Archive for May 2009
Mondays Matter: Week 21
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways to Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza LEARN CPR-4-6 Minutes after someone experiences cardiac arest, brain death starts to occur.-75-80% of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen at home.-95% of sudden cardiac arrest victims die before reaching the hospital.-CPR helps maintain vital blood flow…
Read MoreGIVEAWAY!
A couple weeks ago, I posted that it was the Energizer Bunny’s 20th Birthday. The Energizer company has sent me the cutest Energizer Bunny slippers and has even sent an extra pair for me to giveaway to one of you. So, if you would like to win a pair of these fun, cute and warm…
Read MoreMondays Matter: Week 20
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways to Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly BozzaDONT FLICK YOUR CIGARTTE BUTTCigarette butts are the most commonly littered item.They have been found in the stomachs of fish, birds, whales, and other marine creatures that mistake them for food.Annual cigarette butt litter, end on end,…
Read MoreReview and Author Chat: Matrimony
Thanks to www.readinggroupguides.com our book club won an author chat with Joshua Henkin, author of Matrimony. About the book…It’s the fall of 1986, and Julian Wainwright, an aspiring writer, arrives at Graymont College in New England. Here he meets Carter Heinz, with whom he develops a strong but ambivalent friendships, and beautiful Mia Mendelsohn, with…
Read MoreMondays Matter: Week 19
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza ADOPT A PET There are 4,000-6,000 animal shelters. Nearly 8 million dogs and cats are placed in shelters each year. ACTION STEPS 1. Go to a shelter near you to see if there is an animal…
Read MoreKeeps going and going and going…..
When I became a mom, I quickly realized that I was a lot like the Energizer Bunny. I could be up all night with a crying baby and still keep going all day long with a baby and a toddler and start all over again. And, I am still going and going and going…. The…
Read MoreIn case you were wondering……
The moving billboard has finally been returned and I have my van back! Eleven days ago, my brand new VW Routan quit working on me. After numerous tests and software checks, they found it needed a whole new transmision! So, hopefully, I just got a bad bug in the previous transmission and everything will run…
Read MoreMondays Matter: Week 18
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza SHOW YOUR SMILE!A smile is a universal expression of happiness and recognized as such by all cultures.A smiling person is judged to be more pleasant, attractive, sincere, sociable, and competent.Smiling or even seeing someone smile releases…
Read MoreA Weekend Recap!
We had such a full weekend with many proud moments, that I just needed to share it with you. Friday morning, our son, Patrick was 1 of 20 to make the 3rd/4th grade spelling bee. When I realized that Patrick was in the top 4 kids who were left, I thought to myself, Wow, he…
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