His Favorite Daughter

I just wanted to take the time to say “Happy Mother’s Day!” I hope that your day is blessed and that your family showers you with loads of love.

Mine took mine to me to see the new “Star Trek” movie. It was better than I expected, but there were a lot of things that bothered me. They weren’t quite consistent enough with the original concept and story. But, I understand they’re trying to get a new generation interested in the “Star Trek” universe. They’ve probably accomplished that with this movie.

Well, I’m going to spend some time with my family. Be blessed!

Mom Masterminds is a membership site I belong to that is dedicated to helping moms begin home based businesses. The group of ladies is absolutely amazing. They’re knowledgeable and truly desire to see each member achieve their fondest dreams. I have been blessed to be a part of it.

Anyhow, this Sunday, Mother’s Day, a number of the moms have put together a great sale. The products are being sold for $5 each. Normally they sell for at least four times as much, that’s why they’ve dubbed it the “10 Day May Madness” sale.

If you’ve considered starting an online business, this sale is the perfect opportunity to get great products that will encourage, inform, and assist you in betting that business going. Here are some of the items that will be on sale:

- a custom blog header
- an Ebook about a specific aspect of Internet marketing
- 6 months of advertising
- private label rights content
- an Ecourse about blogging
- an Ebook about once a week cooking

If you’re not thinking about an online business, there are still items that can help you as a Mom. Please click on the following graphic to see what’s available. Remember the sale lasts only 10 days, so you’ll want to act quickly.

Have a great Mother’s Day!

We’ve been having our fair share of serious weather issues this spring. There have been tornadoes, straight line winds, and rain galore recently. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’d love to have a week of pleasant weather. How about you? Have you been having bad weather in your area, too?

Things have been buzzing along except for the weather. The kids are nearly done with homeschool for the year. I think I’m more excited about that prospect than they are! Well, maybe not. Hubby’s back to work, hopefully there won’t be any more layoffs for a while. It really wrecks havoc on our budget when he doesn’t get paid his full paycheck.

My work has been sporadic for the past couple of months. This month looks to be better already. Lots to do and I need to get at it. Have a great weekend!

Today’s May 1 and we’ve got TONS of rain in our forecast.

My hubby’s been off of work all week and has been helping a friend around her house. Now that he’s home today and CAN mow the lawn, he CAN’T mow because of the rain. Guess it’ll have to wait until next week; of course, by then the grass will be up past our bottoms. LOL We do need the rain, however, so I’m not going to fuss too much.

Oh, had to tell you about what we did yesterday. There’s a strawberry farm near our house and we went to pick strawberries. Hubby made a fruit smoothie with fresh strawberries and a couple of bananas. Yum Yum!

Time to go running around with normal Friday activities. I just hope we don’t drown!

It’s a common problem, but one that parents and children alike don’t want to talk about. Bedwetting (also known as enuresis) is usually caused by an underdeveloped urinary system causing the release of urine during the night when the child is in a deep sleep. The fact that their child isn’t the only one that experiences this doesn’t make it any less frustrating for the parent or less embarrassing for the child.

Parents are often frustrated because they have to change wet sheets in the middle of the night on a fairly regular basis, oftentimes nightly. They also have to worry about the mattress being damaged and what bedwetting does to their child. The child is embarrassed because their problem prevents them being a “normal” kid and being able to spend the night at friend’s houses or go for birthday sleepovers. They think they’ll never outgrow it.

Do your best not to get upset with them over it. It’s not their fault. Do not punish them by making them change their sheets or yelling at them! Your child probably already feels self-conscious and embarrassed about it. Instead, you want to reassure them that they aren’t alone and there is nothing wrong with them. It will stop when their urinary system is mature enough.

Here are 7 tips to use to help your child’s bedwetting problems:

*Limit liquids in the evening. Let them drink what they like during the morning and daytime, but slow down on beverages the closer it gets to bedtime.

*Limit caffeine. This is a good idea to help them sleep, but limiting caffeine, especially in the evening, can also affect bedwetting.

*Make sure that your child goes to the bathroom before bed.

*Set an alarm to get up in the middle of the night & take your child to the bathroom.

*Use a reward chart. This may help encourage your child to keep trying. Place a sticker on the chart for every dry night. Give them something to look forward to when they stay dry. Possibly a treat or special privilege.

*Find and use bed wetting alarms. These are placed under the child and go off at the first sign off wetness. The idea is to wake the child enough that they can get up to use the restroom and avoid wetting the bed further.

*Pull-ups can be used for younger children. Recently they’ve created this type of undergarment for older children, too. They may not be inexpensive, but they can do a lot to help your child’s self-esteem until they can stop wetting the bed on their own.

To get more information on your child’s bedwetting and tips to help stop it be sure to pick up your copy of the Mom’s Talk eBook’s Guide to Stopping Your Child’s Bedwetting.