Randoms: Quote of the Day!

"Children are made readers on the laps of their parents"

- Emilie Buchwald

It is important to read to your children. Lead by example. If you read, the chances of your child following the footsteps of their parents are more than likely. Make it interesting and fun. Read stories that they love (like a Harry Potter, Heddrick McBride, Doctor Suess, Carolivia Herron) or would think about reading. After that, then slide a few educational books in for their minds, trust me it will pay off. Dramatize it. Take on the personality of the characters and story itself. If you do, your kids are going to be joyfully engaged. It will be like watching a movie being acted out or going to a play that they have gotten tickets to go and see. Come on, you were a child once before so you should know how fun it can and will be! Pick a day(s) to read! This can set the stage for your child to expect which day a story is to be read to them or on what days-- do everyday if you can. If you and your spouse read to the kids read together or split it up. One person gets this day and the other person gets the next or one person gets this week and the next person gets the next. I am sure you all can figure it out. Make them read the book with you. It will help improve their comprehension and their reading ability. Before you know it, they will be  going from cat and hat to supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! Finally, make them start picking out books. Make sure it is something that they can read. 

And there you have! Now get on that reading rainbow and read!

Randoms: Law and Order: Special Letters Unit......

I. Love. Seasame. Street. And think you love them too! They have been on television forever and I seem to not get tired of seeing them. Maybe it is just the child in me! No matter if it is or not I just can't get enough. The clip I decided to share with you is about the alphabets...but with a twist....a Law and Order twist! Letter M is missing. No ones where it or where it has went. It is up to the Special Letters Unit to figure that out. It is hard task but with the Chunk Chunk sound, angry cops, and a missing letter at stake, someone has to do it. You will be surprised at what happens as the details of this case unravels!

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Randoms: First African-American In Space.....

"My desire was to [ give a hand] to the program"

August 30th marks the thirtieth year anniversary of the first African-American Astronaut in space! And that person goes by the name Guion"Guy" Bluford. He along with two other African-Americans ( Fred Gregory and Ron McNair) were chosen amongst the 35 spaceflyers selected (with six of them being women and one of the being the famous Sally Ride) on this ground breaking mission. This was part of the barrier breaking class of Astronauts in 1978.

He along with others, launched into a low-Earth orbit aboard Space Shuttle Challenger way back in 1983. Though he knew he could have be selected to become the first African-American in space, can you imagine he didn't even set out to be that pioneer? All he wanted to do was do the best he could. But as fate would have it, he efforts would rocket him off in American history! People all around stood patiently and eagerly early in the morning around 1am outside of Nasa just to see Guy fly. "What was so good about Guy was the fact that [he] was so good" states Charles Bolden the first black Administrator for NASA in 2009. 

Hard work definitely pays off. Although Guion "Guy" Bluford didn't mind being second, he has over the years become fine with his mark in history. "I wanted to set the standard....so that other people would be comfortable with African-Americans flying in space" says Bluford in a NASA interview. Boy did you! Thanks to your efforts you have inspired millions and for that, I like to say... Thank You!

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Here Bolden Speak About Guy!

Tips: Back to School/ The importance of friends.....

Hey Y'all... I'm Back!!! After getting settled into school, I am here again to give you all a tip I am sure will come in handy! But enough of that, let's dive right in...

How does it feel going back to school?! Is it fun?! Is it exciting?! I am sure it is. I can imagine all the old friends that you met up with again and the new ones who will be familiar faces too in no time. This goes for you all who are at a new school too! I know you were excited to discover a new bunch of kids with some of them coming to a new school just like you!!! Hmmmpp...you know, this reminds me of the fun times I had going to school. I can vividly remember playing at recess with my friends and just doing all the fun stuff that us kids do! And what make this more memorable is that I still hang out with them to this day. Because of this this, it brings me to my tip of the week: The importance of friends.

Friends are important. They are there for you when you are down and they are there to share and make memorable to times with. They are even there to help you discover things that you never knew about...even if those things are about yourself! How many times did you not something but your best friend did? Or how about when you were scared of something and your friend scared or not, walked fearlessly with you it? It is important to treat those friends right and to always be there for them too whether you are sitting with them at lunch or giggling next to them in class after telling a really funny joke! Friends are important and special just like you. And I promise you those friends will last a lifetime. Who knows.....that good friend could even be YOU!

What makes a good friend? Are you a good friend? Leave comments below!

Family Savings: Back to school clothing.......

Everyone knows going back to shopping can be a hassle. I mean with all the school supplies, backpacks, lunch money, etc, it can be overwhelming. And to top it all off you have to throw in how much money you are going to put towards clothes especially if you have more than one child. Luckily at Neiman Marcus you can breathe just a little more because for every $200.00 you spend you get a $50.00 off! You heard right, $50.00 off! Do you know what that means?! It could mean less money you have to spend on clothes or more money you have put towards something important or could even mean more stash money that could be saved for a field trip in the near future. The possibilities are endless. It is for ages 2-12 and for boys and girls only. Splurge on everything from tops, bottoms, shirts, dresses, and socks to shoes and accessories. You can also even save or bedding for them as well! All you parents have to do is from now until Sunday online or in stores, use the promo code: KIDSGIFT and you can be ready to shop until you drop unless, you have a friend there or children to catch mom and/or dad after catching this amazing sell going on at Neiman Marcus! Click below to get in one this amazing deal.......

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What to Watch: The Legend of Korra......

From the creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender brings us for our viewing pleasure, The Legend Of Korra season 2! The first season picked up where Avatar Aang last left off once defeating Fire Lord Ozai (enabling him of ever using his fire-bending powers) many years later.  It showed us Korra the new Avatar who unlike Aang, had mastery over all of the elements except wind and had done so at a very young age. Her abilities eventually lead her out of the cold barrens of the Northern Water Tribe to Republic City, a place Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko who were once enemies, created (many years before) to bring together benders (earth, wind, air, fire) and non benders in harmony. Yet upon arriving here, she soon realized that things were everything but "in harmony." We see her make friends, find love, and even discover how to air-bend. She is even able to later in the story, reconnect to the past avatars much like her past self Aang did to help him in times of trouble. 

After this season of introducing a tomboy and strong-headed Korra,  this hot tempered avatar is brought back yet again into a newer environment as she is welcomed for a second season on Nickelodeon! The twist this time is that she is in the spirit world! Yep, this is what chapter 2: Spirits is all about and I feel we are going to enjoy it quite a bit! New characters as well as old characters are going to be here to give us what we all loved and even more! What do you think will happen? Are you excited to see a new season? All this and more hopefully will be answered as The Legend Of Korra season 2 comes bending its way back on a television screen near you this September!!!  

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Family Tips School Edition: Preparing for First Day of School......

It is that time of the year again where you pick out that newly bought outfit, shoes, and, backpack for that first day of school! It is fun to go back to school better than ever whether it be at the same school  or a totally new one. Seeing old friends is exciting. Making new ones, is even more exciting. But while this can be fun some, for others it can be very scary and unsettling. Maybe going back to school for some can be not so cool because they didn't have friends or they were bullied. Or maybe going to a new school can be uncomfortable because we are going somewhere we have never been before. Because things like this happen to kids like you and me, I want to make sure we have a game plan on how to go back to school with a new attitude so you can make the most of your school adventure!

One tip I can give to you for today is to: NOT BE SCARED! If you go into school being afraid, you are going to create something to be afraid of and you don't want that. Think of the time you had from school as the time you spent building your invisible armor to put on so can handle anything that comes your way! Coming to school happy and positive will invite you to meet some new and great friends with some of them being kids you weren't cool with the year before. Know that being your unique self is the best way to have a great time because everybody likes people that are themselves. Besides, someone is always feeling how you feel. You will never know until you be yourself that, you will always find some things in common with others you never thought you had!