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Today in History
Happy Labor Day
Neither Rain nor Snow Day
The first Miss America beauty Pageant is held in Atlantic City N.J. (1921)
Do you want to see better results?
If you are exercising and not seeing results or if you want to shed 5-20 lbs Kellie Blackburn’s 8 Week Nutrition Update is for you. Many of my friends have done this and have lost pounds, inches and sizes. If you are going out to dinner Kellie will even check the menu and suggest what to order! You’ll lose body fat and keep lean muscle with her carefully planned food combinations. Her menus are custom; gluten free, kosher, vegan and picky eaters are welcome along with those of us who eat everything. She also includes a handy grocery list! Go to www.kelliefit.com to get started or call or text 310-436-5118. Give Back PR, run by fellow Angelino Mom Stephanie Abrams, is doing awesome positive community updates
#GiveBackNews just released it’s 3rd. Check them out at www.givebackpr.org or https://www.youtube.com/channel/. Share, like and subscribe to help with their mission of “making a difference, one story at a time!”
5 Tips to Raising Caring and Moral Children
AHS ComedySportz presents Back to School Opening Match
Saturday September 26th at the A-PAEC
The Agoura High ComedySportz Improv team is at it again, making the audience laugh and howl with mirth and merriment in our exciting, opening match! Meet the new players and high-five your favorites. They will rely on the audience for participation and suggestions to script your own improv show that’s, well, just plain funny! Come on down and see what the laughs are all about. Family fun, great improv, and yummy pizza!
Taking My Daughter To The Restroom (provided the biggest scare ever)
Pesto at the ready to serve over pasta or vegetables
Make fresh basil pesto (process basil, olive oil, pine nuts/walnuts/cashews/blanched almonds, garlic, cheeses, salt/pepper, butter; keeps about a week in fridge), store frozen (up to 2 mo) in flattened (air out) Ziploc freezer bag, and break off pieces as needed. Makes 2+ C pesto. Notes: since a little goes a long way, consider mellowing basil pesto out by subbing half the basil with fresh baby spinach leaves; make pesto lower-fat by switching some of the olive oil with ricotta cheese..
Winter greens pesto: greens, nuts, cheese, oil, garlic, lemon juice, salt/pepper whizzed in blender/food processor. Consider using other leafy greens like kale, Swiss chard, broccoli, collards, rapini, arugula, etc. Use pesto on crostini, as a sandwich spread, accompaniment to roasted meats, fish. Comments at the bottom are worth checking out.
A Faery Hunt Adventure
Sunday, September 27th at 10:30am at the Tarzana Community and Cultural Center
Have you ever seen magic left over from a rainstorm? Have you ever walked in a forest and thought you saw something little and enchanting out of the corner of your eye? Do you believe in Faeries? Come find the magic at this fun and gentle quest with the Faeries in Fairyland. You’ll meet faeries and funny creatures, maybe even Faery Royalty! A perfect show for the young and the young at heart. Call (818) 324-6802 for information.
19130 Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana
Craft & Product Vendors Needed For Arts & Craft Fair
Saturday, October 3rd from 10am-1pm
Sell your crafts or products at the North Valley YMCA Arts & Craft. The festival will include Interactive Kids Korner, Cardboard Challenge, Food, Shopping and more. Perfect opportunity to sell your product and promote your company at this great community event. Fee will be $50 per vendor. Reserve a space by September 25th. For more information or to sign up, contact Angela at chowper@sbcglobal.net.
Mobile Notary Service: Seven Days a Week
Able to notarize various types of documents from Deeds of Trusts, Power of Attorneys, permission to travel forms, etc. Will come to your home, office, hospital, assisted living care, or meeting place of your convenience. Has been in business for ten years. Call or text for an appointment at (818) 357-0208.
So? What to do?
Fact A: under stress and threat, our (early man’s) reptilian brain (which we all have) shuts down our brain’s frontal lobe (executive function; logical thinking; making life work). Fact B: tests/exams in school are perceived by the reptilian brain as “threat,” so, fact C: in our schools, we “test” kids under the worst possible stressful conditions. Listen to Sugita Mitra’s TED talk, 22 minutes, where he proposes a “school in the cloud.”
SOLE, the global experiment in self-organized learning, brings spontaneity, chaos, imagination and creativity.
No Problem Mac: They Come Directly to Your Home or Business
Providing fast, friendly support, service, and training for all ages. Speed up your Mac, tackle the dreaded iCloud, get a printer working, upgrade your system and much, much more. $80 per hour. Call John at (310) 621-5679. See what their clients say at www.noproblemmac.com or read their Mac Tips & Tricks blog at www.noproblemmac.com/blog/. Jen’s List members get one free month of 24/7 phone support or a free OSX system cleaning!
Is co-sleeping with an older child okay?
Shadow Play
Sunday, Sept 27th from 1pm – 3pm
From simple shapes, bring shadows to life! What shadow creatures will you create and what stories will you tell?
Gallant Electric
Licensed and insured, serving the Conejo Valley for more than 15 years. Available events and Saturdays for the same rates. Daniel Gallant licensed Electrician-specializing in LED, recess lighting and ceiling fan installation. He can take care of all your electrical projects around the home, no job too small! Call (818) 634-4457.
20 Embarrassing Phrases Even Smart People Misuse
A Lesson Plan From Outdoor Movies By You
Attention all schools, PTA, PFC, ASB & all planning committees:
-School Zone Extra is good for up to 100 people with a 14 foot screen for 2 hours. $199 – Monday-Thursday and $249 – Friday and Saturday. Includes Movie Screen & AV Equipment, set up and tear down, popcorn for up to 50.
-School Zone Actor is for 100+ people. 18 foot screen for 2 hours. $399 – Monday-Thursday and $499 – Friday and Saturday. Includes Movie Screen & AV Equipment, Set-up & Tear down with 30 minutes extra set up time. A tech onsite for the entire movie, free popcorn for up to 100 people.
Pizza, candy & water packages are also available. Certificate of Liability available by request. Call (805) 217-1763 or visit www.Outdoormoviesbyyou.com.
Seeking Single Moms LOCAL to LA for Fun Dating Segment
Are your kids urging you to start dating? Are they outspoken about you finding love again? National daytime talk show is seeking single moms who want to get back out there for a fun dating segment. They want to hear from you! This episode tapes on Monday, September 14th so applicants MUST be available this day. Kids should be in the age range of 6-18 years old. Send your name, a photo of you and your child, and contact information to daytimetalkshowproducers@gmail.com.
Get CASH $For Your Unwanted Lululemon Clothing & Accessories
Let’s face it – workout gear is expensive. That’s why they will buy your gently worn unwanted Lululemon items and give you CASH! It’s Easy. Just pack up your Lulu (ladies, men’s clothing and accessories) and send to WebuyLulu at:
PO box 130881
Carlsbad, CA 92013
They will contact you and make you an offer. Email webuylulu@earthlink.net with any questions. Mention Jen’s List for an extra $10 added to total. Over 555 Happy Jen’s List readers have done so, you can too!
Stunning 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. Email nuniziv@gmail.com.
Ponytails & Sensory Processing: It’s Complicated
Does your child complain their ponytails hurt? Or maybe they can’t concentrate when the ponytail is too tight. Learn about ponytails and SPD from a mom who gets it and tips from a pediatric occupational therapist.
Family Manner Game
This holiday season, stuff stockings with the new Table Manner Cards from Golly Gee-pers. Family mealtime is SO important; yet teaching your kids proper etiquette can be a daunting task. Table Manners Cards encourages diners to compete for thumbs-up cards while avoiding thumbs-down cards in an effort to win a coveted Ready-to-Dine-Out award. Once introduced, kids will want them at every meal! These cards educate on empathy, civility, integrity and conflict resolution. It’s fun for the whole family and keeps everyone politely engaged!
Family Yoga welcomes all ages and helps everyone develop strength, flexibility, concentration and inner calm
Individual, partner and group poses, simple breathing techniques and creative movement make this a fun and active time for everyone. This monthly class is offered on September 13th from 9:30-10:30am at Tarzana YogaWorks and 12:30-1:25pm at Westlake YogaWorks. Family Yoga is taught by Certified Yoga Instructor, Julie Markovitz RYT. It is free for YogaWorks members and $8 for non-members. Pre-registration is not required. Tarzana Yoga Works is located at 18700 Ventura Blvd. Suite 210 and Westlake YogaWorks is located at 2475 Townsgate Road, Westlake Village. For more info visit, www.danceyoga.com or email Julie at julie@danceyoga.com.
A Rabbi for All Occasions
Rabbi Gil Alchadeff is experienced and passionate. He holds a Masters of Social Work (MSW) degree. He will be at your service for all life cycle events: Baby Namings, Brit, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Engagements, Weddings, Prenuptials, Funerals, Counseling for individuals, couples, children, bereavement, divorce, drug counseling and more. Reasonable rates with professionalism, and results. His congregants, students & families are his best references. Call (818) 880-5545 or email galchadeff@att.net.
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 WINDOW 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 5th year:
* TO musical beats quick and slow, encourage
Kindergartener to
.. jump.
.. hop.
.. skip.
.. dance.
.. tiptoe.
.. march.
* TO encourage body coordination and a sense of
balance,
.. teach dancing.
.. skip to music.
.. jump rope to music.
* SUPPORT performing a “concert” using real and
unconventional instruments like
.. an empty oatmeal canisters and wooden spoons.
.. maracas (real) or taped-up box with dried beans
or a lidded yogurt container taped closed with
a few coins inside.
.. metal coffee cans and old (not sharp) silverware.
.. toy musical instruments (i.e. piano, xylophone,
bells, baby rattles).
Upcoming – “Math/Logic”
comments to msmarm@roadrunner.com.
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Monday September 7 2015
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