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| Welcome to the First Issue of our Bee Yourself Newsletter! We are so glad you could join us for our first ever edition - June 2004! Publisher: Shelley Addis To Subscribe to this newsletter, send email to: |
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| To My Daughter with Love Some people will be your friend because of whom you know Some people will be your friend because of your position Some people will be your friend because of the way you look Some people will be your friend because of your possessions But the only real friends are the people who will be your friends because they like you for how you are inside (This poem was taken from the book "To My Daughter with Love - on the Important Things in Life" written by Susan Polis Schutz, Warner Books Edition, Copyright 1986 by Stephen Schutz and Susan Polis Schutz) |
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| Gardening Tips For those of you with a tiny designated area for gardening, the following tips from Mel Bartholomew, author of Square Foot Gardening, should help maximize crop yield! *Start your garden in an area that receives full sun at least six hours a day. *Build the garden in a bed raised six inches and edge with lumber. *Divide the space into 16 square-foot blocks, then fill with a mixture of equal parts compost, peat moss and coarse vermiculite. *Plant only one variety of crop per block. Depending on the plant's mature size, plan for one, four, nine or 16 equally spaced plants per square foot. *Only plant one or two seeds in each spot, and do so by making a shallow hole with your finger. Cover, but do not pack the soil. *Water each square as required. *Harvest continually. Once a crop in a square is finished, remove a trowelful of soil and replace it with the same amount of new compost, then plant something else. ***Note from Shelley:*** I started using this method of square foot gardening a few years back and have been fairly successful with it. Especially since my favorite veggies are lettuce, carrots, radishes, beets, tomatoes and spinach. They all do very well in this type of arrangement! Good luck to all of you! |
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| For the Love of Your Life on Father's Day It is so bewildering that I cannot put into words what you mean to me... but I think that when I hold you...silently... it is all said. The first time I said, "I love you," I was satisfied then that you knew, but the more I know you, the more we talk, the more we share, I know those words are so inadequate. You are all of those beautiful, tender things ever said ...and much, much more. I don't just love you anymore... I live you. --Bill Lawton |
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| Top 25 Summer Fun Things to do with Your Kids (when you're short on funds!) 1. Run on the grass barefoot with them. 2. If your grass needs to be cut, wait...and pretend you are wild animals crawling through the jungle. 3. Go to a park and swing with them. 4. Slide down the curvy slide while you're there! 5. Make sandcastles in the sandbox. 6. Collect as many pine cones as you can and then make animal sculptures with them. 7. Climb a tree together. 8. Have water balloon fights together. 9. Splash in the kiddie pool with them - or at least just soak your feet while they play. 10. Sing songs while going for a stroller walk. 11. Roll in the grass together. Babies love to be held while you do this one! 12. Do somersaults on the grass. 13. Do cartwheels on the grass! 14. Go to the beach and sing action songs - I love this one because you will be surprised how many other kids will join in! 15. Read your kids a book in the shade - something about summer is always fun! Or better yet, a joke book! 16. Sell Lemonade together and drink most of the profits away! :o) 17. Bake cookies together and then sell them with your lemonade. 18. Invite some of your friends and their children over and have a backyard party with games and handmade prizes. 19. Paint a picture of flowers - the brighter, the better! 20. Make chalk drawings on the sidewalk - you can usually get some for free from the local school. 21. Play hopscotch together - make them with the chalk you already have! 22. Plant a mini-vegetable garden together in buckets and flower boxes, if you don't have a garden plot! 23. Play "I Spy" while going for a walk. 24. Introduce your kids to your neighbours (and yourself, if you haven't already done so!). If they know your kids, they will be more likely to help out if there's ever trouble! 25. Have a summer tea party together! |
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| and please state which riddle # you're answering. Riddle #1 - What letter of the alphabet is a bee's favorite? Riddle #2 - What kind of books do kangaroos read? Riddle #3 - What's the difference between a sunset and a sunrise? Good luck and have fun! Be sure to share these with your children after. |
| Our Monthly Recipe Mock Pizza Ingredients: 6 English Muffins 7 1/2 oz (213 mL) of Tomato Sauce 1/4 tsp. Dried Sweet Basil 1/4 tsp. Ground Oregano 1/4 tsp. Onion Powder 1/4 tsp. Parsley Flakes 1/2 tsp. Seasoned Salt 1 cup (250 mL) Grated Mozzarella Cheese 12 Cherry Tomatoes, sliced 12 Small Fresh Mushrooms, sliced 60 Bite-size Pepperoni pieces 1/3 cup Grated Mozzarella Cheese 1. Place the over rack in the top position. Turn the oven on to broil. Arrange the muffin halves on the ungreased baking sheet. 2. Stir the next 6 ingredients in the bowl. Divide and spread the mixture over the bun halves with the knife. 3. Layer the next 4 ingredients over the tomato sauce in the order given. 4. Sprinkle the second amount of cheese over the pepperoni. Heat under the broiler until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Take out of oven and cool on wire rack. Serves 4. (This recipe was taken from my son's recipe book given to him by his grandma. It's called "After-school snacks" from the Kids Cook Series published by Company's Coming - a Canadian based company that specializes in cookbooks of all kinds. Check out their website for this book and other great selections. |
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| Every month, Crazy Bee Gifts is pleased and proud to feature a WAHM business. It is a great way to acknowledge the other hard working MOMS just like you and to learn a little bit more about each other! FEATURED WAHM of the MONTH Caryn Fitzgerald of www.FitzbyDesign.com Name and Business: Caryn Fitzgerald - FitzByDesign Location: Grand Prairie, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth area) Your family: My business partner and partner in life is my husband, Rick. We have a beautiful daughter, Samantha (3), and two felines, Sophie (5) and Skylar (4). My darling husband is the only male in the house. When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to work with criminals in prison as a counsellor. **I succeeded in achieving this goal as I hold a Masters in Counseling and worked in the prison system before becoming a WAHM.** Who do you look up to? My mother-in-law. She is truly an amazing woman. She has been thru both good and bad times and has managed to always come out on top. She is kind enough to pass on her secrets to me and I am just amazed by her everyday. What motivates you to be a WAHM? I spent too many years working my tail off in corporate America. I refuse to go back, so to keep my hubby from cutting up my checkcard, I have to do something to earn money. Seriously, though, I enjoy the flexibility I have, working for myself. I can be with my family whenever I need and want to be, without having to "call in". What does FitzByDesign offer? We offer three complimentary product lines: Cookie Lee Fine Fashion Jewelery, PS I Love You Stationary Items and Arbonne Botanical Skin Care for the family. In addition, we also provide very affordable web sites and hosting, which allows the smaller businesses to build at their own rate. Site prices start at $25. What kind of specials, contests, or newsletters does your company provide? We offer a free newsletter entitled "Enhance Your Business", a FREE Bag-of-Hugs ($1 to cover postage) and monthly specials through the newsletter. What are your favorite products that you sell? All of the PS I Love You Stationary products. I love them since everything can be personalized for anyone or any event. I enjoy the "special" touch they allow me to offer. What is your favorite part about being a WAHM? Being able to sleep in and work in my bunny slippers! Any advice for our fellow WAHM readers? Take it slowly! Do not jump at the first opportunity that comes along. Take time to see what is out there, develop your own interests and most importantly, do not be afraid to step out of your comfort zone. Anything else you would like to mention to our readers? Yes, I would like to mention that I am offering a FREE STATIC BUTTON to the first 10 people who read my feature and email me. Well, thank you so much Caryn for sharing so much about yourself and your company! Good luck in all your ventures! |
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| Happy Father's Day! June 20th Here's a beautiful poem to share with him on his SPECIAL day! |
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