As a board member at Lisa Ross Birth and Women’s Center I volunteered to host a craft table for children, at the 20th anniversary celebration that happened on Saturday. I wanted to do something interesting, using materials that didn’t cost a lot of money and even perhaps introduced some parents to the idea of natural […]
Archives for November 2011
Tablecloths for the Montessori classroom
I’ve been known to sew all new tablecloths for birthday parties using enough children’s size tables to seat 12 kids with real dish ware and glasses, and tablecloths of course. When my middle daughter’s teacher at her Montessori school started hinting that she would love to have tablecloths for the children to use at snack […]
This Thanksgiving I’ll be traveling with my veggies
Let me start by saying I do not enjoy typical Thanksgiving food. I’ve never been a fan of casseroles, or turkey, or gravy, or anything cooked inside of a bird, or fruit that comes from a can or salads with marshmallows. I just like food to resemble food, in it’s original state. And I prefer […]
My look back as birth center marks 20 years of babies
Saturday Lisa Ross Birth and Women’s Center will celebrate its 20th year anniversary of catching babies. It makes me think back to the 15th year anniversary celebration, that I attended and immediately knew it was the place for me to birth my babies. Five years ago I was pregnant with my second daughter and had lived in […]
Gift Guide: Green Bath Toys for Tots
With Christmas coming I’m starting to tackle the challenging task of thinking of gifts for my third daughter who already has everything including two big sisters, her entertainment of choice. But if there is one thing all two-year-olds love, it’s bath time. Bath toys have always been a pet peeve of mine. Many are marketed […]
Easy, yummy, not-so-bad for you Cheesecake
I L-O-V-E cheescake. I love it so much that I’ll eat if for breakfast and not feel guilty one bit. Recently I finally, as in I’ve been wanting to read it for five years, picked up the new version of the classic 1970 cookbook, The Tassajara Bread Book. Before that I borrowed it from my expert bread-making […]
Frugalissa’s crafty Christmas gift making party
I don’t know about you but Christmas is already on the brain at our house. I’m thinking about what to make for teacher gifts and my oldest daughter, gasp, already mailed a letter to Santa Clause yesterday! Melissa from Frugalissa Finds is ahead of the game on making teacher gifts. Her and her friends got […]
Stroller brigade to support the Safe Chemicals Act
This morning I went out to join other local moms in a stroller brigade asking Sen. Alexander to support the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011. It was chilly and I wish the turnout would have been bigger. But the event did garnish the attention of media, which will help in the awareness of this cause […]
Help advocate for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families
Local blogger Anne Brock, of Flour Sack Mama, is worried about how the chemicals in today’s world are affecting our children, and she’s taking action. Anne has taken up the cause talking about toxins on her blog. And now she has linked up with the national organization Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families to bring awareness and advocacy about toxic […]