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September is National Literacy month, and what better way to celebrate than to collect and give out books to children in our community who have no books to call their own?
Triangle Mommies hosts special story time with Quail Ridge Bookstore in Raleigh, with activities and book drive for Read Seed (a non-profit putting books in the hands of underprivileged kids ) Bring in a book or get a 20% discount on books purchased at QRB for donation between the dates of 9/5-9/11
September 10, 3:00 pm
Story Time at Quail Ridge Books,
Quail Ridge Books& Music
3522 Wade Ave
Raleigh NC 27607
919.828.7912
This is a public event, so please feel free to invite your friends to join us! For a link to all of the information you can go here.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you there!
Brittany -
Mom of the Week: jodip Welcome to our next edition of TriangleMommies Mom of the Week! This weeks mom is jodip!
What's your name?Jodi
How did you come up with your username: I was very anxious to get set up on the TM website, so I typed the first thing that came to my head. Original, I know. Thanks to saraho, I'm known as "jo-dip"by TM and non-TM friends alike. :)
Can you describe yourself personality wise?
I'm pretty shy and reserved at most times. People tell me I'm a very calm person, although I usually don't feel like it! My husband tells me I'm the funniest person he knows, so I must have a pretty good sense of humor. I'd much rather have a few very close friends than lots and lots of casual acquaintances.
Where are you from?
I was born and raised in Colorado, moved to Illinois in high school, and landed in North Carolina after I was married.
Tell us a little bit about your family:
I married my best friend, Nathan, in 2005. We have our precious Natalie, who was born in 2008, and I gave birth to Noah on August 19th. My parents and in-laws live in Illinois, although mine also live part-time in Raleigh.
How did you find TM?
My friend/co-worker, Holly (hollywood), told me about it when I was pregnant with Natalie.
What is your favorite forum in TM and why?
I don't have a favorite one, but I generally check my AG forum first. I've been spending a good deal of time in the TTC/Preg forum since that is what I've been lately, and now I'm back checking out the BF forum, too! Before stepping down as Big Sister moderator, I *really* liked that forum. ;)
What do you like best about TM?
I've met such wonderful friends through TM, and that has been invaluable to me!
Can you share your favorite memory of your child(ren)
My favorite memory of Natalie so far is the first time Nathan held her in the hospital. I have a picture of them together, their first time, and it was just so precious it melts my heart to think about it.
My favorite memory of Noah so far, if you can count it, was when my water broke in the middle of the night. Weird, I know, but that makes me smile so much thinking about that moment and knowing that he would be coming soon. I was induced with Natalie, so I never had the "true" labor experience, which makes my water breaking even more special to me. :)
Are you a part of a committee or leadership on TM and if yes, what do you like about it?
I am a Secret Fairy, which I love! I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who loves helping others and making moms feel loved and special. I also LOVED being a moderator and hope to be back in leadership soon (when I am able to sleep more than 2 hours at a time)
If you could tell everyone on TM one random thing about you what would it be?
I would probably do some ridiculous things to get another ear piercing. I have 8 (5 on one side, 3 on the other) and would LOVE to add more.
Brittany -
Carolina Parents Women @ Work Breakfast! In less than 2 weeks, Carolina Parent is hosting an amazing breakfast honoring working women and the top 50 local businesses that excel in helping their emplyees balance work and family life. Please join us as we celebrate and connect!
Date: September 16, 2010, 8-10:30 a.m.
Venue: 318 Blackwell Street, American Tobacco, Bay 7, Durham, NC
Looking for Something fun to do this weekend? There are a lot of fun things going on this weekend in the triangle area, and Carolina Parents Odile Fredericks has a bunch of them listed here in her weekend blog! So if you are looking for something fun to do, check it out!
This year, if you would like to schedule a portrait session, and are willing to volunteer to either be a greeter or an assistant to Kate, you will be able to schedule your portrait session, in the time slot that you prefer, first.
We need 6 volunteers to help greet the families that are having their portraits taken throughout the day and we need volunteers (aspiring photographers) that would be willing to assist Kate throughout the day.
Here is a little note from Kate about her assistants for the day. If you would like to help Kate, please send us (locnlovely or jennimc1975) a PM and we will put you in contact with Kate.
littlelightphoto wrote:
The Portrait Party is an all day event and is extremely hard work, but if you?re up for it, it?s really fun to meet so many great families, and it will be a good learning experience. It's also a great opportunity to volunteer your services to support TM!
Duties include helping greet and direct clients, scouting out locations as the lighting changes throughout the day, holding/setting up reflectors, making children laugh and serving as second photographer as needed.
A $50 payment (the cost of the session/sitting fee) must be received by Jenni or myself to guarantee your Portrait Party Session. You must send a PM to locnlovely or jennimc1975 with your intent to schedule a session, whether or not you are willing to volunteer and the form of payment that we will be receiving for your session.
Forms of payment accepted to guarantee your Portrait Party Session:
A check made out to "The Mommies Network" (we will PM you the mailing address information)
Cash
If you have any questions, please feel free to send a PM to locnlovely or jennimc1975.
