tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37031575807016165032011-11-27T17:06:24.750-08:00Adminnoreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703157580701616503.post-49942770407808821602009-07-22T12:31:00.000-07:002009-07-22T12:55:02.219-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/Smdt_UQy5SI/AAAAAAAAAOw/M-bTe4bNTYY/s1600-h/kids+June+090001_7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/Smdt_UQy5SI/AAAAAAAAAOw/M-bTe4bNTYY/s400/kids+June+090001_7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361374815946204450" border="0" /></a>Kids have a way of making everything fun - even the hottest summer day! In the pool and then onto the hot sidwalk, in the pool, back to the sidewalk - over and over again! Watching this all morning helps me realize that everything is what you make it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3703157580701616503-4994277040780882160?l=beabettermomeveryday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703157580701616503.post-60610692977841969182009-06-23T23:38:00.000-07:002009-06-23T23:40:48.467-07:00<object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-77c0d4243b441e4d" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v23.nonxt2.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D77c0d4243b441e4d%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331201094%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D7696FE7A0226C867923A1088DC5F101E041015E2.4D55874F196BA1BDA8C223D5FE22D0D805128DB2%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D77c0d4243b441e4d%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DZrdP79F6HZ0WMuAsAsK9plwML6U&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v23.nonxt2.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D77c0d4243b441e4d%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331201094%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D7696FE7A0226C867923A1088DC5F101E041015E2.4D55874F196BA1BDA8C223D5FE22D0D805128DB2%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D77c0d4243b441e4d%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3DZrdP79F6HZ0WMuAsAsK9plwML6U&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3703157580701616503-6061069297784196918?l=beabettermomeveryday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703157580701616503.post-49840537416201533832009-06-16T22:42:00.000-07:002009-06-16T22:43:15.407-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/SjiCbkCJoLI/AAAAAAAAAOg/srYLs5FleAg/s1600-h/troy+old+fashioned+jump.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/SjiCbkCJoLI/AAAAAAAAAOg/srYLs5FleAg/s400/troy+old+fashioned+jump.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348167967543238834" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3703157580701616503-4984053741620153383?l=beabettermomeveryday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703157580701616503.post-70395627830653194402009-05-14T22:00:00.000-07:002009-05-14T22:08:42.377-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/Sgz4QANE3GI/AAAAAAAAAL4/nniAKXsTTB4/s1600-h/TROY+READY+TO+GO.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/Sgz4QANE3GI/AAAAAAAAAL4/nniAKXsTTB4/s320/TROY+READY+TO+GO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335912612343635042" border="0" /></a><br />My older son is going on a trip and will be away for longer than he ever has. I am re-learning how to see the good in EVERYTHING. It is not easy or particularly fun, but the lessons that we have to learn over and over again never are. My favorite yoga teacher would challenge us to "smile at everything we meet." I'm meeting up with a lot of sadness over my boy being gone so long - can anyone help me find my smile?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3703157580701616503-7039562783065319440?l=beabettermomeveryday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703157580701616503.post-54770231903507738442009-04-01T23:12:00.000-07:002009-05-03T23:13:41.440-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/Sf6Hhs7Z2CI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/JXIysCY9Zok/s1600-h/AAAAAon+our+walk.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/Sf6Hhs7Z2CI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/JXIysCY9Zok/s320/AAAAAon+our+walk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331848021918996514" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3703157580701616503-5477023190350773844?l=beabettermomeveryday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703157580701616503.post-10725241441658374082009-03-19T14:18:00.000-07:002009-03-19T14:24:01.355-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/ScK2zuA9r6I/AAAAAAAAACo/H2CaLeHIiNA/s1600-h/1237485937829.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/ScK2zuA9r6I/AAAAAAAAACo/H2CaLeHIiNA/s320/1237485937829.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315011509892263842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;">NY Cheesecake FROZEN YOGURT - Happy Spring Break!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3703157580701616503-1072524144165837408?l=beabettermomeveryday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703157580701616503.post-91617049506909446782009-03-17T14:17:00.001-07:002009-03-17T14:20:05.883-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/ScATkw72u7I/AAAAAAAAACg/FaPgnnWQAj8/s1600-h/casey+close+up0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/ScATkw72u7I/AAAAAAAAACg/FaPgnnWQAj8/s320/casey+close+up0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314269082629356466" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3703157580701616503-9161704950690944678?l=beabettermomeveryday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703157580701616503.post-7456430540192614032009-03-15T22:17:00.000-07:002009-03-15T23:22:51.372-07:00<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>I found a website that let's you make the most wonderful videos of your kids from still photos! Visit <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.animoto.com">Animoto.com</a> to make free 30 videos with music. I fell so in love with it that I signed up and paid so I could make longer videos - here is my first attempt: <a href="http://animoto.com/play/M6DlOJoYur4sDlcPTppfRw">Casey's Curl</a> Let me know how I did! <b><br /><br /></b><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3703157580701616503-745643054019261403?l=beabettermomeveryday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703157580701616503.post-62999507308625780212009-03-08T16:40:00.000-07:002009-03-08T16:50:33.930-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/SbRZwq0_p3I/AAAAAAAAACQ/zv2B6Ya24mU/s1600-h/casey+on+his+first+bike+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/SbRZwq0_p3I/AAAAAAAAACQ/zv2B6Ya24mU/s200/casey+on+his+first+bike+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310968553241814898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">My 16 month old is getting molars. He is in a lot of pain. For the past few days I have been rushing around trying anything to make him feel better. Today, I just sat on the floor cross legged and held him in my lap. I didn't say anything, just held him. He still cried the same, but there was calm and love and warmth and touch. Not words and movement and attempt after attempt to change what is, just love and comfort given slowly in Mommy's lap.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3703157580701616503-6299950730862578021?l=beabettermomeveryday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3703157580701616503.post-81149697912047830512009-03-01T21:18:00.001-08:002009-03-01T21:21:03.412-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/SatstghqD-I/AAAAAAAAAB0/gFWTBFqotZw/s1600-h/Sherk2_0031web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Eb3mO96xYkY/SatstghqD-I/AAAAAAAAAB0/gFWTBFqotZw/s200/Sherk2_0031web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308456114867277794" border="0" /></a><br />Welcome to our new Be a Better Mom blog. We've moved from our old site to a blog format so we can better reach you. Thanks for coming - we hope we've solved all our technical problems from out old site and will be able to talking to you with new blog posts all the time. We are also excited about hearing from you - your successes, your challenges, your personal journey to be the best Mom you can be. We can all learn from each other.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3703157580701616503-8114969791204783051?l=beabettermomeveryday.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Adminnoreply@blogger.com1