SO I found this video when YouTube told me people in my contact book uploaded videos. The Hanks use this thing apparently and say it works! Who wants to go halves with me?
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Author: McAdmin
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Want to earn $50?
Dear Parents,
Your child is invited to participate in a VitalSmarts training video! In these videos, children will be asked to participate in different learning activities like playing a game or copying numbers on a flipchart. The purpose of these videos is to observe children’s reactions to different sources of influence in their environment. It will be a fun and educational experience for the children. Here’s an example of one.
Children will each receive $50 (holiday spending money!) for their participation and will be provided with refreshments during the shoot. Each child’s parent will be required to sign a video release form. This video will be used in VitalSmarts web site, training courses and speeches.
The video shoot will take place on Friday, Nov. 20, and Saturday, Nov. 21, at Noah’s event center in Lindon. (644 N. 2000 W., Lindon, UT 84042).
The following are the time slots and age requirements for the video shoot. The time slots are estimates at this point and we will follow up with exact times as soon as we can. Your child would need to be available for at least 4 hours.
Friday, November 20
– 3:30-6:30 p.m. (7-8 years old)
– 6:30-9:30 p.m. (7-8 years old)
Saturday, November 21
– 7:00 a.m.-12:00 noon (10-12 years old)
– 1:00-5:30 p.m. (9-10 years old)
– 5:30-9:30 p.m. (9-10 years old)
If you would like your child to participate, please email Darren Poulsen at dpoulsen@vitalsmarts.com with your preferred time slot by noon on Tuesday, November 17. Please include your child’s full name and his or her age. There is limited space available and we anticipate the time slots filling up quickly. During some of the activities your child may be asked to sample certain foods like cookies or spinach. Please indicate in your reply any food allergies your child may have.
Thank you for your help and willingness to participate. We’re confident this will be a rewarding experience for both the parents and the children!
Respectfully,
The VitalSmarts Product Development Team
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Waste Not…
I have a confession to make. I think that some (including Pace) have noticed that I can’t throw products away before they’re completely used up. Like, to the very last drop. Mainly this pertains to any lotions, soaps, even the classic Q-Tip— if I’ve only used one end of it, it remains on the counter or in the drawer until the other side is used, then it can be thrown away. As for the lotions and soaps, I turn them upside-down until they’re used up, or I cut the tube or bottle with scissors to access the remnants. I really can’t stand to buy the Bath & Body Works liquid hand soaps, not just because they’re too expensive, but also because there is a TON left at the bottom afterwards. One is faced with the dilemma of either wasting that last $2 worth by tossing it, or figuring out some creative way to access that last bit of soap! I don’t know if this is all because I can’t stand wasting money, or if it’s just an OCD type of issue… Any thoughts? Does anyone else do this, or have any similarly quirky habits to confess?
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Friday Fun
This is great, just great: what a storm trooper does when not fighting.
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What’s in a date?
With such a busy December we’ve started celebrating things at different times. I’m starting to enjoy it. For example, we got a great deal on a beachfront hotel back in June while in NC, so we celebrated our Anniversary. Now, there is a smoking deal at a five star/ five diamond place in Park City, the Stein Eriksen Lodge. So next week we will be celebrating Joy’s birthday!
Just to get Joy a little excited… this is the only five star/five diamond hotel in UT. We will start with dinner at Glitretind the award winning restaurant, where the chef makes handmade chocolates (which Joy will be getting a box of); a three course dinner is included so we will be eating an appetizer, main course and dessert. I think Joy will be eating the filet mignon, any other guesses?
Then we’ll prob take a walk or check out the breathtaking scenery, before we retire to our “deluze luxury” room (whatever that means). Where we will watch Survivor and other tv shows until we fall asleep. Then, most importantly, we will sleep UNINTERRUPTED until the rising sun pierces the curtains and alerts us that we haven’t died but that we have to check out and return to our precious children.
I can’t wait honey! Happy Birthday Joy.
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IWantCandy911
It’s been HOURS since I’ve eaten any of Chase’s Halloween candy. I’m so proud of myself! 🙂 He was only allowed to have one piece today, but I allowed myself to have several. Is this bad?
I REALLY love candy. Pace rolls his eyes when we’re watching TV together and I end up with a pile of candy wrappers next to me.
When I was little, and would have the sacred privilege of enjoying candy, I would offer some to my mom and she would always say, “No, thanks.” And I would marvel: How is she able to resist? To this day, I still wonder. Because if I am offered candy, I am unable to refuse. And if Chase’s huge bag of Halloween candy is calling to me from the pantry, I heed the call. That’s why, often times, I still don’t feel like a grown-up!
We posted pics and here’s a video of Chase at joy school in his costume.
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Pumpkinland Trip
Last week we took the kids to Pumpkinland for Joy School. I was wondering why it cost $3 to go in and pick out pumpkins, but we soon found that there was a lot of fun stuff for kids to do there! Climbing structures, animals, playground, light alley, etc. Chase ended up picking out a white pumpkin that he wants to paint, and an orange one to carve. It was an enjoyable field trip!
When we went back to the car, though, I had a HUGE scare (a real one, not just a “Halloweeny” one). See, I had an extra kid with me, whose mom couldn’t come with us, and I instructed him and Chase to stay right with me on the sidewalk so I could unload Charlotte from the stroller. Well all of a sudden, Chase darted out behind the van, straight onto the busy Geneva Road. I almost had a heart attack, screamed his name in the most shrill voice I’ve ever heard escape my mouth, and ran to the other side of the van to pull him back to the sidewalk. I lectured him and told him I had been scared that he was going to be hit by a car. He cried, “I was just hiding from you on the other side of the van! You’re a mean mommy!” (He loves to say that these days. But also I apparently had hurt his back when I pulled him to the sidewalk.) Everything was okay, but I was pretty flustered and definitely ready to go home!
This is such a fun time of year. The red and orange autumn leaves are gorgeous and remind me of my elementary school days and Halloween! I am so excited to take Chase trick-or-treating (I love it as much if not MORE than he does)! Let’s just hope it doesn’t snow…. The weather says tomorrow is the first day of snow—boo.
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A Couple of “Fun Fotos”
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Hee Haw Farms
Yesterday we took the Activity Day girls to Hee Haw Farms. We hardly had enough seats to take all the girls, but I didn’t have the heart to leave Chase with a sitter because I knew he’d have a blast—which he did! Thank goodness GG came to help with the kids (they just got into town yesterday)!
Only 2 things tainted the experience a little…
See, about 1/3 of our ward and neighborhood HAS or HAS HAD the Swine Flu! It scares me so much. And two of the girls in our group were just barely recovered, one of which still had the infamous cough. So long story short, I made her wear a mask and ride in the other car that didn’t have a little baby in it. She was upset… But hey, I let her come with us!!!
And the other thing was that RIGHT as we were gathering the girls together to leave, the other leader’s 3-year-old daughter fell, hit her forehead on a rock, got a huge gash, and had to go get stitches! Yikes.
Other than that, it was a GREAT time!!!