MUNSCH ON THIS!

My friend over at Urbanbaby & Toddler, http://www.urbanbaby.ca/ , just posted a really cool contest and I felt I just had to mention it too. It's too cool not to get excited about. Thanks Emma!

You could win a visit from Robert Munsch, the best-selling children's author and honourary chair of Family Literacy.

Today, the ABC Canada Literacy Foundation announced the 4th annual Munsch at Home contest for a chance to win a visit from Robert Munsch.

Families from all across Canada are being invited to write a short description about what your are doing to celebrate Family Literacy Day (FLD). Submit your event ideas and compete to have Robert Munsch attend your FLD celebration.

You have until 5 pm EST, December 12, 2008. ABC CANADA will accept contest entries from families anywhere in Canada who are planning FLD parties. To enter, families must mail their applications to ABC Canada Literacy Foundation. Download your application from the Family Literacy pages of the ABC Canada website at www.FamilyLiteracyDay.ca.

Get writing and get creative. I am already thinking about what we might do. I'm not sure who is more excited about a private visit by Robert Munsch...me or the kids??

I'M IMPRESSED

So, as I mentioned in an earlier post, I am becoming addicted to Twitter. It's great. I am meeting lots of great people and seeing and reading a lot of great blogs and websites. There are lots of fantastic people out there doing some fantastic things on the web. And you know what...it is inspiring me to do more with my blog. I started writing more than a year ago, just to keep writing fresh for me. While I write for a living as part of my day job, I don't consider it creative. News just isn't very creative for me. Now, I see that there is so much more that I could be doing, and should be doing. My goal over the next several months is to make my blog better...look better, read better... We'll see how I do.

I am open to any and all suggestions...constructive suggestions. ( be nice!!!)

LOST TOOTH...REALLY!!!

So my 5 year old daughter has been dealing with her first loose tooth the past couple weeks. Yesterday, it got really loose. She has been messing with it ever since. Wiggling it with her fingers, flicking it back and forth with her tongue, you get the idea, hoping that it would fall out. But it didn't.

So tonight, I am talking to my husband on the phone, while I am at work, and suddenly I can hear shouting in the background. Excitement. "Special K" is shouting, " It fell out. My tooth is gone" So my husband asks her where it is and then my daughter says " I don't know?"

So it seems while she was eating pasta and sauce the tooth disappeared. We think she swallowed her first tooth.

But what about the Tooth Fairy? My daughter is at home right now drawing a picture to put under her pillow for the Tooth Fairy.

I'M ALL A TWITTER

For a while I have been hearing about this thing called Twitter. I finally decided to check it out. I joined yesterday and, as I posted on Twitter, I think I am becoming addicted. I know, I know...it's like anything new. Maybe the shine will wear off but then again, maybe not.

I am still learning how to navigate around and to really use it but I am enjoying it. It's cool!

You should check it out.
http://www.twitter.com/

TICKLE ME PINK

I found this one tonight. Check it out.

http://www.pink-world.co.uk/

TILT: THINGS I LOVE THURSDAYS

I found this blog. It makes me smile. http://www.galadarling.com/. I discovered her after finally signing up for twitter.

She has this thing called Things I Love Thursdays. WHAT A GREAT IDEA.

WRITING

I just wanted to let everyone know that I am writing for a new online magazine, http://www.amotherworld.com/. I continue to write for Urbanbaby & Toddler, http://www.urbanbaby.ca/

Check out some of my articles.