummy fresh tomatoes. #
- 10:55 yay, rain! hopefully it will help perk up the wilty-looking salsa tomato plant and basil. *crossing fingers* #
wendywoowho...Edinburgh Handedness LQ
Using the rating method of Oldfield, Laterality quotients range from 100 (right handed) to -100 (left handed)
This subject's laterality quotient is: 64.7
Placing this subject in the 2d right decile.
What's your 'handedness'?
- The Mood:
hungry - The Sound:still the tv
wendywoowhoHere's Entertainment Weekly's list of the top movies of the last 25 years. Go through their list and BOLD the ones you have seen, ITALICIZE those you love/would watch over and over again, STRIKE OUT those you dislike strongly or really would rather never see again.
( the rest of the list... )
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
Seen: 44/100
Love: 10/44
- The Mood:
lazy - The Sound:the tv
- 18:27 The a'hole mgmt staff are harrassing my dad for using a videocam as a still camera. Srsly, we're not videoing the show. Jerks. #
- 18:28 as @bijj points out, most digicams & phones these days do video recording. Are they checking every single person? No, just my dad. #
- 18:44 Waiting for the final pageant event to start. It's almost over... #
- 22:59 Stepsis was disappointed she didn't win anything. I'm proud that she did her best & wasn't one of the obnoxious ones. #
- 23:27 We've been lucky enought to catch fireworks shows each night here in des moines. Just saw one only a couple blocks from the hotel. #
- 23:29 Poor bitty bug is sacked out after another busy day of swimming, shopping, eating, pageanting, & other fun. Tough being a kid! #
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