Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Come Join the Fun in July!
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Are you a new member? Or has your schedule lightened up a bit in the summer? Have you been a member but have yet to attend a BaltimoreMommies event?We hope you can find an event on our calendar and come join the fun in July!!
Our volunteer moderators have already scheduled a lot of fun events with even more being added, so check the calendar often.
Look for:
MNI with a movie, kiddie movies, park playdates, baby & toddler fun, pool party, library special events, a game night, book club and more! Plus don't miss the weekly Water Wednesdays with the Central group with fun adventures at pools, splashpads and more!
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Friday, June 24, 2011
Share Your Viewpoints with The Mommies Network!
For the remainder of June, The Mommies Network is partnering with eight savings websites to bring steals and deals to you while providing funding for your chapter! With everything from baby products to fine dining, there's sure to be something for you. All you have to do is sign up for amazing offers and The Mommies Network will receive between $0.75 to $1.00 per registration!
We want your opinions! Through ViewPoints, you have the opportunities to share your product experiences regarding tablets, ereaders, headphones, care seats, baby bottles, baby carriers, strollers, mattresses, grills, lawn mowers, kitchen and home appliances, cookware, vitamins, cold medicine, electric toothbrushes, eye cream, self tanner, sunscreen, and hair coloring! Share at least 700 characters in your own words and The Mommies Network will receive $0.50 for each review up to 10 reviews per person!
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Celebrate the 4th!! 2011 Fireworks in Baltimore area
It's 4th of July in the Baltimore area. Where to go?
See our listing below of firework celebrations in our region and BaltimoreMommies hopes you have a magical and safe holiday!! Check our forum for more info on picnic recipes, crafts and more.
College Manor, Inc. (July 25)
300 W. Seminary Avenue, Lutherville
Eastern Yacht Club (July 2)
2330 Seneca Road
Greenspring Valley Hunt Club (July 2+ rain date July 5)
30 Green Spring Valley Road, Owings Mills
30 Green Spring Valley Road, Owings Mills
Jacksonville Elementary School (July 2 + rain date July 9)
3400 Hillendale Road
Oregon Ridge Park (July 2 + July 3)
13401 Beaver Dam Road
Baltimore Country Club (July 3 + rain date July 8)
11500 Mays Chapel Road
The Suburban Club (July 3 + rain date July 5)
7600 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, 21209
Woodholme Country Club (July 3 + rain date July 5)
300 Woodholme Avenue
Inner Harbor (July 4)
Details here
Catonsville High School (July 4 + rain date July 9)
421 Bloomsbury Avenue, Catonsville
Catonsville High School (July 4 + rain date July 9)
421 Bloomsbury Avenue, Catonsville
Loch Raven Academy (July 4+ rain date July 5)
8101 LaSalle Road, Towson
8101 LaSalle Road, Towson
Grange Elementary School (July 4+ rain date July 5)
2000 Church Road, Dundalk
2000 Church Road, Dundalk
The Barge (July 4+ rain date July 5)
2330 Seneca Road, Middle River
Fullerton Elementary School (July 4+rain date July 5)
4208 Fullerton Avenue, Fullerton
Fullerton Park (July 4+ rain date July 5)
4304 Fullerton Avenue
Grange Elementary School (July 4+ rain date July 5)
2000 Church Road, Dundalk
Howard County
4304 Fullerton Avenue
Grange Elementary School (July 4+ rain date July 5)
2000 Church Road, Dundalk
Howard County
Columbia LakeFront (July 4)
Lake Kittamaquandi 10221 Wincopin Circle, Columbia
Full info (opens as PDF)
Fort Meade (July 4)
Routes 175 and Reece Road
Open to the public
Anne Arundel County
Annapolis City Dock (July 4 + rain date July 5)
(parade & fireworks)
Carroll County
Westminster (July 4 + rain date July 5)
Old Fashioned 4th at the Farm Museum
In the Region
National Harbor (July 3)
Tickets required. Details here.
DC - Capital 4th
National Mall
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Limited Time Breeds Different Appetite for Literature
Originally posted on CharlotteMommies by Juanita G. McDowell I can think of no better way to remove myself from the weighty responsibilities of domestic chores than by reading. But not just any book. As I mature in years, my taste for literature has become more particular; I’m as finicky as my four-year-old who snorts, sniffs, and closely inspects everything he eats before consumption. These are the hectic days of my life when time is the great scarcity of my existence. So, when I delve into a story, I want all the elements of the craft of fiction to leap off the page, the least of which include an intriguing plot, a transcendental setting, witty dialogue, smooth exposition, gorgeous language and true enlightenment.
Am I asking for too much? Maybe. But it occurred to me recently I am entrusting my essence and my mind to a storyteller for hours, days, years even (Beloved still rests on my nightstand), to say nothing of the precious commodity of money, so all I ask in exchange for my investment is the aforementioned qualities and a descent serving of wit and good humor.
A mother of three active boys whose activities dominate most of my waking hours, I rarely get the opportunity to feed my starving mind books high in sustenance; and when I do, it’s hard to digest over the pandemonium of roaming toddlers and an eight-year old, who from time to time seeks solace and exile in adult companionship. When such moments occur, I put my book aside and ask him to read to me. And so begins the tale of Charlotte’s Web which sends me soaring back in time to my third grade year, to those mellow, worry-free days of my youth when I escaped to my room and indulged in pages of imaginative literature.
This satisfies me for a spell, then my hunger returns for meaty, high caloric prose. But when can I partake? Perhaps, this is the reason I have almost limited my reading list to authors who have obtained immortality through their works. Those slow but sure-footed writers I can see with my mind’s eye, holding a stylus in hand, pumping out their muse with gusto, pouring out their heart and soul for generations to come. Writers and poets not subject to today’s conditions of publication: book length, political ramifications, editorial tweaking for marketing purposes, and stringent deadlines. Those first-time authors who had nothing to lose when they wrote Jubilee, Invisible Man and To Kill a Mockingbird. And let us not forget the poets: Phyllis Wheatley, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Langston Hughes...ahh, the brilliant minds of their day.
I guess for me it’s real simple. I want to be entertained and enlightened, as I should be, at least for a little while, before the chorus of three little boys sing, “Mommy, is our dinner ready yet?” Later, after an exhaustive dinner, a Kool-aid spill or two, a plate of spaghetti tumbles to the floor and a series of frenzied bubble baths, when the house is as quiet as an anthill and I’ve punched my ‘mommy’ time clock for the night, I crawl in bed, and the song of my central nervous system is a low hum, droning, “Does anyone have a good book?”
But not just any book.
Am I asking for too much? Maybe. But it occurred to me recently I am entrusting my essence and my mind to a storyteller for hours, days, years even (Beloved still rests on my nightstand), to say nothing of the precious commodity of money, so all I ask in exchange for my investment is the aforementioned qualities and a descent serving of wit and good humor.
A mother of three active boys whose activities dominate most of my waking hours, I rarely get the opportunity to feed my starving mind books high in sustenance; and when I do, it’s hard to digest over the pandemonium of roaming toddlers and an eight-year old, who from time to time seeks solace and exile in adult companionship. When such moments occur, I put my book aside and ask him to read to me. And so begins the tale of Charlotte’s Web which sends me soaring back in time to my third grade year, to those mellow, worry-free days of my youth when I escaped to my room and indulged in pages of imaginative literature.
This satisfies me for a spell, then my hunger returns for meaty, high caloric prose. But when can I partake? Perhaps, this is the reason I have almost limited my reading list to authors who have obtained immortality through their works. Those slow but sure-footed writers I can see with my mind’s eye, holding a stylus in hand, pumping out their muse with gusto, pouring out their heart and soul for generations to come. Writers and poets not subject to today’s conditions of publication: book length, political ramifications, editorial tweaking for marketing purposes, and stringent deadlines. Those first-time authors who had nothing to lose when they wrote Jubilee, Invisible Man and To Kill a Mockingbird. And let us not forget the poets: Phyllis Wheatley, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Langston Hughes...ahh, the brilliant minds of their day.
I guess for me it’s real simple. I want to be entertained and enlightened, as I should be, at least for a little while, before the chorus of three little boys sing, “Mommy, is our dinner ready yet?” Later, after an exhaustive dinner, a Kool-aid spill or two, a plate of spaghetti tumbles to the floor and a series of frenzied bubble baths, when the house is as quiet as an anthill and I’ve punched my ‘mommy’ time clock for the night, I crawl in bed, and the song of my central nervous system is a low hum, droning, “Does anyone have a good book?”
But not just any book.
Want to indulge your reading every month and discuss it with other moms -- join the BaltimoreMommies Book Club. It's open to everyone and you can join anytime. We meet the last Friday of the month at rotating locations (with different hostesses). Check the calendar for details. June's event and July's event.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Vivint.givesback Project - Help The Mommies Network!
Help The Mommies Network with a simple "like" on Facebook!
Here's the lowdown:
The Vivint Gives Back Project is a program run by Vivint, Inc. It is an opportunity for Facebook users to help Vivint support charities that are doing good work in neighborhoods and communities across the United States. It is great opportunity for these local charities to be recognized by their supporters. This program is also designed to help direct Vivint's philanthropic dollars, which are donated by Vivint employees to eligible charities who are helping restore hope for families across North America. The charity that receives the most votes will receive $250,000, while the remaining top charity in each of the five regions will receive $100,000 each.
Nominations/endorsements for local charities will begin on April 25, 2011 and will run until 11:59:59 p.m. ET on June 11, 2011. Voting for the top local charity will begin on June 14, 2011 and go until 11:59:59 ET on August 27, 2011. The top 100 charities from Phase I, as well as the final six winners from Phase II will be determined once all of the endorsements and votes have been counted and it has been determined that each of the charities has satisfied all of the program eligibility requirements.
To vote for us, you can either visit our endorsement link HERE, or click the banner at the top or bottom of this post! You can vote for us once per day!
Nominations/endorsements for local charities will begin on April 25, 2011 and will run until 11:59:59 p.m. ET on June 11, 2011. Voting for the top local charity will begin on June 14, 2011 and go until 11:59:59 ET on August 27, 2011. The top 100 charities from Phase I, as well as the final six winners from Phase II will be determined once all of the endorsements and votes have been counted and it has been determined that each of the charities has satisfied all of the program eligibility requirements.
To vote for us, you can either visit our endorsement link HERE, or click the banner at the top or bottom of this post! You can vote for us once per day!
If you have any other questions about this project, check out the overview page of the Vivint.givesback Project website.
Thank you for your support!
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