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Looking forward to playing this with my grandchild...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 19:17:21 +0000

Looking forward to playing this with my grandchildren, thank you for sharing. My husband suggested making the tree out of felt the little pom poms will stick.

You guys are a true inspiration!

noreply@blogger.com (Jamie Leslie) — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:01:07 +0000

You guys are a true inspiration!

I had the pleasure of training with Laura. We star...

noreply@blogger.com (Natasha Hansel) — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 12:44:11 +0000

I had the pleasure of training with Laura. We started the CHILD CARE COUNCIL the same day.. Even tho we are on different sides of the state, we still make time to send each other emails, and keep up with each other on facebook! Shes the sweetest person ever!!

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noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:58:19 +0000

Love reading about other CCC staff :)

noreply@blogger.com (Natasha Hansel) — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 13:54:33 +0000

Love reading about other CCC staff :)

Thanks:)

noreply@blogger.com (Mary Goodman) — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 13:36:13 +0000

Thanks:)

I love this! I have an aunt and uncle that are clo...

noreply@blogger.com (Natasha) — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 13:34:27 +0000

I love this! I have an aunt and uncle that are close in age with me, and they have a 7 year old and a 5 year old and them are the pickiest kids on the planet! I have, many times talked my cousins into trying something that I like and their mom and dad goes behind me and say are you really going to eat that, etc. They are to the point they have to have a plate of food, they like, without one item touching the other! I am printing this off and taking it to them! Thanks for the blog!

Thank you for Sharing..

noreply@blogger.com (Mary G) — Wed, 28 May 2014 14:47:48 +0000

Thank you for Sharing..

Thank goodness for the American Red Cross!

noreply@blogger.com (Amie Castle) — Fri, 23 May 2014 19:52:53 +0000

Thank goodness for the American Red Cross!

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Great lesson plan! Thank you!!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 16 May 2014 14:27:12 +0000

Great lesson plan! Thank you!!

Derby Pie! Why have I never heard of this? It look...

noreply@blogger.com (Natasha Hansel) — Fri, 02 May 2014 13:47:48 +0000

Derby Pie! Why have I never heard of this? It looks amazing, going to have to try it :)

Thank you Rashmi Adi-Brown, for guest blogging for...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:32:48 +0000

Thank you Rashmi Adi-Brown, for guest blogging for Kids Matter!

Dora, you've reminded me of a piece that one o...

noreply@blogger.com (Tracy Sizemore) — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:02:13 +0000

Dora, you've reminded me of a piece that one of my professor's gave us last semester:
WELCOME TO HOLLAND by Emily Perl Kingsley.

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this......

When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting.

After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland."

"Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy."

But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay.

The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.

So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met.

It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around.... and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills....and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.

But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy... and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was supposed to go. That's what I had planned."

And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away... because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss.

But... if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things ... about Holland.

Thank you Mrs. Wilson, for guest blogging on Kids ...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:21:48 +0000

Thank you Mrs. Wilson, for guest blogging on Kids Matter!

Wonderful advice! I love your statement, "We ...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 13:28:20 +0000

Wonderful advice! I love your statement, "We have learned to separate what is autistic behavior from the personality of my son."

Wonderful information shared by Kids Matter! Let&#...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 17:14:27 +0000

Wonderful information shared by Kids Matter! Let's keep our world green for future generations!

Happy Easter! Oh what a beautiful state we live in...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 14:03:11 +0000

Happy Easter! Oh what a beautiful state we live in! Awesome pics of KY!! Thank you for sharing!

Ten dollars can: • Pay a portion of the cost to de...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:25:09 +0000

Ten dollars can:
• Pay a portion of the cost to develop a training workshop on an educational topic,
• Help to keep the cost of training, for early care providers, accessible and affordable,
• Cover the cost of printing resources to educate parents on the importance of quality early care and education,
• Pay a portion of the registration fee for a low income child to attend quality child care,
• Provide resource material for a training workshop,
• Support quality in early care and education so that a child entering school for the first time is prepared to succeed!

You can see that a ten dollar donation can make a difference! Be part of Kentucky Gives Day! TODAY Support the Child Care Council of Kentucky today by going to
http://kygives.razoo.com/story/Child-Care-Council-Of-Kentucky

Can you think of a better way to spend $10.00?

I know Miss Mary and she is every bit, if not more...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:13:27 +0000

I know Miss Mary and she is every bit, if not more, sweet and kind. Just a pleasure to know.

Love Freebies:)

noreply@blogger.com (Mary) — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:46:14 +0000

Love Freebies:)

Thanks for the list.

noreply@blogger.com (Amie Castle) — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 12:10:27 +0000

Thanks for the list.

Those are great additions to the list! Thank you!!...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:39:44 +0000

Those are great additions to the list! Thank you!!!

Awesome! Thank you for sharing this with us! I had...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 15:56:48 +0000

Awesome! Thank you for sharing this with us! I had no idea about all these free birthday promotions! That inspired me to go searching for more. Here is a few more I found:
Burger King – FREE BK Kids Hamburger Meal
Captain D’s Seafood Kitchen - FREE Kid’s Birthday Meal
Cheeseburger in Paradise – FREE Birthday Appetizer or Dessert
Family Video – FREE Birthday DVD or Game Rental
Grandy’s – FREE birthday steak dinner
KMart – FREE $5.00 Birthday Bucks for KMart & FREE Birthday Fun Pack

Thank you! As teachers we have to break through th...

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:23:52 +0000

Thank you! As teachers we have to break through that old standard of teaching the alphabet. Children are exposed to letters at an earlier age than even 25 years ago. We need to push forward to be able to give employers what they need in an employee. It all starts with the alphabet. Enjoy your time with your precious grandchild! We know those childhood years don't last long :-)