Crystal Cruises: An Air Of Elegance, Presence Of Beauty, Spirit Of Adventure, And A Feeling Of Tranquility!
On a Crystal cruise it is not difficult to find what you seek. In fact, your search for a place beyond ordinary is over. "Splendidly Uncommon"! Ablaze with intoxicating color and high style, Crystal Cruises' Harmony, Symphony and Serenity are ships of superlatives that capture the aura of extravagant parties, big, snazzy cars and high tea in the Palm Court while Porter, Gershwin,...
Crystal Cruises: An Air Of Elegance, Presence Of Beauty, Spirit Of Adventure, And A Feeling Of Tranquility!
On a Crystal cruise it is not difficult to find what you seek. In fact, your search for a place beyond ordinary is over. "Splendidly Uncommon"! Ablaze with intoxicating color and high style, Crystal Cruises' Harmony, Symphony and Serenity are ships of superlatives that capture the aura of extravagant parties, big, snazzy cars and high tea in the Palm Court while Porter, Gershwin,...
?I?M OVERWHELMED? 5 Tips For Taking Control Of Your Lifealso for your child?s development in knowing when and what is acceptable behavior. If you have decided that no ice cream is permissible before dinner, stick to that limit or rule. The truth is ? if you allow your child ?just-this-one-time-only?, you are really giving permission for this scenario to take place time and time again. Then you become angry and overwhelmed. No need to loose control, just create a limit of each act that...
A Daddy Baby Shower - New Twist on the old Baby Shower
Try something new, a Daddy Baby Shower. Even though no one would realistically expect a new daddy-to-be to sit around with his closest buddies, opening baby shower gifts and playing party games while oohing and aahing over the imminent birth of his child. That doesn?t mean that Dad can?t have a baby shower-type celebration. Daddy deserves to celebrate the birth of his child, too!Of course, the term baby shower does invoke visions of...
A Daddy Baby Shower - New Twist on the old Baby Shower
Try something new, a Daddy Baby Shower. Even though no one would realistically expect a new daddy-to-be to sit around with his closest buddies, opening baby shower gifts and playing party games while oohing and aahing over the imminent birth of his child. That doesn?t mean that Dad can?t have a baby shower-type celebration. Daddy deserves to celebrate the birth of his child, too!Of course, the term baby shower does invoke visions of...
A Double Whammypots. Water can be added to the bottom of the cat litter pan to adequately soak your peat pots and quench the thirst of your sprouting seedlings. Year after year, your relatively small investment in picnic tables and cat litter pans will be available to save you lots of money. Just think about all those big beautiful flowering strong healthy plants that will sprout from your seedlings? Just think about the many bright color blossoms that will adorn your outdoor garden. Plus,...
A FREE SPEECH VALENTINE FOR MOM: Permission to Kvetch 10 ANTIDOTES FOR TOXIC TABOOS
Are you a regular at the Shame Shack? It's that all-you-can-eat smorgasbord of disapproval behind the paranoia warehouse inside your own Lizard Brain. Once we become mothers, some of us start hanging out there all day like judgment junkies, wolfing down all the self-denial it takes to honor The First Commandment of Martyrdom: Thou Shalt Not Complain. Motherhood's primary taboo. Without that one,...
A Fun and Easy Valentine's Craft, ages 2-5traced heart facing down. Gently go over it with the glue stick. Instruct your child to choose paper from the bowl and place it on the heart. My three year old loved making her own designs and deciding where each color went. Let them overlap the papers and go over the edges as much as they want to, as it adds dimension to the project when it's done. Once the paper is covered with pretty paper shapes, simply let it dry and cut the heart out. You...
A GATHERING OF FRIENDS FOR THE FALL SEASONbread, and an armload of games for the kids, I knew we were in for another memorable evening.
As I greeted my friends, each bearing a gift from their own kitchens, I was reminded of the Children's folktale, Stone Soup. It's a story about a group of individuals who don't have enough to eat but, when they come together as a community, bring all they have to the table to create a sumptuous stew. Our friends are like that. Each of us, with our own...
A GATHERING OF FRIENDS FOR THE FALL SEASONbread, and an armload of games for the kids, I knew we were in for another memorable evening.
As I greeted my friends, each bearing a gift from their own kitchens, I was reminded of the Children's folktale, Stone Soup. It's a story about a group of individuals who don't have enough to eat but, when they come together as a community, bring all they have to the table to create a sumptuous stew. Our friends are like that. Each of us, with our own...
