Let me say it again…Happy New Year!
I hope that you are happy…
celebrating with family and friends…
while you bond with “Bob and Stephanie” on HGTV…
watching the Rose Parade.
As an aside, look for this kid…
he won’t be hard to spot.
Relatively speaking, that is…
He’s in the above pictured outfit…
along with “several other of his closest friends.”
But he is in the first coronet position this year, which is “always on TV.”
Not that I haven’t seen him in this parade, on TV…
alot.
But I probably don’t get out enough…
So this is exciting for me.
Every year…
What’s more exciting, is that he’s my darling nephew, Nick…
An extremely stellar young man…
Of which his uncle, “Hero Hubby” and I can be proud.
And let me make one thing perfectly clear…
You don’t get the first coronet spot…
in The Salvation Army Band…
by “tooting” out “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.”
Nick would be mortified to learn that I had highlighted him in this particular fashion…
Because he’s humble to boot.
So here is your “3 Minutes of Fame,” Nick…
I would’ve liked to make it a full 15, but…
You are on TV ( over and over in a continuous loop if it’s HGTV)…
and, I’m concerned about the state of our nation…
and need to address some things…
Dr. Shanon Brooks has written a thought provoking piece for TommyMom…
because he’s fairly nice like that.
It will be featured next week…
when we get back down to business…
and nix the “perpetual party” that’s been going on here…
pretty much since the inception of this blog in October.
(Hey, it was the holidays…
what’s a girl supposed to do?!)
I do have a New Year’s Resolution, however…
(there are several…I’m actually naming the one…)
I think that next year, I’ll take a couple of weeks off.
Because we went from “Chatty Cathy Forum”…
to “Hello, I’m Standing at an Open Mike, Is Anyone In Here?”…
“Can You Come Out and Play?”
I don’t like this much “alone” time.
So when you leave next year to cleave to family and friends…
So will I.
Back to the infamous nearly famous Dr. Brooks.
I can’t wait for you to read the article…
And then refer back to this.
Okay…I’m somewhat interested…
(After all I do want to “fit in.”)
4 Million people bought tag line #1 in “just 3 months”?!?
If you got one for Christmas or Hanukkah, please forgive me…
I am struggling to understand “the phenomena.”
Apparently these two people do.
(…Is that a classic she’s reading?)
But wait, “the phenomena” gets better!…
Traveling in the car?!
WHAT? absolutely NO OPTIONS other than steering wheel positions “10 and 2″ in this baby! NO “heel of the one hand swing” like your dad used to do…no siree! And what about road trip rest stops!?!?
What IS a “Night Time Pub Crawl!?!”
I’m going to ask my friends Cherylyn and Dave…
They claim to have participated in everything in their misguided high school years!
If you yourself, are familiar with this activity…
feel free to leave me a comment.
Because I’m open to new and exciting things…
and like to understand where others are coming from…
most of the time.
“Chilly Office Buildings” Where, and for Whom do you work? If you answer anyone other than yourself while sporting this baby, then I suggest you seriously check out the long-term viability of this company…and its 401K!
“Sporting Events” We’ll see you on the news as a victim, is all I can say…
“Cold Movie Theatres” Looking for an entire row to yourself? This could be the ticket!
“And Much, Much, More!”
People! For the love of God and country!…
Can you tell me, after seeing this…
Why people who choose to educate their children at home or through “alternative” methods…
are labeled “freaks” in this nation?
And why ditching a harlequin romance novel for a classic labels you as “odd?”
And can you imagine…
what the ramifications of 4 million people “buying into”…
and practicing TJEd ( Leadership Education) principles would DO for this ailing country?!?
I, for one, think that Snuggies should come in bubble gum pink…
You should get one, then glue an old tennis shoe to your head…
WAH-LAH!
We’re back to October!…Happy Halloween!
(and it’s a stellar costume suggestion, since a girl in Washington state won “Best Costume” at her local high school for doing just this!)
Do you see how The Four Turnings really do come full cycle?!?
Oh, there’s more alright…much, much more!
p.s. for the relevance of the “slavery” portion of this post’s title, read Dr. Brooks article next week.
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May your Christmas be filled with cherished memories, wonderful food, family, friends and the love of Christ.
We have a cat…
He’s a dude with a ‘tude for sure.
Even people that hate cats, love Lucifer…
He’s just one of those animals.
I got tired of being pestered by him for some equal time on this blog…
So here he is, with his helpful eating tips for today, that he found while reading MY e-mail!
Consider yourselves blessed…
CHRISTMAS EATING TIPS
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet
table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see
carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they’re serving rum
balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It’s rare. You can’t
find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it
has 10,000 calories in every sip? It’s not as if you’re going to turn
into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It’s a treat. Enjoy it. Have one
for me. Have two. It’s later than you think. It’s Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That’s the whole point of
gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of
your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they’re made with skim milk or
whole milk. If it’s skim, pass. Why bother? It’s like buying a sports
car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control
your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat
other people’s food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New
Year’s. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do.
This is the time for long naps, which you’ll need after circling the
buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of
eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like
frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position
yourself near them and don’t budge. Have as many as you can before
becoming the center of attention. They’re like a beautiful pair of
shoes. If you leave them behind, you’re never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies …. Apple-Pumpkin-Mincemeat, have a slice of each. Or
if you don’t like mince meat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always
have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor
Day? I don’t think so!
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it’s loaded with the
mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost... I mean, have
some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don’t feel terrible when you leave the party
or get up from the table, you haven’t been paying attention. Re-read
tips: start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner…
“We Have a Winner, Wednesday!”: Amber Snow! Congratulations, Amber!
Please e-mail me with your address, and we will get your soaps in the mail. However, there is a slight proviso to this particular contest. Hero Hubby and the Family have agreed that Tammie Lewis, Miss Early Bird…Miss OverAchiever…got right in there with all of the answers and they were correct, except #7 which is partially correct( thus doing the bulk of the work for those of you that apparently copied your way through school), so she and her princess will be receiving one bar on us for being such a wealth of information! ;0)
Thank you again to Lauren at SunBasilGarden on Etsy.com for her generosity to Tommymom.com Please consider our generous supporters when you have gift giving needs.
Here are the answers: 1.William Booth, and his wife Catherine 2. England 3. Oakland Ferry Landing, California 4. December 1891 5. Captain Joseph McFee 6. To provide dinner for the destitute and poverty stricken, and now dinner is also served at Thanksgiving as well 7. Coffee, donuts and blankets were provided during WWII at no charge. This was huge, as many charitable organizations charge during a time of crisis. The Salvation Army never has and never will. 8. False 9. False 10. It is a part of the Universal Christian Church 11. “Blood and Fire” is the motto of the Salvation Army 12. 90 years, making them the longest running entry in the Rose Parade.
We will have one more giveaway for this calendar year, to be announced and begin play, next Wednesday, December 30, 2009.
I am in love…
with “another man.”
It’s a love that is deep and constantly abiding…
Has been…
ever since I was a little girl.
And tuned in with millions of my closest fellow Americans…
first, once a week for the show…
and then annually for the Christmas program.
My mother has shared the same adoration complex with me…
So imagine our shock, then surprise, then absolute anticipatory joy…
(Geez, Teri, get a grip, will you?)
When Son #1 and Hero Hubby presented the two of us
with an early Christmas present.
Box seat tickets to…
The Andy Williams Christmas Show.
It was Sunday evening…
At the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert.
I’d like to tell you that my love affair with this man has dwindled…
After his spectacular performance, that would be a blatant lie.
He opened with “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”…
the Christmas song that I have personally adopted as my annual theme for jest and sarcasm…
but dearly love.
He closed the evening with “Moon River”.
He even brought back the dancing bear from his television program.
I was prepared to hurl myself over the banister of my private box and onto the stage…
then thought better of it.
It is an action absolutely lacking in proper decorum and personal self-governance.
I did, however, come home with an autographed copy of his memoirs…
and a beautiful souvenir program of the Christmas tour.
SIGH.
My life could very possibly be complete.
p.s. Son #1 very casually inquired as to whether or not he had mentioned to me…
that one of his co-workers has a high school friend…
that is married to Andy.
I think I know who I am going to be “getting to know better” in the new year!
Kidding…
No really.
I am kidding…
Do I look to be the stalker type?!
What iconic Christmas album/singer/or entertainer can YOU not live without…
at “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?”
Please remember to leave your comments at the bottom of Wednesday, December 16th’s post by tomorrow at noon for a chance to win 3 designer soaps from Sunbasilgarden. So far, no one has 100 percent of the answers correct. Right or not, you are entered to win for the comments you leave! Thanks for playing!
In 1976, my family lived in a rural community filled with farms, cattle, and friendly people…
My father was the pastor of a small country church and we lived in the parsonage next door…
I had a best friend…
And a “cool” young teacher couple in our congregation.
They had summers off,
and worked 7 miles up the road at this camp as the program directors.
The Cliff Notes version ends up with my best friend DeDe and me working at the camp..
DeDe with campers and other responsible counselors…
me, on the coveted award that I received at the end-of-the-summer-staff banquet…
“Most Likely to be Out After Curfew”
We both returned for a second summer…
with one of us being the more desirable employee.
Lifelong friendships built on camp experiences
have been one of many benefits in being introduced to The Salvation Army.
I also acquired a husband out of the deal!
Not that particular summer…
I was 16.
I’m talking “down the road a piece.”
More on that later…
“The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” in America
gravitates toward self focus.
What I will give and receive…
which party invitations I accept or decline…
Many people undoubtedly practice charitable giving and benevolence…
especially during the holiday season.
The Salvation Army, however,
consistently lives them out.
When I did finally marry,
It was into a family with quite a legacy in this organization.
Here, you can see my father-in-law, age 8, attempting mastery on a band instrument
while a friend encourages him.
(Looks exactly like Son #5.)
This legacy is multigenerational on my husband’s side…
Clear back to the founding.
Here is my nephew, Nick…
It’s safe to say that he has mastered his horn…
It is a joy to listen to him play.
My brother-in-law, Derek…
Who is up to his eyeballs in kettles, concerts, and counting right about now…
And my sister-in-law, Nancy, (Nick’s mom, but not Derek’s wife)
who is just so darn cute in her uniform that I can hardly stand it!
I’ve learned a lot of things from the stellar people in this organization over the years…
It would take a year of posts to list them all…
but then again, we do have a new one coming up.
I have learned that people often lose their way…
but choices today don’t necessarily have to be your legacy tomorrow.
That while much of society focuses on itself…
there are just as many people focusing on serving others.
Your community, my community, most communities in our country…
Cannot fully function without the work of The Salvation Army…
On both simple and complex levels.
They care for the homeless, the needy, the addicted, the lost.
They help repair broken lives, broken dreams and broken hearts.
Their hearts are dedicated to God…
Their hands, to mankind.
Hands that help, heal, and encourage…
Hands that because of lifestyle and priorities lived,
are squeaky clean.
“We Have A Winner Wednesday!”
The winner of this week’s contest is…drum roll, please #4..Tiffany Bellah, Orange County, CA!!!!
She is the lucky recipient of a couple’s registration to the April, 2010 FATJEF IV in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.
Congratulations, Tiffany! We’ll look forward to seeing you there!
Just remember…
YOU could be the next lucky contestant on ” We Have A Winner Wednesday!”
please direct all further complaints and comments regarding this contest to Mads Haahr, Dublin Ireland.
For this week’s contest and fabulous prizes….please read on.
It is my distinct privilege to introduce you to this brilliant, entrepreneurial, fantasticly
is that a word?!…it is now
mom, Lauren Miller of:
Click on her banner and it will take you to her Etsy page…
where creativity and visual stimulus abound!…
Her soap creations are nothing short of amazing!
The colors!…
The creativity-combined-with-real-life-scents…
Take the art of hand washing to a whole new level!…
At least at our house…
where admittedly, we could possibly need to get out more!
When packages arrive from Lauren, Son #5 calls a hiatus from all current activity.
Here at the Helms, thanks to Sunbasilgarden, we have happy hands!
Let’s face it…
It’s the little things in life that sometimes matter most…
Or as Lauren’s tag line says,” Because life is too messy to not use happy soap!”
I don’t gravitate to bar soap…
please remember: 5 Sons + 1 Hero Hubby = 6 Males…
This is not a bar soap equation.
This fact being clearly stated regarding bar soap…
Let me be perfectly clear.
Lauren’s soaps are NOT just bar soap…
Any more than Etsy is “just another place to shop.”
Etsy is a place to buy and sell all things handmade.
I love it.
I can support really smart, innovative people…
never leave the drive way…
Not have to take any “little Sons” to the women’s restroom in a crowded mall because no “big Sons” came along…
And I get one-of-a-kind, “where did you get that?” things!
I’m in…
This week’s winner will not only get 3 of Lauren’s beautiful, handmade wonders…
but will also receive the joy of “finding things out!”
I hope you become a “Smartypants” with your kids in tow!
We are still posting our comments under the initial prize post for each week...i.e. this one.
With the “rules” firmly in place…
Part of excellent social leadership, involves the key components of…
community involvement and stewardship.
Here, at “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”…
Let’s “test” your knowledge of this organization…
those of you that regularly default to customary fill in the blank, true/false knowledge acquisition are cheering…
Others of you are possibly sweating…profusely.
A TEST?!
No one told me that was TODAY!?!?
The Salvation Army has historically had great taglines over the years…
“Caring is Sharing.”
“Heart to God and Hand to Man”…
(Lauren and I want you to have “happy hands”, wherever you live in this amazing country!)…
See how thematic I can be?!
Over the next week, simply post the answers to your research…
All in one post, please, and you will be entered to win 3 custom soaps!
For the “other” posting days, simply return to this original post and comment…
Even if it’s just that you read the post…
It still counts as an entry.
More on this incredible community organization to come…
Ready, set, go!…
You Smartypants, you!
1. Who was the founder of The Salvation Army?
2. In what country did it originate?
3. Where was the first kettle placed?
4. In what month and year?
5. By whom?
6. What is the purpose of placing kettles?
7. During WWII, what did The Salvation Army typically give to soldiers?
8. True or False? Santa sometimes rings a bell at a kettle.
9. True or False? The Salvation Army has orchestras as well as bands.
10. True or False? The Salvation Army is a church.
11. What is the motto of The Salvation Army?
12. Counting the upcoming 2010 Rose Parade, how many consecutive years has The Salvation Army marched in the Rose Parade?
Thank you for playing!
For some points of clarification…
1. I, Teri, moderator, founder, and conceptual creator (pretty impressive, huh?!) of TommyMom.com…
cannot win the prizes that are being given away.
I’m stunned to think that you could even begin to assume that I am running my blog
the way the Federal Government is attempting to run our country.
2. I am not choosing the eventual winner of said prizes. Random.org is.
If you go to Random and even briefly read the defining factors of this site, you’ll realize that you’re in good hands.
Mads Haahr, the creator at The School of Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity College, Dublin Ireland, kindly offers you the definition of true random numbers.
This school prides itself (and I’m quoting here) on its name being an “innovative and energetic centre for study and research.”
I slept considerably better after I internalized this information…
but I didn’t come up with those adjectives to describe what I personally saw there.
I searched their website for a gift shop that offered cute, chic, designer pocket protectors…
There wasn’t one.
I can confidently say, that I doubt Mads learned his multiplication tables watching SchoolHouse Rock in the 1970’s…
Just remember, wanna-be-winners, to go to TommyMom’s Monday Post each and every post day
of any ” We Have a Winner Wednesday” giveaway week…
Then you will be automatically entered for each comment you leave.
If you forgot and left a post on Wednesday of this week…
I’ve got you covered…
It might be helpful to review your days of the week from Core/Love of Learning phases for future giveaways…
Just being helpful…
Because I want for all of you to win…
and yes, the rest of the country will benefit from future prizes…
Not just Southern California…
although we’d love to have you visit for the FATJEF!
In finishing up the “Festival of the Trees” series of thoughts…
I want to share with you what we did the day we took it all down…
As I was saying…. ( so many posts ago!…)
Familial buy in is huge to reinforce family identity and a sense of belonging…
The Festival committee begins wrapping the trees for delivery and dismantling the pens promptly at 4:00 p.m.
on the Sunday following the week of the event.
We took the entire family in for this “extravaganza”…
So we could all see the trees together…
And Sons #1-#5 could make numerous trips to the car with stuff we needed to clean up…
At times, they’re convinced it’s why we had them…
For strength in numbers when we need manual labor done…
The Mission Inn is a historic landmark in Riverside, California.
I am well aware that not all of you live here…
The point is, what do you have in your area that could be meaningful, inexpensive, family fun…
That promotes holiday spirit?
Their lights and decor during the holiday season are famous…
They are two blocks from the Festival of the Trees.
Just look at the atmosphere of celebration, fun, and community that was going on…
We had a ball!
And…our mission was accomplished…
Our older children saw the value in serving the greater community good…
Our Core and Love of Learning children “can’t wait to help spray paint” for next year, and loved the trees and family fun!
This really is a freeing way to pursue education…
I am blessed…
What are you doing as a family to get ready for the upcoming holidays?
pssstt…Go to Monday’s post to comment! You can link above…
I left you on Monday with three one word questions…
They were: Messy?…Purposeful?…Rewarding?…
The answer to all three is “yes.”
Leadership Education is effective, not efficient.
You may want to reread that…
It consumes time…
In rather large quantities…
But in the long run, when crisis, calamity or just plain old leadership void hits a situation, a nation, a continent…
It can not only be a time saver, but a freedom preserver, a life giver, a savior of the need at hand.
It pays priceless dividends on the investment given.
We decorated for 8 1/2 hours that day.
This is the first year that the Festival has had a “thematic guideline”…
Due to their 20th year anniversary and desire for some cohesiveness…
You had to chose a title or phrase from a Christmas song.
We went with “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth.”
With the help of many we pulled ( sorry, couldn’t resist!) it off!
We loved that our tree represented community effort…
On the part of our pediatric dentist, Gary Okamoto, for supplies…
A teacher friend, Susan Hill for taking all of our “toothless” photos of kindergarten through second graders…
Kathy Morris, who designed our tree topper, and could make bailing wire, a tube of toothpaste and a toothpick look like a million dollars…
And last, but certainly not least, Tammie Blackmore, community leader extraordinaire…
for roping us in encouraging us to participate and then securing us a spot in the design room!
Wow!…no pressure…
Take a look at some of these trees…
Tammie's tree, Joy to the World
and their surrounding “pens”…equally decorated in many cases for thematic “ambiance”…
Let Heaven and Nature Sing
surrounding "ambiance' space for above tree
They judge the trees and award ribbons…
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
continued...
Its awards and accolades!
Rockin'..in a new old fashioned way...Elvis, Brenda Lee, Bobby Darin
Then they host a gala evening that looks like this…
And community leaders and residents attend the dinner and silent auction…
Santa Baby...
And the neonatal unit raises money for specific items that are needed…
Let me say here that Americans are generous…
And benevolent…
One of the doctors that attended led out with a bid for $10,000…
for neonatal respirators that save lives…
they needed two.
With all of the recent villianization of the medical profession, I cried at the reality at hand…
There are great doctors…
That dedicate their lives and resources to people…
They are people as well…
Not institutions…
Or corporate machines…
The Night Before Christmas
In 20 years, this event has raised $6,000,000 for the hospital.
Jingle Bell Rock
Riverside County Regional Medical Center is one of the only county hospitals in the nation to run in the black…
Visions of Sugarplums
Because people care…
Mele Kalikimaka
They lead…
The Nightmare Before Christmas
By serving…
Any community service plans in your schedule this holiday season?
Many of you are aware of the fact that our family just hosted a rather large So. Cal. tour for a friend speaking on Ameri ca and principles that are needed to return her to her glory while securing our freedoms.
We had a lot of help from wonderful hosts and it was amazing…
And quite a bit of work…
I’m not complaining…
Just trying to convince you based on today’s post that I’m not completely insane…
At least not just yet…
The tour officially ended Saturday evening in Escondido…
Monday morning found my husband, Sons #1 and #2, and myself at the Riverside Convention Center…
To decorate a tree and fulfill a commitment to charity and our community…
The Festival of the Trees is quite an event.
It benefits the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Riverside Regional Medical Center, our county hospital.
One of the pillars of Leadership Education is Field Experience.
Here is a partial explanation of it: Students seek opportunities outside the classroom where they can serve, learn and generally experience with an eye toward greater understanding of people, organizations, the world and their unique role in it.
I seek permission to digress for a moment…
Many people ask me “what Leadership Education looks like”…
Or a personal favorite…“How did you get so lucky to have five great kids?”
Here are but two of the overriding objectives for this blog…
1. We would like you to know that we are not extraordinary as far as human capabilities are concerned…
We are, however, diligent…
We have chosen to parent purposefully…
We are far from perfect, but where our children and family are concerned
we intentionally and carefully plan…
2. With the above in mind, please don’t attribute our children to “luck.”
Moving along…
On top of what this looks like, there seems to be a concern amongst others as to how one would incorporate leadership education objectives with multiple ages…
Excellent question!…
The first thing I did, was to approach Son #1, who is a highly creative being…
In many ways…
And a HUGE lover of babies…
I “convinced” him, that yes, he DID need this experience in life, and that the county hospital’s needs were as much his issue as they are mine where responsible citizenship is concerned…
How did I do this?
With a “field trip”, of course!
He attended The Festival of the Trees information meeting with me in September…
I cannot recall what he enjoyed more…
The ER receptionist blowing Bazooka bubbles in his face as a rather impromptu greeting…
Or the profile of “any and all” whose needs are met through county hospital services…
A quick debrief with a couple of minutes for pondering the “success” of preemies advocating for themselves…
and he was “in!”
Now for the family “buy in”…
remember, 4 other sons and a large age span…
It’s really pretty simple…
Not to be confused with easy…
Can anyone say age appropriate skills?
Time consuming?…
Yes.
Efficient?
Hardly.
“Messy?”
Well…
Purposeful?…
Rewarding?…
To be continued Wednesday…
Comments?
I trust that your Thanksgiving was a wonderful experience, full of fresh new memories made with family and friends.
Today is known in the retail world as BLACK FRIDAY.
I used to be quite a shopper…
This “semi-vocation” had family members claiming that I knew the mall directory by heart.
While it was somewhat of an exaggeration, I was “quite familiar” with more than one mall, and didn’t necessarily need to utilize its guide…
Then the vocation of motherhood was added to my plate…
These days, I practically need the help of the directory to simply park AT the mall…
Imagine my absolute shock, if you will, upon viewing more than one commercial today,
joyously announcing the opening of several major department stores at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow!
Is this supposed to be in the name of convenience?!…
If so, I’m surely missing the “perks!”
I know how long it takes me to get ready to go…( yes, I’m fully and somewhat painfully aware that that is, indeed, a personal choice.)…
I just can’t imagine anything…(and I DO include my MAC makeup obsession hobby in this category),
worth rising at 2:30 a.m. to purchase…
I’m personally factoring in the “get ready” time as well…
This holiday season, why not consider either purchasing or asking for at least a couple of gifts that make “perfect” sense?!…
Don’t get me wrong…I’m all for festivities at the holidays, and love to both give and receive!…
But in the spirit of less clutter more meaning…
Why not take advantage of some savings that will not only benefit you if you act upon them by December 31st; but allow you to reap continuous personal growth and development?
The FATJEF is coming into its fourth year.
It is a great opportunity to build community and hear fantastic speakers on a variety of topics pertaining to leadership and its educational methodologies.
If you register and pay by December 31st, you can do it for:
$45.00 person
$75.00 couple
$30.00 per scholar-age youth
This includes your lunch!
Not only is this a great deal, it builds on your commitment to leadership and excellence. You can’t go wrong…
Nor can any well meaning gift giver that is perhaps otherwise “clueless” in the gift-giving department!
The FATJEF will be held in Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, April 24, 2010…
It will be at The Goldy S. Lewis Community Center at 11200 Baseline Road…
After Jan. 1, 2010, there will be a price increase.
This year promises to be the best yet!…
Amazing presenters are lined up!…
The concurrent youth conference is always an incredible experience…
We will be spotlighting several presenters here on TommyMom so that you “hear it here first!”…
And of course, so you can make an informed decision about attending as well…
Just think…you can hit the snooze button and give yourself a gift right now….
Extra sleep!…
I’m in!
Let the season begin!….
Happy rest-of-the-Thanksgiving-weekend to you and yours!
Stay tuned!…
More FATJEF details to follow…
Are you ready to begin”chatting” next week?…
Filed under Holiday Happenings, Leadership Education | Comment (1)I read a great quote today that I would like to share with you.
It is simple, yet powerful in its declaration…
I hope that as you celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends, you will consider the message and determine if there is anything in your own thought processes that possibly needs to be adjusted…
“Gratitude defends: just fifteen minutes a day focusing on the things you’re grateful for will significantly increase your antibodies!”
With the past 10 day TJEd 1,000,000 tour, as well as other commitments, it seems as if Thanksgiving snuck up on me…
I hope that your holiday is lovely, and rich with opportunities for meaningful dialogue…
Memorable experiences…
And that it is full of defense.
a special thank you to the young Master Mancuso, age 7, for providing me with awesome “Pilgrim People…and the attention to detail in giving the Pilgrim Lady pearls…now there’s a man to admire!”
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