So today is my big birthday…29 years ago 
, my parents drove to the hospital, signed the adoption certificate and took me home. So I thought, “what better way to celebrate today than with a Baby Zoobie Weekend Adoption Event?”. You all remember Mashaka and Rhaxma…well, now they have a brand new baby cousin who needs a home.
Meet Baby Ellema Zoobie…
A few things you should know about Baby Ellema before completing the application:
The Week 1 photo contest has ended and a winner has been chosen! Congratulations to Bekah for submitting the winning photo for the “Working From Home” theme! The Week 2 contest for the “Summer Vacations” theme started today…for details on how YOU can enter to win a free copy of America at Home (with YOUR favorite photo on the cover), click HERE!
Week 1 Photo Contest Winner: Working From Home
( Who knew that work could be so rejuvenating?)
“America at Home” is an amazing book of photographs that allows readers to take a peek into the homes and lives of…you guessed it…Americans! Now, I’m an American, and my home and family aren’t featured in the photographs within the book, BUT…our youngest daughter is on the cover!
First, let me tell you a little about the book: It’s a large, hardcover collection of some truly extraordinary photos of families from all backgrounds, captured by both leading photojournalists and amateurs. It’s that ONE book for everyone on your shopping list…your closest family and friends, and those with whom you’re less familiar. With literary contributions from writers such as Matt Groening and Amy Tan, America at Home paints a personal portrait of home life in America in an artistically professional style.
Thanks to all who shared their family traditions in celebration of the 30th National Grandparent’s Day this past Sunday (I shared several of your traditions with my family)! One name was randomly drawn from the list of those who contributed, and that winning name was Beth! Congratulations, Beth - let us know how you enjoy the “Cole Family Christmas”!
Thanks to Hazel Cole Kendle, Jennifer Liu Bryan, and Next Chapter Press for telling this great story (in hardcover for one of you!) and for sharing some simple, yet creative, ideas for celebrating our grandparents this Sunday!
Grandparents can take the lead in helping younger generations preserve their family history this National Grandparent’s Day, according to Milford, Ohio resident Hazel Cole Kendle, the 88-year-old first-time author of the just-released Cole Family Christmas. This year’s National Grandparent’s Day will mark its 30th anniversary on Sept. 7.
“It’s a myth that young people don’t want to hear the stories their grandparents can tell,” said Kendle. “However, too often grandparents and great-grandparents feel like they must wait to be asked before telling those stories. Realize that family members often won’t ask for the first story, but once you start talking, they’ll be begging for more.”
Jennifer Liu Bryan of Alexandria, Virginia, Kendle’s granddaughter-in-law and co-author, points out that grandparents don’t have to stop with stories, either.
“There are many ways to pass along family traditions,” said Bryan. “Remember the favorite dessert your grandmother used to make or the dishes she received on her wedding day. Each item serves as a connection to the past, but we have to work to keep that chain from breaking.”
For this reason, Kendle and Bryan suggest 10 ways families can preserve their memories this Grandparents Day.
Thanks to all who entered the Alanis Morrissette Giveaway, being sponsored by One2One Network. From all entries, one name was drawn to win Alanis Morrissette’s The Collection CD/DVD, Flavors of Entanglement CD, and a coupon for a free pint of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream!
Congratulations, LeeAnn P.! Send me your name and mailing address, and One2One Network will ship your “full meal” prize package!
After going through a tough break-up, Alanis Morissette has released her first new album in four years. (Wow - so THIS is what people do after break-ups, nowadays…)
Entitled Flavors of Entanglement, the new album features a delectable menu of savory songs - an 11-course techno-musical meal, garnished with full flavor.
Now, THIS is my idea of a Mother’s Day gift! I love flowers and sapphires and diamonds and all kinds of gifts…but what I love most of all is…time. Time to enjoy the kids and their homemade Mother’s Day cards and gifts, time to relax and enjoy a clean house…just time, in general. Most of us moms spend our days in a constant rush to get things done, and by the time we reach the end of the day, we realize those things that absolutely needed to get done have now compounded themselves. So how does SitterCity help with Mother’s Day, time, and a clean house? In addition to providing local petsitters, housesitters, tutors, babysitters, nannies, and senior care providers, SitterCity also has a database of housekeepers!
From experience, I can tell you that no housekeeper will ever clean my house the way I do - they couldn’t. If they could, I couldn’t afford to pay all of the hours it would surely take them to do it my way. I’ve come to a realization, however, and it’s this: I can be perfectly happy with a little housekeeping assistance!
So here’s how SitterCity works: You search Sittercity’s caregiver database for providers in your area, or post a job and let the providers come to you! Sittercity’s four-step screening process includes free access to background checks and helps you choose the best provider for your family. They offer monthly and annual membership plans…AND a free 7-day trial…AND a 15% discount for iMommies readers!
A name has been drawn from the list of those who RSVP’ed, and the winner of the Rosy Cheeks Big Sister doll with matching ballet attire is…Lisa Jaksik!
All who attend will have the opportunity to win…a Big Sister Ballerina!
My Princess Closet (one of my favorite “girly girl” stores) sells everything from amazingly ornate costumes to creative toys, and a multitude of things in between. Our latest treasure hunt through “THE Closet”, however, resulted in a Rosy Cheeks Big Sister doll, and an adorably authentic ballet outfit. By itself, the doll is cute with incredibly soft yarn hair, and perfect for a younger aged child, but it’s the combination of the doll AND the ballet outfit (with coordinating ballet slippers!) that give it that special boutique touch…a child’s unspoken gentle whisper of, “Yes, I really AM a princess”. What better way to showcase that elegance than with a dance recital?
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