Parents: Do You Make Small, Medium, and Big Deposits to Your Kid’s Love Banks Daily?

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Love this from the @TodaysMama Peeps = “Sometimes kids just need to hear how awesome they are . . . so we made a certificate for it. The best part about this printable certificate is that you can customize it before you hit print.” DOWNLOAD FREE AWESOME KID CERTIFICATE HERE BY TODAY’S MAMA We tell [...]

February: Black History Month, Lionel Trains, and President’s Day

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We all know February is a big month for American history buffs since it commemorates both African American history as well as the lives of two of the most important Presidents of the U.S. But how do we, as parents and teachers, bring that history to life for the children in our lives? Black History [...]

Me Time: Love and Acceptance. Do not judge others as you do not live their lives.

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I have friends in many walks of life and in many different circumstances of life. I have friends that are similar and dissimilar to me. I am so blessed and I love them all and they are special to me in different ways. This week two of my friends asked me why I do not [...]

Me Time: Every Encounter in Life – Do You Choose Negative, Neutral, or Positive?

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Basic Encounters in Life: Do you choose Negative, Neutral, or Positive? I drove my 13 year old teenage son to my sister’s place last night, over two hours away. He is going on a two-week vacation with her family (whoo hoo!). It was just the two of us in the car for several hours. As [...]

Valentine’s Day: I Celebrate this Day of Love with Quotations that have moved me.

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We are meant to be on this earth to love and be loved. Sometimes this can be scary and painful. Sometimes we do not think we are worthy or deserve love. We are all worthy! We all deserve love! Yes, it can be hard and it can be scary. Yes, we have all felt pain. [...]

Good Eats: Baked Chicken and Mushroom Tostadas by @HowToSimplify

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Trivia question: What’s my favorite type of food? If you guessed Mexican, then you’re correct. I’m always trying to come up with different Tex Mex and Mexican dishes as I play with peppers, tomatoes, tortillas, and spices. Mexican food is always so flavorful and packed with heat, all of which keep me coming back for [...]

Twitter Party Time: Join Us For The Best Tech Holiday Gifts and Prizes Sponsored by @IntelEdge – December 8th, 2011

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Ready, set, shop! The holidays are upon us and it’s time to get in gear and start finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list.  No pressure, right? Well, don’t stress— if there’s one thing we know for sure here at Digitwirl, it’s that tech can help make anyone’s spirit a little brighter! Whether [...]

Do Good: @Target + @TheEllenShow = Powerhouse Partners Team Up to Help Our Schools, Our Kids, and Their Education

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Who Doesn’t Love Target? Now, You Will Love Them Even More!!   “This holiday season we’re partnering with Target to help award 50 schools with $100,000 grants to improve their schools; and we need help from so many people,” said talk show host Ellen DeGeneres.         “If you know of an amazing, [...]

Travel Time: Where’s My Luggage? What Do You Mean It’s Not Here?? ( @TravelMoms Twitter Party December 5th, 2011 )

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Imagine pulling up to Detroit Metro Airport after driving for 3+ hours and opening the trunk and seeing that only one of your two pieces of luggage are there?   What? Where is it?   You are heading to you Utah for a Social Media Conference where you are both a speaker and the Social [...]

Get Great Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Kids: Have Them Circle Their Favorites in Toy Catalogs Like @MastermindToys

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Every year those toy catalogs come in the mail. Well, this year I got an awesome catalog by Mastermind Toys. I got to look at it first because all of the kidlets were at school. Ha! I was immediately impressed with this catalog. As I was flipping through I saw page after page of things [...]