I usually post a link on Thursday, but JDaniel and I saw two monarch butterflies in our backyard today. Seeing the butterflies reminded me of a wonderful website that tracks the migration of monarch butterflies. The site is called Journey North. I have worked with classes that turned this into an ongoing mapping project. There are maps, journal activities, information on their habitats, and so much more available on the site. Journey North has other projects too. If you are looking for a great fall project, the is a really fun one.
Mommyhood Tips- Submit a Tip to Expand My Knowledge
I have a bunch of Mommyhood Tips,but would love to expand my mommyhood knowledge. If you have a great tip I can post on Tuesdays for Mommyhood Tips, please e-mail me or place the tip below. If your tip is selected, I will post your name along with your tip.
Mommyhood Tip- Get a Mammogram
This week’s tip is simple please find a friend to remind you to get a mammogram. If have already had yours, that is awesome. I still need to schedule mine. I get them for my birthday in November. Someone once said to schedule them around the same memorable date each year. I haven’t forgotten a birthday yet so, that is my landmark date.
Question? What have you decided about the H1N1 shot for your kids?
I have an appointment for JDaniel to get the H1N1 shot in early November. He has already had his flu shot. With all the conflicting reports on television it is hard to know what if I should take him to get it. One expert on the Today show this morning thought it was a bad idea and then another expert came on and thought it was a good idea. If you have decided what you are going to do , could you leave me a comment and let me know what you have decided and why.
Mommyhood Moments- Hanging Your Toes off of the Driveway
JDaniel is at the age when he knows what he should do and what he shouldn’t. He isn’t allowed into the street without holding an adult’s hands. So, he goes to the end of the driveway and hangs his toes off the driveway and into the street. You probably have seen your children do similar things. He glances to the side, he looks quickly to the right and to the left, and there is a deadening silence. These are all telltale signs that something is up at my house. I know of have years of “time outs” coming to both JDaniel and I. His will be time to reflect on his actions and mine will be whether this is the right battle to choose.
Personalized Halloween T-Shirt Giveaway
Do your children want to wear their costume everywhere in the month of October or any month for that matter? Are your children afraid of costumes, but what to celebrate Halloween? If your answer to either of those questions is yes, this personalized shirt maybe just what you are looking for. Your child will have something fun to wear that reflects the holiday and doesn’t require that a space suit or fairy princess gown be worn to the grocery store.
Planet of Smiles has a variety of print designs that will fill the first letter of your child’s name. Your child’s name will be printed on top of that initial.You can pick any of the designs pictured in this giveaway.I think these shirts are cool and fun for Halloween.
What does Mary of Planet of Smiles say about shirts on Etsy?
This listing is for a custom designed short sleeve, white cotton name brand tee, you can choose to upgrade with the links below. We print our images at the highest resolution and use commercial materials and heat press for a unique and fun item!
Shirts personalized with your child’s name and initial. We use the “copy & paste” method for your printing information that you give to us, so the information you give is what will be printed! Please convo me with that information.
We have detailed measurements, so if you are unsure about a size convo me and I will send you measurements and you can compare them to the size you need. All tees are true to size except the 18 mos by Rabbit Skins.
SIZES AVAILABLE
**Youth Sizes**
18MOS (fits like 12 mos)
2T
3T
YXS (2-4) fits toddlers 4/5T
YSM
YMED
YLG
**Adult Sizes**
SM
Med
LG
XL
This giveaway begins September 30th and ends October 8th at 11:59 p.m.
What do you need to do to get a Halloween personalized shirt of your choice?
-Tell me something else the Planet of Smiles carries along with your e-mail address. (1 entry)
For extra entries do any or all of the following leaving a separate comment for each entry.
* Blog about this giveaway, and then come back and leave me the link to your blog entry. (1 entry)
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*Leave a comment on any of my blog entries that are not a giveaway. Come back and tell me what entry you left your comment under. (1 entry for each comment)
*Enter another giveaway that I am hosting. (1 entry for each giveaway your enter)
*Follow my blog. Leave me a comment saying that you now follow or that you already do. (2 entries)
* Twitter about this giveaway with a link back, you must also be following me on Twitter. Copy and paste: personalizedhalloweenshirt@JDaniel4smom.(2 entries)
* Subscribe to my blog. Leave me a comment saying that you have subscribed or that you already do. (2 entries)
*Vote for me on Love This Site .(5 entries)
*Buy anything from the Planet of Smiles and come back and leave a comment. (10 entries)
That is 10 ways to win. The winner will be chosen by using the random number generator at http://www.random.org/. )
Clue 10: Wonderful
Mommyhood Tip- Storing Clothes for the Winter
The weather has finally started to turn chilly here in South Carolina. I will need to put away JDaniel’s shorts, t-shirts, and other summer clothes to consign this spring. I am going to follow a system my sisters Michelle and Kate started. The clothes are going to be boxed up and labeled with the size and season of the clothes. It would be so easy to just pack them in a box and sort through them in the winter. This system should save me a lot of time when winter comes.
Getting Ready for Fall
All this week I will be posting ways that I am getting ready for Fall. Please take a moment and tell me ways that you are getting ready. One way is trying to transition JDaniel clothes. I will be talking about that tomortow.
One way maybe to look for giveaways that feature items that will help you get ready for Fall. Here is one you might what to think about it’s called Fall Fling.
http://becausebabiesgrowup.com/2009/09/join-the-fall-fling.html
Monday’s Mommyhood Moment- Touch-A-Truck
We took JDaniel to a Touch-A-Truck event in Greenville on Saturday. It was cold and blustery. None of us was dressed in warm enough clothes. We went through and sat JDaniel on each truck, bus, and backhoe. He tried to steer each piece of equipment and loved each minute of it. I had packed a picnic lunch that we ended up eating in the car due to the weather. JDaniel inhaled everything. He was promised that when we finished we could revisit some of the equipment. As soon as we finished lunch, we added layers to his clothing with some things I had in the trunk of the car and headed back to the displays. I thought he would head to the fire truck, but he headed right to the city bus. It had a little computer next to the steering wheel that he clicked happily on. He could have spent the rest of the day on the bus.
It was great to see his eyes light up as he experienced each new piece of equipment. Actually it is great to see anything that lights up JDaniel’s eyes. Most of them are things I have seen for a thousand times. Now that I get to experience them with my son it makes them seem new for me too.
Target Gives Reusable Bag Credit
Target is becoming more eco-friendly by offering a $0.05 credit for every reusable tote bag that you use when you check out!
It does not have to be a Target bag it can be any bag that you want to use. They will scan a bright red sticker that has a UPC code on it beside or behind the register which will give you a $0.05 credit for each bag that you use. It’s not a lot but every penny counts and it’s a great way to give us an incentive to be more eco-friendly!
Thanks More than Cents!
P.S. Bi-Lo does this too.
P.P.S. I’ve started to leave some reusable bags in the trunk of the car for unplanned stops at grocery stores.
