Life and Trials of a Single Mom with 3 Amazing Kiddos!

Dancing for fun instead of competition for a change!

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Brianna and Grampy dance together on November 9, 2012

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Natalia Performing at the Spring Talent Show

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Trio featuring Brianna, Fran, and Madeline

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The girls worked very hard every Saturday after regular classes on this dance choreographed specifically for them!!

Brianna at TOP Dance Competition Production Dance

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I love this dance number! It was so much fun to watch-Got to fix a few glitches that occurred and then WOW!! the Creation Dance Competition judges in May!!

Brianna Jazz Routine to Burlesque

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I absolutely love this song and the movie so I was thrilled when Brianna told me they were going to dance to it!! The the team does a great job with it!! Way to go girls-Work it!

Moves like Jagger Dance Routine Brianna and CLPAC dance team

2012-04-19T00:30:00.001-07:00

Brianna Rivera and the Canyon Lake Performing Arts Center dance team performing at the Talent on Parade dance competition-received Top 1st place trophy

Da Police Hip Hop Routine performed at Talent on Parade Dance competition

2012-04-19T00:24:00.001-07:00

You would never know this was a group of kids from rural Texas-they have the Gangsta moves going on!!

Rolling in the Deep Dance Routine Brianna

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My amazing daughter at the Talent on Parade dance competition with the Canyon Lake Performing Arts Center-our first competition. the dance took an Elite Top First trophy and 2nd overall!! Learned alot at the dance competition and am going to write a blog very soon to help novice parents through the grueling process!!

Our kids need to see this film!

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Great Link to Information for Parents

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Common Sense Media puts out a great e-newsletter with reviews on books, movies, videogames, and all things electronic and rates them for kids and teens.

Press Room | Common Sense Media

Save Texas Schools is a great site

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Positive Dance | Rhee Gold

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Positive Dance | Rhee Gold

DSL Dance Wire

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DSL Dance Wire

Mailing List

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Mailing List

LIFEDANCE 2011 BARINAS

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Positive Dance | Rhee Gold

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Positive Dance | Rhee Gold

BREAKING: GOP refuse to let women testify on #birthcontrol. Check out the ALL MALE panel. #gopFAIL #waronwomen

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BREAKING: GOP refuse to let women testify on #birthcontrol. Check out the ALL MALE panel. #gopFAIL #waronwomen: BREAKING: GOP refuse to let women testify on #birthcontrol. Check out the ALL MALE panel. #gopFAIL #waronwomen

Chinese New Year 2012: Horoscopes for the Year of the Water Dragon | Tarot.com

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Chinese New Year 2012: Horoscopes for the Year of the Water Dragon | Tarot.com

Playing For Change | Peace Through Music

2012-01-23T03:14:00.000-08:00

Playing For Change | Peace Through Music

Playing For Change | Don't Worry - Live Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. The idea for this project arose from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. No matter whether people come from different geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds, music has the universal power to transcend and unite us as one human race. And with this truth firmly fixed in our minds, we set out to share it with the world.

Playing For Change | Don't Worry - Live

2012-01-23T03:11:00.000-08:00

Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. The idea for this project arose from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. No matter whether people come from different geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds, music has the universal power to transcend and unite us as one human race. And with this truth firmly fixed in our minds, we set out to share it with the world. Playing For Change | Don't Worry - Live

2011-11-10T14:04:00.000-08:00

Dreading My Children's Fundraisers

If you are a parent with school-age children and/or children involved in extra-curricular activities then you can probably relate to the statement above!
I have 3 children and each one of them brings home so many requests for fundraising activities that the neighbors actually turn off their porch lights when they see my kids coming-afraid of how much the glossy brochures they are clutching in their hands are going to cost them this time! Trust me, I understand what they are feeling and the kids are very careful to place the latest money drive campaign for their activity in an obvious spot in my room and then run for their lives before they can see me weep!

For the parents who have yet to experience this unavoidable phenomenon, I hope the following information will help prepare you for the barrage of requests to part you from your hard-earned cash; all in the name of a good and worthy cause: your child. From the day the new school year begins until approximately mid-February each year, plan on spending your week-ends selling over-priced pies, cookie dough, "fun shaped" pasta, popcorn, nuts, girl scout cookies, wrapping paper, jewelry, candles and many other items that you are told you can't live without. Please notice that I did say that YOU will be selling these items-not your children-because, as you will discover, even though the person in charge of the fundraising effort for their particular group will do their best to fill your children's heads with images of all the GREAT PRIZES that they will receive if they only sell 35 items, your children will only remain motivated for 2 days or until they have visited the neighbors on your street-and then they will promptly forget all about it until the day it is due. You, on the other hand, will receive e-mails, text messages and reminders at each meeting or ballgame that the fate of the PTA or league is in your hands and that without the fundraiser profits they would have to double your registration fees or your children would go without the proper learning aids they need in school.

The Single Biggest, Game-Changing Thing You Can Do This Weekend

2011-11-03T10:15:00.000-07:00

The Single Biggest, Game-Changing Thing You Can Do This Weekend

Louise L Hay Affirmation Meditation

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Louise Hay: You Can Heal Your Life: The Movie

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