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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Beach Break Day


All our summer plans have been flipped upside down. We had a lot of trips planned this summer and so far we had to do some on the way back from the doctors office. Between me taking care of my mom, lung surgery, driving, and starting chemo. Then my husband has to take his mom to the doctor with her failing kidneys & dialysis. I feel like we are living at the hospital and doctors office.


So far we've only got to go fishing once as a family, but we did hit Chuck E Cheese twice. We broke free to go to the beach this week. We built sandcastles, swim, and had some fun. Only for a day but, we all needed a break from everything for a little while.


Hot Dots Jr. Giveaway & Review Educational Insights


Education
Educational Insights Hot Dots Jr. Educational System

A teaching pen in owners choice of  Ace the dog or Kat the talking teaching kitty works with Hot Dots cards. The pen makes sound and eyes changing green with right answers and red with the wrong answers. Pen and Hot Dots cards are purchased separately. There are many different education subject cards to choose from "science, shapes, colors, sounds, sequence, and more."

I wish I had found out about Educational Insights Hot Dots Jr. earlier. They are perfect for practicing beginning word sounds for little ones. I know my son practiced beginning sounds in  Pre-K and to sharpen skills for Kindergarten this year we have been doing exercises with Hot Dots Jr. Beginning Phonics. My 3 yr old can get a head start with them too.

The same goes for the Hot Dots Jr. Patterns & Sequencing they practiced patterns with candy, shapes, & hands on techniques at pre-school and this year will be with worksheets. That why I like the Hot Dots patten cards he will be doing it in his head instead of moving objects around like with the worksheets. These card have help kids tell cause and effect and completing patterns.

Both the Hot Dots Jr. Card sets mentioned above come with 36 double sided colorful self checking cards, and also a answer key and instruction sheet. hot Dots come in their handy own carrying case with handle and velcro close. For children ages 3-6 years old.


Thanks to Educational Insights, winner will have their choice of pen and one card set. Giveaways are available to any US and Canadian Resident!

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Monday, July 30, 2012

KID SICK WITH FEAR

A trip to the dentist should not bring on such fear for a child. My son started crying his stomach hurting and hung over the toilet. Then holding bucket fighting back vomit. He went from being perfectly fine to deathly ill. I know how he is when he is sick and he was truly sick. SICK WITH FEAR! Finally, I called and cancelled his appointment and almost instantly his symptoms begin to fade.

He knew it's not the same dentist that scared him long ago. He's let them clean his teeth when he thought I was in the room. Next trip he would not let them fill a tooth and then today. I just don't know, breaks my heart.

These are the past two post with this.
http://lifeisasandcastle.blogspot.com/2011/01/mommy-must-read-i-mommy-failed.html
http://lifeisasandcastle.blogspot.com/2011/01/who-are-they-to-say-you-cant-have-your.html