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Happiness Tuesdays #46

November 15, 2011 By Diane and Chad 1 Comment

Happiness Counts!

 

Happiness Tuesdays are here to tell you some things that make me happy and to share with you quotes, websites, and photos to make you happy!

 

Happiness Tuesdays #46

 

Here are three things that make me happy:

 

1) Remembering F2 with the Torch Lake Group…toasting to my honey after 15!!! years….spirit still here with me:)

us in Hawaii in '72

 

more 'oldies'

first ones there:)

the 'group'

2) Celebrating with Brigitte and Brandon and the TLG.. great food, great fun, great people!

the cute couple

the 'group' again!

...and, yes, we're eating again!!

congrats, B and B :)

3) Another quote to inspire:

“To love and be loved is like being warmed by the sun from both sides.:

Together Forever

 

So what makes you happy today?? Share it with your kids…happiness is contagious!!

 

Happy Parenting!

D and C

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Inspired Treasures

November 13, 2011 By Diane and Chad 2 Comments

Here’s a beautiful quotation to start your day:

 

“We are inspired treasures, with creative gifts to share.”

Sark

 

What gifts do you have to share with us? There are so many different kinds of gifts…the kind you make with your own hands, the kind you give with your knowledge, the kind you share through your emotions, spirituality, or inner muse! Feel free to share all of your gifts..let them out to breathe and give life to others. Experiment and find that inner guide to lead you to that most important gift that you have to give to others. You are important to the world!

Sharing some beauty from Italy with you:

Share your gifts with your children and help them to find their own!

 

Happy Parenting!

D and C

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more dolls and a giveaway!

November 3, 2011 By Diane and Chad 1 Comment

Here are a few more in my doll collection…these are ‘oldies’, but, yes, goodies!!

tiny little baby dolls..between 1 and 2 inches tall

from the '50's, might not be PC now....

this was my Gramma's...isn't she beautiful?

I do have more that I’ll share in the future, but for right now…on to the giveaway!!!

 

Because of enjoying one year in the blogosphere and having 400 followers here and lots of friends on Facebook I thought I would offer you a choice of 2 of my favorite books:

1. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin

2. How to Break 10 Common Childhood Myths by US!!, Diane and Chad Finkbeiner

Check them out at Amazon.com to see which you would prefer and then:

1-comment on which you would like

2-follow us if you have not yet done so

3-go to Childhood Myths Facebook page and ‘like’

4-’like’ our book at Amazon

5- double points for a quick review at Amazon

The giveaway will run from today until next Tuesday night.

I would love to share either one of these books with you to thank you for all of your support. You are all wonderful! We will randomly pick a winner and announce it next week.

 

Happy Parenting!

D and C

 

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what do you collect???

October 29, 2011 By Diane and Chad 3 Comments

Did you have a collection of anything when you were a kid?  I did!!  I loved dolls…all kinds! I played with Ginny dolls constantly, but I must have played them right out because I don’t have any left. I saved many of the dolls that I collected in the 50′s. Some of them (when shared at a school when I was an adult) were ruined…not quite enough supervision:(  So a beautiful bride doll is no more, and many of the costumes have been a bit tortured. But after finding the box of dolls in the attic a few weeks ago, I can still remember the joy these dolls brought to a little girl!!

I had a collection of Storybook dolls which came in the mail once a month:

I don't remember all of them, but one is Little Bo Peep!

how about a bridal party?

can you figure these out?

I also was a member of an International Doll Club. I have the dolls, but I don’t have all the excellent extras that were sent…like coins, stamps, and information about each country!

As a mom to 2 boys, dolls were not a priority in my house! But I still love them. Next week I’ll show you a few more of my treasures!

Do your children love certain things? Do they get to keep them? I know, sometimes your house can become a trash heap of ‘favorites’…but some things need to be special and saved.

More to come….

 

Happy Parenting!

D and C

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No Talking?? Really?

October 14, 2011 By Diane and Chad 3 Comments

Help!!  I have laryngitis!! Really….no voice at all, since Tuesday! This is very strange…no sore throat, a very minor cold, but I really can’t get sounds out. Think about answering the phone..ha, ha, very weird…I squeak out something, and the response is ‘Pardon me?’  Good thing for texting and emails, right?

 

Does anyone have a quick cure?? Because Monday is the night for our big book signing!!! I don’t want to have to wear a sign that says, “Sorry, I have laryngitis!”  Any of your gramma’s special hot toddies or lozenges?? Thanks for any of your ideas!!

just in case you're not tired of hearing about our book yet.... :)

Maybe your parenting skills can help me out with a solution, but I must admit…I don’t think kids get laryngitis as often as adults. I saw very little of that over 41 years of teaching…what do you think?

Happy Parenting!

D and C

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Just Have to Share:)

September 22, 2011 By Diane and Chad Leave a Comment

We just need to share our latest…and greatest…information with all of you (so you don’t feel left out of the loop)… :)

 

How to Break 10 Common Childhood Myths

If you open the above link, you will head directly to our Amazon page where you can peek inside our book, check out the table of contents, order, review or like our book for parents and teachers. Plan ahead for Christmas or shower gifts :)

 

Have you ever been to a book signing? I haven’t!  -  but Chad and I are holding a Childhood Myths Open House and Book Signing at the Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, MI on October 17 from 7-9PM. If you live in the area we would love to see you there…just stop in and say hi!

bring your own copy or buy one there...isn't it pretty?

If you will check out our home page you will find out about workshops that we offer to any size parent or teacher group anywhere in the US and Canada. We would be happy to answer questions you might have on workshops or individual parenting questions through our email… childhoodmyths@gmail.com

We love what we do…take advantage of us :) )

 

Happy Parenting!

D and C

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Happiness Tuesdays

January 11, 2011 By Diane and Chad Leave a Comment

Happiness Counts!!!
I am beginning Happiness Tuesdays to tell you some things that make me happy and to share with you quotes, websites, and photos to make you happy!


Week 2, Happiness Tuesdays
These 3 things make me happy:


 1. My boys’ kind hearts…hurray, Chad and Scott
 2. Musicals, any kind…I love them
 3. A warm blanket on a cold day…mmm:)


“Happiness is not a station you arrive at, but a manner of traveling.”
                        Margaret Lee Runbeck


See what makes you happy and share it with your family. Ask what makes them happy. If you share some of these with me, I’ll post them once a month.


Happy Parenting!
D and C

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