I really like this product! I love how it feels on my face and I have noticed that my skin seems less dry since I started using it. I even had a couple of compliments on my skin the past few days. Someone seemed shocked that I am 50..lol. I still have wrinkles but they do see, much less noticeable.
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Leading 100% juice brand, Juicy Juice commissioned a survey that provides insights into parents’ attitudes, understanding and buying habits regarding juice and their kids.
The study found that nearly one-third of moms who don’t purchase 100 percent juice for their children cite additives as the primary reason, while in fact 100 percent juice products contain no added sugars, other sweeteners, colors or preservatives. Despite widespread reports in recent years of concerns about sugar content in juice, the Juicy Juice survey found today’s parents making 100 percent juice a big part of their kids’ healthy beverage repertoires. Among related findings:
Toward helping parents make better informed juice purchasing choices, Juicy Juice recently updated its website to highlight nutritional content, educating parents what to look for when reading any juice label and to help cut through the clutter. Juicy Juice is available in 12 fruity flavors including Apple Raspberry, Kiwi Strawberry, Mango and Fruit Punch.
We received samples of Juicy Juice in Apple, Berry and Fruit Punch. My son really liked the Fruit Punch flavor! I like that Juicy Juice is a healthier choice than many other juices. These are great to take out on Summer outings! Look for them at a grocery store near you!
Self Disclosure: I received samples to facilitate this post. No other compensation was received. Photo Credit: Juicy Juice.
Nestled in the beautiful San Bernardino mountains, Pali Adventures gets campers from all over the world (over 26 countries) that travel to California to learn how to be rock stars, perform Hollywood stunts, become culinary artists, and design and make their own fashions. The kids have a totally customizable camp experience, with 21 cutting-edge specialties and over 25,000 ways to personalize their activities schedule each week. Just a few examples of the activities to choose from include:
-Trapeze
-ATV Quads
-Bungee Trampoline
-Wake Boarding
-Zip Lines
-Paintball
-Laser Tag
-Arts and Crafts
-Zumba
-and many more
Pali is a cell phone and internet-free zone, so kids have a chance to disconnect, unwind and focus on other things for a change. Here is a link to learn more about enrolling. Pali is still accepting campers and runs one week long sessions (sessions can be combined) through August.
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Bright Ideas Press, publishers of Simple Solutions and Summer Solutions, announces the release of its app, Smart-EZE: Minutes A Day – Math, English, and Reading Comprehension Review, that contains enhanced, interactive, digital versions of their award winning Summer Solutions Workbooks. Many studies indicate that without some form of academic engagement over the summer break, children forget much of what they learned during the previous school year. Smart-EZE provides the necessary review and practice that allows students to retain important math and language arts skills, not only over the summer break, but for a lifetime!
The first Smart-EZE lesson in each subject and grade level is FREE. Additional lessons are available for purchase. Smart-EZE for iOS or Android can be downloaded immediately.
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“Parents and teachers who are familiar with the Simple Solutions Approach have anticipated the arrival of a digital and interactive way for their children to use Summer Solutions,” says Nancy McGraw, President of Bright Ideas Press. “With the Smart-EZE app, there is now a fun way to build confidence and enthusiasm for math and reading and enable students to actually remember what they’ve learned over the previous school year.”
“We are very excited to partner with Bright Ideas Press to transform their Summer Solutions Workbooks into interactive apps,” says Nicole Lundeen, CEO of interactive media publisher FatRedCouch. “We believe in the power of technology to enhance the learning experience. The Smart-EZE app engages students in new ways so they can preserve more of what they have studied.”
Summer Solutions Workbooks were first published in January 2004, for math only. Since then, it has expanded to include Original and Common Core Math, Original and Common Core English Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Problem Solving, Study Skills, and Pre-K. Smart-EZE incorporates the most current versions of the Workbooks.
For congratulatory animations, tutorials, and other purposes in Smart-EZE, Bright Ideas Press licensed characters from FatRedCouch. The character Charlie the Chocolate Chihuahua, star of A New Home for Charlie the Chocolate Chihuahua storybook app, and many of the student cheerleaders from the U of Chew,which teaches children healthy food habits, appear in Smart-EZE.
About Bright Ideas Press
Bright Ideas Press—widely known as Simple Solutions—publishes more than 120 products, all uniquely designed to promote long-term retention. The Simple Solutions Approach was created by former teacher and now company president, Nancy McGraw, whose mission is to instill confidence by offering students a foundation for success through permanent learning. Bright Ideas Press is one of Northeast Ohio’s fastest growing companies. Its customers include schools and districts in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and the Bahamas. To learn more, visit SimpleSolutions.org and/or SummerSolutions.net.
FatRedCouch blends brands and technologies to create innovative entertainment, publishing, and educational experiences using digital platforms and physical goods – Digital + Durable. In 2014, the company launched several new products with a blend of classic brands like Puff, the Magic Dragon and new brands such as Charlie the Chocolate Chihuahua and the Magic Toy Maker. This year, FatRedCouch is slated to launch multiple cross-platform new titles, expanding content categories and audience reach through personalization, health, and lifestyle, while extending its Digital + Durable product line with interactive/connected merchandise, toys, and wearables. To see the complete library of FRC products, please visit FatRedCouch.com.
To learn more or download Smart-EZE, please visit GetSmartEZE.com.
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I received a copy of this book to review and loved it! The book made me cry, smile and even laugh! It’s truly a story of hope that every mom should read. What I really liked about the book is how the author is so refreshing, witty and humorous in telling her story. My son was born two a couple weeks early and was in NICU for over a week and I know how difficult that was for my husband and I. But, imagine having your baby born at 25 weeks. Kayla Aimee is truly an inspiration!
Author Q&A with Kayla Aimee
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I didn’t. Absolutely I fell apart with it. I think it surprises people to hear that because on the outside I looked like I had it together, I was stoic and did the hard things in order to keep myself together when I was at the hospital. Away from that space was different, full of fear and sorrow. But it was in allowing myself to fall apart that I discovered the truth in the Scripture that says that His strength is made perfect in our weakness. I learned that God’s grace really is sufficient and the only thing that was comforting was knowing that I could just lean into that and let it do what I could not.
I remember the first time that I laughed after Scarlette’s birth. I was weary from weeping with heartbreak when the nurse brought me nursing pads and they were wrapped in a bag that said DANGER! HAZARDOUS MATERIALS! I laughed so hard that it hurt my stitches and I remember that was the moment when I knew that I wasn’t lost to my grief. Finding the humor in the moments that are hard helps to shift my perspective. It keeps me from being too quick to anger and makes me appreciate the little things more.
Ecclesiastes says that there is a time to laugh and a time to cry and I think that the intersection of the two is a beautiful portrait of our humanity. Plus, it just brings me so much joy to live a life that is full of laughter and so I chase that, I try to seek out the hope and the humor because that just makes everything a little bit brighter.
3. What is the #1 thing God taught you through Scarlette’s birth experience?
I tend to want to control things or at the very least to know what is coming. Our experience with Scarlette’s birth and NICU stay really revealed to me that I had a tendency to layer my own plans over my prayers. When there was nothing I could do I learned what it meant to genuinely trust God. I think it was this specific time that sharpened my faith, when I was the angriest at the situation and when I least wanted to be faithful was when I found God faithful to me. Not because of a happy ending but because I felt the hope of Him staying steady in the chaos.
4. What is your favorite Bible verse?
I love the promise of First Corinthians 13:12-13. I love that it acknowledges how life unfolds in a way that we can’t always know what is around the bend but we can find joy in the middle of the unknown in faith and hope and love.
“We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us! But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.”
5. What is a funny/favorite parenting story that you don’t share in the book?
Oh man, there are so many to choose from, I could write an entire book just on that topic alone! Recently we had a day where I was having to say “No” a lot and my four year old expressed her disappointment that things weren’t going her way, telling me “I don’t like it when you say no to me, Mommy! That is very bad.” So we had what I thought was a lovely, fruitful discussion about why Mommy sometimes has to say no and why that is a positive thing, because Mommy’s job is to help her.
Later we went to the grocery store and the cashier greeted Scarlette and asked her how her day was. And my daughter responded “Well, not so good, actually. My Mommy has been saying BAD WORDS to me ALL DAY.”
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Self Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book for participating in a blog tour. No other compensation was received.
Seven-year-old Oreo was left behind with no food or water when his owners moved. He’s a lucky guy now because we know he’s going to find a new home. He’s already neutered and has a disposition as mellow and sweet as his namesake cookie. Got love? Meet Oreo on the shelter side of the Companion Animal Village at 7700 East Spring St., (562) 570-PETS. Ask for ID# A268774.
(The usual suspects contributed to this rescue)
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