Saturday, July 25, 2009

Wednesday Toddler Time- Art In The Park

Wed. July 29th at 11am they will have art in the park at Discovery Center for admission fees and it is toddler time exploring all the dimensions with art.

Affordable Childcare by a Licensed Provider

Lisa Bader lives in Waialae Iki and provides very affordable childcare. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8-5 for 50 dollars per day with a snack and lunch provided. Her phone number is 377-1982.

Top 5 Healthiest Beach and Lake Towns

5. Hilton Head, SC
4. Osage, MO
3. Monterey, CA
2. Coronado, CA
1. Tybee Island, GA

Decorative Fun Stuff

A huge martini glass and other fun stuff was on http://www.wildcoolstuff.com/. Another cool site that had ice cold straws was on www.urbantrend.com

Cheesecakes

www.cakeenvy.com and the phone number is 366-8307.

Backseat Bickering

It drives you crazy when 2 kids are fighting in the backseat of the car. Here are some tips for the parents who are driving.
Ignore the fight, not the kids
Pull over the car and wait until they stop
Tell them to sit on their hands
Ignore the tattling
Try and play games in the car such as I Spy or counting the colors of the cars and or count the out of state plates (this one is a little harder in Hawaii)

Guys Share Recipes

Rob Barrett started this www.mixingbowl.com website for guys to share dude food recipes.

Hot Debate on Naked Kids

This one mom sparked up a debate on her blog http://www.singlemomseeking.com/ . Go to the right upper corner and click onto the blog and then scroll down to the bottom to read the story of the Today Show and conversation.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Other Mommy Bloggers

On the 4th hour with KLG and Hoda, on Tuesday July 21, 2009, they had a segment on mommy bloggers. You can go to www.KLGandHoda.com or www.todayshow.com for more info. But, you have to check out these fun bloggers for parenting advice and or product tips.
www.cafemom.com by Laura Fortner
www.finslippy.com by Alice Bradley
www.consumerqueen.com by Melissa Garcia

Whole Foods Free Classes

Last night on the way to the airport, we stopped into Whole Foods and every 3rd Thursday of the month they have COOKING WITH LOCAL FLAVOR class. It was FREE. In fact, all the classes are FREE. Also on Thursdays at 6 is an ACTIVE BODIES class. This Saturday is HEALTHY FOODS WITH OLA LOA at 11am on July 25th.

Whole Foods is giving away 2 FREE tickets to the new movie JULIE AND JULIA two times a day which is at 8am and 5pm. JULIE AND JULIA stars Meryl Streep and Amy Adams and is directed by Nora Ephron. The special screening premieres on Thursday July 30th at 7pm at Kahala Mall.

They will be starting a hands on cooking class for kids on August 15th for ages 5-12 at 11am. I will post it if any changes happen because it is still being worked on.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Cha Cha Cha Anniversary

Go to CHA CHA CHA to help celebrate years of business on Sunday in Hawaii Kai waterfront property with free music and food and fun for kids.

Taco Bell Dog Gidget Dies

Yo quiero Taco Bell. I want some Taco Bell commercial dog chihuahua Gidget dies at 15 dog years old on Tuesday night of a stroke. I loved that commercial in the 90's.

A, B, C, D and E's of Melanoma

A- Asymmetry
B- Borders
C- Colors
D- Diameter
E-Elevation
www.todayshow.com for more specifics on 7/23/09

Melanoma Risk Factors-Skin Cancer

Family History
History of sunburn
Moles
Excessive sun exposure
Fair skin

Books

CHICKEN CHEEKS by actor Michael Ian Black is suppose to be very funny.
MISS CONDUCTS MIND OVER MANNERS MASTER THE SLIPPERY RULES OF MODERN ETHICS AND ETIQUETTE by Robin Abrahams deals with people in your life that have personality conflicts with you.

You can pass this one along to the single peeps!

New books for the pick up lines are the following.
YOUR GIRLFRIEND ONLY KNEW SO MUCH by Finesse Mitchell
HE's JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU and a new book called HOW TO BE SINGLE by Liz Tuccillo.

Are bills coming in too fast?

Can you afford this? Are bills too much for you now? Did you lose your job?
Well, here are some legitimate companies that offer 3rd party negotiations on all your bills.
http://www.bills.com/
http://www.debtright.com/
http://www.nfcc.com/
http://www.cccs.org/

Facebook and Teens

Here are some tips for parents with teens on Facebook from Jennifer Hartstein, Ph. D.:
Don't embarrass your kid
Don't contact kids friends
Don't spy......ask
Pick your battles

Top Chef Masters

Last night was the bravo tv show Top Chef. These chefs have restaurants and are well known in the business. So, they then call it TOP CHEF MASTERS. One of those chefs was Roy Yamaguchi. The other chefs were Art Smith, Oprahs former chef, and then they was Jonathon Waxman and Michael Cimanesti.
During the quickfire challenge, Roy placed 3rd place out of 4. He scored last in the final challenge. Art Smith won the final challenge.

Here are the scores:

Quick Fire Round
Michael 5
Art 4 1/2
Roy 4
Jonathon 3 1/2

Final Round
Art Smith 22
Jonathon 20
Michael 17 1/2
Roy 15

Cash For Clunkers

Here is your chance to get money for those gas guzzlers that you own. There are certain things that you qualifer for this government program. The list is on www.kitv.com project economy. But, hurry and try and do this as soon as you can cuz the project ends before November 1st and or when the money runs out.

A Great Snack

If you have a sweet tooth and don't want all the calories, you should get FLING. It's a candy bar with less calories and no sugar and is suppose to taste great.

Beach Goers Beware

Well, this is just gross. This week on the 4th hour of the Today Show is www.KLGandHoda.com Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb who had a report saying that the sand at the beach is loaded with fecal matter. I am thinking twice about the sand at the beach.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Free Websites

Just a word of caution. When you do go onto a website that offers something free-
NEVER GIVE YOUR CREDIT CARD INFO
NEVER DOWNLOAD ANY SOFTWARE
THAT WEBSITE SHALL ALWAYS HAVE CONTACT INFO

FREE STUFF

Oh yeah, baby. That's right. I can't go a week without mentioning some FREE STUFF!!!!
www.KraftsFirstTaste.com -free food at the stores
www.walmart.com -laundry products and other small products to try
www.VocalPoint.com -free food sent and then you can talk about it online
www.StartSampling.com -samples sent to your house
www.KidsMealDeals.com -put in your area and see who is participating
www.Avoo.com -Free legal advice
Are you tired of calling info to get a number and being charged money at the end of the month? Well, just call 1-800-FREE-411 and no charge on your bill.
Go into Sephora and or any department store to get those free cosmetics samples. You can also get them from Kiehls and Olay Regenerize.

She's Back!

Do you remember stop the insanity quote from the blonde crew cut female SUSAN POWTER? Susan Powter STOP THE INSANITY has written another book called THE POLITICS OF STUPID. She is also online with www.susanpowteronline.com for free advice to help you and maybe even kids to lose weight. She lost 130 pounds years ago and is now 51 and has kept the weight off.

Ilikai Closes Today-RE OPENS ON FRIDAY

So pleased to hear that the Ilikai will reopen as a hotel on Friday July 24th! Best of luck!

Get the skinny on jeans

Yes, skinny jeans are causing nerve damage, g.i. problems, bladder infections and other health problems. Get the whole scoop at www.todayshow.com for more info! As usual, everything is in moderation.

Monday, July 20, 2009

21 Year Old Women

This young lady was thrown out of a truck over the weekend and dies on the H-1 Freeway. Supposedly, it was a nissan truck that left the scene of the crime.

Boy Found Dead in Trunk

This is just so sad to hear that a boy was found dead in the trunk of a car in Ewa Beach.

Layoffs

Due to the budget crisis, Gov. Linda Lingle wanted to do furloughs but the union and judge rulled against her. So, now today begins the many layoffs that will happen to our people of Hawaii.

Author Passes Away This Weekend

An author named Fred dies also this weekend and he wrote the book ANGELAS ASHES which won lots of awards.

Walter Cronkite

The CBS news man dies at 92 years of age on Friday July 17th.