• Paper, Paper, Paper! Shoplet Has It ALL!!

    There are 53 days left of summer vacation for 6-year-old Alice. Yes, I have counted. Yes, I have marked it in my calendar. YES! I am still struggling to keep her doing an hour of schoolwork a morning but let me tell you; this kid is wicked smart but her penmanship…. well, it did not keep up with her math skills. Writing in a plain notebook gets boring so I headed to Kids Activities Blog (a great site when you have kids!) and printed out several letter worksheets for Alice to practice on. The folks at Shoplet (don’t forget to use Rakuten for 2% back!) once again have PERFECT timing.…

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    Comet July Viewing Guide! Films Only Available For Free On Comet! #watchcomet

    AIRING ON COMET in July No SUBSCRIPTION needed to watch these amazing movies!!  They air FREE ON COMET! Godzilla Get Down has arrived! In one of our BIGGEST programming events ever, COMET will be airing two classic Godzilla movies back-to-back every single Saturday in July. Rodan (1956) Saturday, July 8 at 10P/9C Godzilla: King of Monsters (1956) Saturday, July 8 at MIDNIGHT/11C Mothra VS. Godzilla (1964) Saturday, July 15 at 10P/9C Ghidorrah: Three Headed Monster (1964) Saturday, July 15 at MIDNIGHT/11C Godzilla VS. Monster Zero (1964) Saturday, July 22 at 10P/9C Godzillas Revenge (All Monsters Attack) (1969) Saturday, July 22 at MIDNIGHT/11C Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) Saturday, July 29 at…

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    3 Tips for Parents Who Want to Help Their Anxious Child

    As moms, nothing brings more pain than seeing our children suffer. when they are feeling down or hurt, we want to help. With anxiety though, things aren’t so simple. Helping them in their time of need is the gut reaction most mothers act on. “It’ll be OK, Tommy. Everything is just fine.” But that’s the problem with anxiety – everything is not fine. In fact, telling an anxious child that “everything is just fine” usually makes them more anxious. They start to wonder if something is wrong with them, or why no one seems to understand. Mothers with anxious children know this all too well. Their kids are too scared…