Growing up I remember watching my grandmother work many hours in her garden in the summer time. She wouldn’t have it any other way. She grew all her food. I am not talking about a small garden either! My grandmother didn’t know how to do anything without it being BIG! She started working in the fields at age 3 and didn’t stop till the DR. told her no more. I think she was 75 then. I think that was one of the saddest days of her life. She was never really the same after that. That was all she ever knew and it made her happy. My Uncle seen that she really missed the work, so he took over. He would do all the hard work outside and my grandmother would still be able to can and freeze all her food in the cool house.

When I got married and had kids she thought I was supposed to do the same. She said she don’t understand our generation. We would rather buy than grow our own foods which taste a lot better than bought and cheaper. I will admit Home grown taste so much better. I just don’t have a green thumb and none of her other grandchildren do either lol. My Grandmother passed away 3 years ago and my uncle still keeps her memory going. Now he does all the work.

Triscuit has launched the Home Farming Movement in collaboration with the non-profit organization Urban Framing. Together, Triscuit and Urban Farming plan to create 50 community-based home farms across the country in 2010 in order to connect communities through growing food together.

Urban Farming is a non-profit organization. They have a mission to create an abundance of food for people in need by planting farms on unused land and space while increasing diversity, educating youth, adults and seniors and providing an environmentally sustainable system to uplift communities.

From rural areas to urban communities, home farms are sprouting up all over the country, and it’s only just begun. Triscuit’s goal of helping Americans everywhere create their own home garden by placing plantable herb seed cards in four million boxes of Triscuit crackers.

When I heard about this project from Mom Central, All I could think about was how happy my grandmother would be. With Earth Day right around the corner, this spring proves ideal for incorporating home growing values into your family’s life. Head to the Triscuit Home Farming Movement Web site, www.triscuit.com/homefarming, for more information on how you can start your own home farm or get involved in the Movement.

So do you have a green thumb? Tell me your story!

I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Triscuit and received the product necessary to facilitate my candid review. In addition, I received a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.

Have you mailed in your census form? If not make sure you get it in the mail today!  Today is Census  day, the due date the U.S. Census Bureau selected for all residents to fill out and return their forms by mail.

According to the Census Bureau, if all Americans mailed back their form, it would cut the cost of conducting the census by $1.5 billion. For every percentage point mail responses increase, an estimated $85 million in federal funds will be saved.

If you don’t want someone knocking  on your door soon you better get that form out today!  Beginning in May, census takers will go door-to-door to collect information from households who did not return their surveys. Those who have P.O. boxes will likely get a visit from a census worker soon to.

Right now My city is at 50 percent return rate! Georgia average of 47 percent and tied with the national average of 50 percent. Let’s get those forms in and be counted people!  This helps our commuinty and state!

When you do the math, it’s easy to see what an accurate count of residents can do for your community. Better infrastructure. More services. A brighter tomorrow for everyone. In fact, the information the census collects helps to determine how more than $400 billion dollars of federal funding each year is spent on infrastructure and services like:

• Hospitals
• Job training centers
• Schools
• Senior centers
• Bridges, tunnels and other-public works projects
• Emergency services

Participation isn’t just important—it’s mandatory.

It’s almost that time again! School will be out for the summer!  The kids are overjoyed but if you’re a working parent, you’re trying to find Quality care and a way for children to remain engaged and active throughout the summer months.

This year my children will be staying at home, but I know many kids will need summer care.  I never went to summer camp when I was a child I was always stuck with my Grandmother while my parents worked.  I will admit looking back I really think I would have liked summer camp A lot more!

Kindercare has a great Summer Day Camp.  My Nieces and nephews went every year when they were smaller.   The kids really enjoyed.  My sister also liked that it was very flexible with their schedule.

When looking for a camp, make sure that the program allows you to enroll for part of the summer meaning   just the times you need it. Also, if you your children are in different age groups, it helps if the program is similar for all the kids, so they can share their experiences with the whole family.

KinderCare is great because it’s a 12-week program. But, it’s split up into 1-  2-week lessons, so you don’t have to enroll for the whole summer. If you have a family vacation planned, or you off for part of the summer you can take those weeks off, but then return the kids when needed for other lessons. *check with your local Kindercare to make sure this is THEIR POLICLY since I am not sure its standard*

The Fun lessons are Designed by kids, created by teachers

With input from nearly 3,000 children on how they’d like to spend their summer, They have  crafted a summer day-camp program that delivers just what they’re looking for: irresistible learning opportunities, hands-on involvement and unique experiences. With fun field trips and activities, KinderCare Summer Camps works  to excite children to continue to learn and discover beyond the classroom and also make new friends!

There are unique weekly themes within the summer long camp, all in one convenient location, all kid approved. Themes include science, art, sports, history, nature and much, much more.

* Wild, Wild West*

* Wilderness 101*

* Dig Ancient Egypt*

* You’ve Got Talent!* School-Age Only

* Puppeteer Road Show* School-Age Only

* Gross & Gooey Science – Starts June 21

* Spectacular Sports – Starts June 28

* Animal Antics – Starts July 5

* Science Adventures – Starts July 12

* Art Expo – Starts July 19

* Kids’ Kitchen – Starts July 26

* Splish, Splash!*

* Surfs Up!* Preschool & Pre-K Only

* Everyday Heroes* Preschool & Pre-K Only

* Date varies by center

For more information on the KinderCare Summer Camp Program, head to KinderCare’s website: http://www.kindercare.com/summercamp.  LET THE KIDS HAVE FUN THIS SUMMER WHILE LEARNING!  Happy Kids MAKE HAPPY MOMMIES!

I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of KinderCare and received a gift certificate to thank me for taking the time to participate.

With Warmer weather coming it’s time to start doing spring and summer projects that we have been putting on hold.

I really would like to install a new Sliding door and paint my front Door. The front door is the first thing someone sees when they come to my house so I always want it to look nice.  I have noticed that my Door Furniture which consist of Knocker, door knob, (of course) and the doorbell seem to be fading and not looking as shiny.  We currently have Brass ones but I after seeing the Polished Chrome I am thinking I might want to change it up.  I am just scared that it will not look as good.  Does anyone have the chrome and if so what’s the color of your doors?  I would really need to get a complete feel on how it would turn out before I go out and buy it!

PLEASE HELP!

It’s Almost here! 2010 census forms will be delivered between March 15 and March 17, 2010, in areas where the United States Postal Service delivers the census forms for the Census Bureau. Census Bureau workers will deliver forms between March 1 and April 30, 2010, in all other areas. I urge all my readers to please be counted and mail the forms back! One of the shortest census forms in history, the 2010 Census form asks 10 questions and takes about 5 minutes to complete.We Can’t Move Forward Until You Mail It Back. Households should complete and mail back their forms upon receipt. Ideally, all forms will be returned by Census Day on April 1, 2010. Census workers will visit households that do not return forms to take a count in person.

Census data determine the number of seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives. Census data also help determine the allocation of federal funds for community services, such as school lunch programs and senior citizen centers, and new construction, such as highways and hospitals. Every year, the federal government distributes more than $400 billion to local, state and tribal governments based on census data. This year we need all the Gov’t help we can for our states. With so many states having to make big budgets cuts this helps us all.

As Most of my readers have their own blogs I urge you all to post a reminder and this video directed by Christopher Guest to remind Americans that 2010 is a census year to help get the word out.