Ready...Set...Go!

Ok ok ok...so I have been MIA. I tried out Weebly, did not like it, and am back.

Also, I have a surprise...we are no longer homeschooling. My son started back at public school about a week ago. More on that later...be on the lookout for more posts on this transition from homeschool to public school...along with some homeschool giveaways!

Panera Bread Celebrates Healthy Kids Week

SAVE THE DATE! SAVE THE DATE!! SAVE THE DATE!!!

Over the next three years, Oklahoma is predicted to have the highest childhood obesity rate in the nation. Panera Bread would like to do something to help prevent that from happening. We've always prided ourselves on providing healthy options for our guests, but now we would like to take it a step further by providing direct information to children and parents in our community.

What: Panera Bread's Healthy Kids Week

When: Monday, June 6 - Friday, June 10, 2:00 p.m. each day

Schedule of Events:

Monday, June 6 Exercise and Fitness with Lezlie Stacy at the Panera Bread at 1472 S. Bryant, Edmond, OK

Tuesday, June 7 Healthy Eating Habits with Christina Windrix at the Panera Bread at 2200 W. Main in Norman, OK

Wednesday, June 8 Safety and Injury Prevention with Andrea Edmondson at the Panera Bread at 3321 NW Expressway in OKC, OK

Thursday, June 9 Oral Health Care with Dr. Jana Winfree at the Panera Bread at 10600 S. Penn in OKC, OK

Friday, June 10 Tobacco Use Prevention with Latricia Morgan at the Panera Bread at 6800 N. Western in OKC, OK

Who: All OKC-metro children and their parents

Cost: FREE

Please feel free to contact me for further information. Thank you in advance for helping us reach as many people as possible. Have a great day!

Aubrey Iasiello
Market Relations Manager
Oklahoma City Bakery, Inc.
a Franchisee of Panera, LLC
10600 S. Penn, Suite 1
Oklahoma City, OK 73170
Cell: (405)627-1417
Fax: (405)-378-0840

Summer Fun - Choctaw, OK

Please help me spread the word about this great opportunity in Choctaw. Tri-City youth and Family Center is offering free one week sessions for kids 10 to 15 with fun activities like ropes courses, working with horses (not riding), games, and discussions about self-esteem, bullying, nutrition and health/wellness. Sessions begin June 6, so call soon! 390-8131

Calming Aromatherapy Spray

Add one cup of water to a spray bottle. Add these essential oils:

- 3 drops lavender

- 2 drops palmarosa

- 2 drops jasmine

- 1 drop geranium

Shake and spray in air.

Sad State of Education

Now that I am back at school, while homeschooling, I have noticed one thing that I find pathetic.

Credit card swiping option on vending machines.

What are we teaching college kids?

Project: Simplify

I'm excited to get started with Simple Mom in a 5 week decluttering extraveganza! You?

Negative Life

I have a close friend from childhood. We are friends on Facebook and I might see her when I go home once every five years. She is probably THE most negative friend I have on Facebook. Why do I have her added? I think out of some sense of duty. It makes me wonder though. How can you live your life with every moment being a complaint?

Shouldn't life be enjoyable? If I felt and acted the same way she does toward a job I would quit. Why would I keep a job that I cannot stand? Wouldn't you want to make your life better? Maybe some people enjoy the negative life. Not me. I want to savor every awesome minute I am alive.

What about you?