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Social Development and Bullying

Conflicts with Close Friends So, lets talk about those close personal friendships – kids will experience more conflicts with close friends than acquaintances. When our friend says something or does something to hurt our feelings it means a lot more than if a stranger did the same thing. Im sure we can relate to that. But, your childs ability to resolve conflicts will mature as they grow older and these challenges are part of that maturation.

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Family Trip to Vegas, Baby!

My three children and I had a spontaneous moment and found ourselves headed for Las Vegas! On the way there, I reserved a hotel room and now the only thing we had to look forward to was the inevitable! Whatever happens in Vegas gets posted on Facebook. Three hours later, we were in the lobby of a three-star hotel room. Upon announcing we had a reservation, the hotel lobby clerk said they had no more vacancies; however, they could upgrade us at no charge to one of their suites! It didnt end there. She also slipped in two complimentary drink tickets, one free pole dancing lesson with Lucy (or was it Loosey?) and a 10% discount toward the buffet, after midnight! Im already feeling like Ive hit the jack pot! Of course, I jumped at the opportunity!

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Support our Sisters with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Everyone gets a shudder down their spine at the utterance of the word “cancer.” Images, memories, experiences, and fear swell our minds and stop mental traffic for a few moments at the mere mention of the word. Women experience an added chill when we think about breast cancer. Thousands of people have survived the disease, thousands more have died from it, and thousands of millions have been affected by it one way or another — whether through family, friends, co-workers, or strangers, the disease touches everyone in some form. But this month (and every month, hopefully!), our hearts go out to those with the scariest and most devastating form of this life-threatening disease: Metastatic breast cancer patients.

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Another Edition of…”What Do I Do With This?”

We all have items we either throw away without even thinking of the possibilities we could be overlooking, or we have items we are holding onto figuring some day we can do something with it.Do you have any of these:Dental Floss – Use to resew ripped stitching in sneakersBroken Umbrellas – Use the fabric to repair snowsuits & nylon jacketsBread Tabs – Make ties that allow balloons to be reused. Slit a tab, put the twisted end of an inflated balloon in the slit, wrap it around the tab once and put the end in the slit again.