Archives: March, 2009
Our baby is having a birthday!
It happens. Time marches on. One minute you're holding a tiny little bundle in your arms and a year later, that little bundle is crawling, cruising or taking his or her first steps away from you. And nothing else stops along the way either. Life keeps happening, whether we want it to or not. One [...]
Orthodontists—Your Partner to a Healthy, Beautiful Smile
Catherine Manabat is a guest blogger, writing on behalf of the California Association of Orthodontists. The California Association of Orthodontists is a resource for parents to learn more about orthodontic treatments and provides general tips on how to achieve healthy, beautiful smiles, get braces-friendly recipes, and find an orthodontist near you by using the Find [...]
Pilloroo and the Lyles Center was on Channel 30 Yesterday!
Just wanted to share some news we are very excited about. Pilloroo and the Lyles Center were interviewed about starting new businesses last night. It was really exciting and meeting Liz Harrison was awesome. She is incredibly nice. Here is the link to the segment. http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=74813444883&h=7C3gp&u=78KdV&ref=mf You can still go to the Dog Works website [...]
A Dad’s Point-Of-View – About Me, an Introduction
Hi, my name is Bruce Sallan and I’ve been a full-time single Dad for most of my two boys’ lives. Their Mom is no longer in their lives (a story of its own), so when I say full-time I mean it. I have been writing a column about being a single Dad, about dating after [...]
A Dad’s Point-Of-View – There’s No Such Thing As Quality Time
Some people believe that they can schedule quality-time with their kids, in which they think their kids will open up. But, kids don’t work on our schedules; they’ll open up when they’re good and ready and usually when you least expect it. I learned this on a ski trip. My younger son had to be [...]
Confidence Begets Confidence
My husband and I were retruning from a business trip last week and our connecting flight routed us through the Las Vegas airport. The pilot announced (with the most confident, controlled, and calm voice) that there were 40 mile-an-hour cross winds that would likely result in significant turbulence. The flight attendants did not appear to [...]
Moms are investing in America too
I did a brave and American thing on Thursday. I opened up an individual brokerage account with a nationally-recognized investment company. Our government is doing their best, and investing so much in America, and locally, that I thought I should do the so, too. I've taken the money out of the proverbial mattress that [...]
How the Fresno mayor organizes her work and family life
During the centralvalleymoms.com podcast this week, Mayor Ashley Swearengin said she keeps her complicated life organized with a professional scheduler. That's the way they do things in the mayor's office. Basically, when she took office, they told her to turn over her calendar and no one would get hurt. Even her husband has to call in calendar items [...]
Dispelling Myths on Braces
Catherine Manabat is a guest blogger, writing on behalf of the California Association of Orthodontists. The California Association of Orthodontists is a resource for parents to learn more about orthodontic treatments and provides general tips on how to achieve healthy, beautiful smiles, get braces-friendly recipes, and find an orthodontist near you by using the Find [...]
Looking for Great Kids!
Pilloroo wants to focus on and celebrate all of the kids out there that are doing great things. We have added a cool weekly post to our blog – Pilloroo Kid of the Week. Every kid is eligible, just tell us what is exceptional exceptional about that child. I have been so excited about the [...]
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