Monday August 24 2015

Is your dog chewing, barking, digging, jumping?
Most people wait until they have a problem vs. training their pooch early. Jeff with Smart Dogs is a highly experienced dog trainer who also coaches you and the family on how to handle your dog, while avoiding the headaches. Your dog will learn the most useful every day commands through private lessons or boarding training utilizing positive and reliable methods. You’ll both be happy! Call (818) 371-1231 or email info@smartdogsdogtraining.com for an evaluation. Ask for the Jen’s list discount.
 
 
Today in History
The infamous Mount Vesuvius eruption buries the city of Pompeii. (79)
The Waffle Iron is patented by Cornelius Swarthout of Troy, New York. (1869)
 
 
Registration is now open for the Temple Adat Elohim’s Early Childhood Center and the Religious School
Temple Adat Elohim is the place where great things happen every day. These great programs will open the gateways to Jewish life for your children from 6 months old through high school. The teaching staff is dedicated to inspire and engage students and their families in the beauty of living and learning Jewishly. Many scheduling options are available. For more information, call 805-497-7101 or visit http://www.adatelohim.org/Education-s/4.htm.
 
 
Are you registered to vote?
Check your status at https://www.lavote.net/vrstatus.
 
 
Come out for a fun & exciting 10 week Girls Softball 6U T-ball clinic this Fall
There is still time to sign up. West Valley Girls Softball wants to support local schools. WVGS will donate $30 to your PTA for every player referral!
 
 
Family Fun Night – Free, Food, Bouncy House, and Fun
Thursday, August 27th from 3-5pm at Gan Malibu
22933 PCH in Malibu
 
 
4 Signs Your Baby Is Ready for Solid Foods
Musings from a mom/PhD/research scientist.
 
 
Rodan+Fields Skin Care: Wash Your Face, Talk About It & Make Money
Doctors Rodan and Fields are the Stanford trained dermatologists who created Proactiv. Rodan+Fields is their skin care company which brings consumers an at home skin care regimen for the 4 most common skin concerns (Aging; Discoloration; Sensitive Skin; Acne). These products are changing skin and change lives. All products come with a 60 day money back guarantee. Consumers who become consultants earn deep discounts and can earn unlimited residual income.
 
 
Need Great Vendors For Temple Menorah’s 1st Ever Holiday Boutique
Sunday, November 15th from 9am-3pm
Temple Menorah is hosting a Holiday Boutique and is reaching out to local vendors for participation. Vendors will include the categories of: Clothing & accessories, Gourmet, Customized gift, kids, lunch food, and more. They will be promoting to over 200 temple members as well as the surrounding community within the South Bay. Email Events@templemenorah.org for an application or with questions. The fee is $75/table + 15% donation.
 
 
Hair Stylist: Tiffany at Swanky Salon in Thousand Oaks
One Jen’s List member has been going to her for 5 years – and so have her husband and kids! She does fantastic color, cuts, and styling for events (weddings etc). She is the consummate professional and never brings drama to the peace of the salon which can be hard to find. In five years she’s loved every color and cut! Tiffany is located at The Swanky Salon, 3182 E Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks. Referred by jenniferboulton@gmail.com.
(805) 777-1799
 
 
You know you grew up in Los Angeles when…
 
 
Fast, Fun & Easy Tips & Tricks in the Kitchen With Clever Girl Eats: FREE
If you’re always looking to find the best short cuts, tips and tricks to use in the kitchen, then check out Clever Girl Eats! Ever wonder how to keep champagne bubbly? Want to learn how to remove odors from your cutting board or the best way to slice strawberries? Clever Girl shows you how in her fast, easy-to-follow videos all for FREE! Subscribe to her weekly YouTube video series and you’ll say “Wow, I never thought of that, what a great idea!” Share with your friends and family!
 
 
Organize, Organize, Organize: It’s Time
Let Kelly, “Your Clutter Therapist” help you with experience, skill, compassion and honesty. “Kelly doesn’t just help declutter and organize your home but in the process, she does the same thing for your mind. She is an invaluable resource, and I am incredibly grateful and all the better for having worked with her.” Judgment free, artistic Organization. Contact Kelly Wallace at YourClutterTherapist@gmail.com or call (818) 324-9600.
 
 
Children’s Theatre & Improvisation Classes: ACT Established 1980
Lots of fun! All children ages 6-15 are invited to join the Agoura Children’s Theatre, Est. 1980. Theatre and Improvisation Classes are offered after school and weekends. Children receive individual attention, learn about theatre, acting and teamwork. They paint sets and design their costumes. They also play improvisational games from the Groundlings. All activities are designed to build self-confidence and self esteem. Small class sizes-Limited Space Available. Call (818) 225-1459 for reserve a spot in ACT.
 
 
Take Part in an Evening of Yoga, Food & Community in Honor of Support For the Kids
Friday, September 11th from 5-9pm
“Bring It To the Mat”, is a community yoga festival benefitting Support For The Kids, an organization that has helped foster kids and underprivileged kids in Ventura County for the past 20 years. This special event will be held at the Oak Park Community Center. Guests will roll out their mats on the grassy knoll as top yoga instructors lead them through a fun interactive hour and a half yoga class. All vendors giving back 25%. Visit site for list of vendors and food truck.
 
 
Out Of Style Fashion Trends To Toss
 
 
Do You Have Garage Envy Because Your Garage Doesn’t Measure Up? Don’t Agonize About It, OrganizIT
OrganizIT! is one of the fastest growing garage organization companies in Los Angeles. OrganizIT is a full service garage organization company, with a level of professionalism second to none. OrganizIT can help you with; Overhead storage racks, Slatwall wall organization systems, Full line of heavy-duty, garage cabinets, Garage flooring; interlocking garage floor tiles and epoxy flooring, Full line of accessories; hooks, shelves, baskets, Garage lighting options and more. Call OrganizIT at (818) 232-7683 or click www.organizitco.com, for a design consultation.
 
 
No One Ever Regretted a Better Life
Allison Cohen is a licensed psychotherapist w/over 13 yrs experience offering clients powerful tools to reshape their lives. Allison has been featured on the TODAY show, NPR, ON POINT & has been quoted in COSMOPOLITAN, HUFFINGTON POST, PBS.ORG, GLAMOUR, WEB MD, EHARMONY, IVILLAGE & more. Specializing in:
Relationships/Couples
Self Esteem/Growth
Family Conflict
Anxiety/Stress
Communication Skills
Life Transitions
Depression
Building Intimacy
Kink Aware
Alternative Sexuality
Intuitive Eating
 
 
Child Advocate and school placement specialist
Stacey Stein is an advocate and school specialist with over 20 years of classroom experience helping children and families. Finding the perfect educational fit that will help your child grow both academically and emotionally can be a daunting process. If you are looking for placement for the 2016-2017 school year or seeking guidance for the IEP process, contact Stacey Stein at (818) 284-0781 or email schoolshopla@gmail.com.
 
 
Back To School Special
Now that the kids are back in school, get your schedule and your life back! Now that Summer is almost over, it’s the perfect time to get yourself back to a healthy routine. Chalkline Crossfit can help! Convenient class times, manageable class sizes and fun, challenging workouts will have you enjoying getting fit and healthy like never before! Female owned and operated, Chalkline provides a safe, clean, fun and motivating environment as well as quality coaching to help you reach your goals. Call – (818) 707-2523 for a free trial and ask about the specials.
 
 
Website Design Starting at Only $400
Timm loves math, computers, and designing cool websites! Timm puts time and effort into each and every website he creates. He will work with you every step of the way until your new astonishing website is complete! Timm has created websites for friends, family, and other businesses. He is determined to put all his experience into his works, to make every website bold and outstanding! He will meet all your wants and needs down to every detail! For further questions email: nuniziv@gmail.com.
 
 
Registration is Open for Congregation Or Ami’s Religious School & Family Learning Programs 
Congregation Or Ami is home to a warm and welcoming, innovative, spiritual, musical Jewish community. Or Ami’s education programs (kindergarten through 12th grade) leave students with a love of Judaism, a connection to Or Ami as a synagogue and second home, and inspires them to tikkun olam, repair the world. Learn as a family in Or Ami’s award-winning Mishpacha program. Weekend or weekday options available. For more information, call (818)880-4880 or visit www.orami.org/learning.
 
 
Casting
Interracial, Blended Family For Their Own Docu-Series
Kinetic Content is looking for an interracial, blended family (all living under one roof) to feature in a television docu-series. If you or someone you know fits this description, please contact Angelo Ierace at aierace@kineticcontent.com or call (310) 752-0843.
AND
Asian/Filipino or mixed race twins, boys/girls(same sex) ages 5-8 yrs old for new series
AND
Men and Women 25-60 that have been married & divorced a minimum of 3x’s and are still open to the idea of marriage
Looking to hear your story on love and marriage. You can be single or in a relationship or even engaged. Not a dating show. Email popmagnetcasting@gmail.com
 
 
Don’t Let Your Air Conditioning System Damage Your Home
Just like a cold drink on a hot day creates condensation on the outside of the glass, so it is when warm air from your home comes in contact with your air conditioners evaporator coil. Sometimes buckets of condensation are created. A properly installed heating and cooling system is designed to deal with all the excess water produced. Proper maintenance of the system including periodically clearing the drain-line is key to healthy comfortable air flow in your home!
 
 
Coloring Trend For Adults, As Seen in USA Today, “Martini Madness Coloring Book for Adults”
Are you already nostalgic for “Mad Men”? Do you find yourself frazzled at the end of a long day of work? Maybe it’s time to unplug and immerse in a world of cocktail parties. Flip to one of the 45 cool, mid-century modern illustrations, and start coloring your way into a hipster paradise. Indulge in a few drinks, virtual or otherwise. Martini spills add character!
 
 
Play and Grow Smart-er Tips
Nancy Pyne-Hapke, author of “Play and Grow Smart, A Guide Supporting Brain Development, Birth through Five,” has been giving tips to aid your child’s optimum skill development through proactive neuroscience-based activities weekly since 2010. These ideas come from scholarly sources to personal interviews, from the internet to periodicals to books.
THE CRITICAL WINDOWS during which the circuits of the brain are being most heavily wired for MUSIC development is 3 – 10 years. The more opportunity children have to experience healthy, positive and nurturing MUSIC experiences during this critical period, the more efficiently their brains will work over the long run.   
A FEW DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING TOOLS (toys and other objects) for MUSICAL development: rattles and other toys for making rhythmic sounds, any objects that create gentle/rhythmic/musical sounds, toys that jingle/squeak/chirp/click/snap/ring, singing toys, play phones, musical instruments, any technology that plays music.            
Some “MUSIC” tidbits for the 3rd year:
*  MUSIC “lessons” might include classes that use singing,
          dancing, wiggling, bouncing, finger plays, and
          vocabulary-enrichment through song and rhymes.
*  KEYBOARD/piano exposure…
          –  yes, and consider Preschooler’s not-yet-well-
                    developed fine motor skills and the
                    to-be-expected short attention span.
          –  forcing “practicing:” bad.
          –  having fun: good.
* RECORD her singing, and let her dance (in costume?) to
          her own music.
*  SUBSTITUTE his name or a familiar location for names
          in a song, like “Old Matthew Levinson had a farm” or
          “Old MacDonald had a bedroom.”
Upcoming – “Music, pt. 9”  
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