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March 7th, 2010 | Tags: all-star, AYSO, california, championship, fun, Kids, mom blog, mom entertainment, mom news, soccer | Category: Alyssa's Camp, Sports | My chance to gloat here…I had to write about my daughter’s soccer team, being the proud mama that I am.
After a very stressful two days of screaming and cheering, biting every last fingernail I had, pacing the sidelines and taking pictures to try and calm my nerves, we watched our girls go undefeated in the section playoffs and become the 2010 AYSO Central California Section All-Star Champs out of the 16 teams that made it to the tournament. They now advance to the State Championships later this month and we all have our fingers crossed. I can’t even imagine how stressful that weekend will be. I’m looking for advice as to how I can remain calm, cool and collected….is it really possible?!?
March 4th, 2010 | Tags: family, fun, mom, mom blog, mom entertainment, mom news, moms, oscars, red carpet, southern california, swag bag | Category: Alyssa's Camp, Entertainment | Here in Southern California, the buzz is all about the upcoming Oscars on Sunday!
Check out the link below to the radio show ‘This Little Parent Stayed Home’. I entered a contest to win a FREE Oscar SWAG Bag that they actually hand out to the red carpet walkers and presenters and I need your votes! I basically had to write about why I a deserve to win the SWAG Bag and then share my acceptance speech. The person who receives the most votes by tomorrow wins!
Click on the link and scroll down to read my comment which is #48 and then leave a comment yourself stating that Alyssa should win!
Thanks a million!
Click Here to vote for Alyssa
March 3rd, 2010 | Tags: body, chelsea king, headlines, john gardner, Kids, mom, mom blog, mom entertainment, mom news, nigtmare, parent, Safety, san diego | Category: Alyssa's Camp, General, Safety | A horrible story that hits too close to home. Our hearts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Chelsea King, may she rest in peace.
The body of a seventeen year-old innocent victim, Chelsea King, was found in a shallow grave yesterday near Lake Hodges in San Diego County after she was reported missing last Thursday. A convicted sex offender, John Gardner, has been arrested and is scheduled to be charged today with rape and first degree murder.
Here’s a guy that pleaded guilty with no remorse to molesting a 13 year old girl in 2000, spent five years in jail on a six year sentence. He had faced eleven years but it was cut down to six. At the time, he was interviewed by a psychiatrist who told the court he was a “continued danger to underage girls in the community.”
Well why should the courts listen to the advice of an expert? How the heck are people like this allowed to roam our communities? And worse yet, our tax dollars are providing him with an attorney and giving him hot meals while he sits his butt behind bars waiting for his day in court and for people to decide what to do with him.
In my opinion, he ought to be dealt the same cards that he bestowed upon his victim. Beaten to a pulp and thrown into a shallow grave.
Parents, be sure to periodically check to see if there are sex offenders living near you at Family Watchdog.
March 2nd, 2010 | Tags: family, fun, Kids, mom, mom blog, mom entertainment, mom news, moms, parents, sleep, volleyball | Category: Alyssa's Camp, Sports | Let me set the stage for this one.
We are in a huge gymnasium-type complex. There are sixteen volleyball courts just separated by nets, no walls. There are sixteen volleyball games going on at the same time. This means screaming girls on the courts, parents and fans yelling, officials blowing their whistles and just nothing but chaos from all this noise bouncing off the outside walls.
And yet, she manages to sleep, even after she was hit with a runaway volleyball, her eyes stayed closed! I wish I could sleep like that…
A good friend of mine, Natasha Duswalt, grew up in the modeling industry as a successful fit and catalog model for 15 years. She then took her experience as a model and opened up an agency of her own, Peak Models and Talent.
Peak Models quickly became one of the top fit model agencies in the LA area. As time passed, Peak Models began booking catalogs, print, runway, showroom, advertising campaigns, infomercials, television commercials, along with continuing to keep clients booked with top fitting models. Under the direction of Natasha, Peak Models has grown into one of the most reliable and respected modeling and talent agencies in the Los Angeles area today. She has even booked jobs for my kids withouth a ZED card or a lot of experience. One of my boys is currently a fit model for VANS and I cannot tell you how excited he is to be trying on all the cool clothes before they hit the stores and making some money at the same time!
As an agent, Natasha not only built a successful business but, she is an agent that truly cares about the success of her models. She is one that consistently provides advice and guidance to her models and supports them 100%. There’s a lot to the modeling industry and those that are ‘wet behind the ears” tend to get taken advantage of. Success doesn’t come in the form of just a pretty face. In an effort to go above and beyond and help existing models and those that aspire to become one, Natasha has put together a wonderful system called ‘Modeling Secrets Revealed.’ A book, a cd set and an action guide that share the tools of the trade, how the industry has changed, what agents look for, how to market yourself and common mistakes to be aware of.
If you or someone you know is currently in or interested in the modeling industry I would definately check it out, it’s well worth the read.
Modeling Secrets Revealed
Last week I wrote about my sister-in-law who ended up in the ER. She had been sick with the flu for some time and went to the ER when she started to experience chest pains. She was admitted to the hospital and had a series of tests run, including a chest x-ray.
While in the hospital, a few different doctors were involved on her case including the ER doc, the attending, a cardiologist and her own physician. Two of the doctors, after listening to her heart, said that they heard fluid…hmm interesting… but no follow up on that. So after two days, she was told her echo cardiogram was ok, she still has the flu, was released and sent home still feeling like absolute crap and told if she felt ok she could go back to work.
OK, this was last Thursday. Still feeling lousy, she went back to her doctor for a follow up on Monday. While reviewing her records, he discovered that it was noted on her chest x-ray from last week that she had pneumonia. Quickly, she was put on antibiotics and bedrest.
My question is whether or not all these doctors actually communicate with each other? Common sense but if two of the doctors heard fluid in her lungs, should they not have looked at the chest x-ray. Four doctors looking at her files, and they all miss it?
Apparently, this wasn’t the first time something like this happened at the hospital she was at. Gives you a real comforting feeling doesn’t it.
February 21st, 2010 | Tags: digital photos, digital scrapbooking, family, familystoriesinpictures.com, heritage, heritage makers, Kids, lake tahoe, mom, mom blog, mom entertainment, moms, parenting news, stories | Category: Alyssa's Camp, Family Platoon, Reviews | I am so excited right now, for a few reasons.
1. I finished my very first digital scrapbook;
2. I am kicking off my new online publishing/scrapbooking business with Heritage Makers, www.familystoriesinpictures.com; and
3. I just got back from my first Heritage Makers Regional Meeting and I am totally pumped to spread the word on this new technology that is fantastic!
I wanted to share my first project with everyone to show you how cool it is and let you know how easy it is. It took me about two hours to make this book about our recent ski trip in Lake Tahoe. Check it out.
Click to see my Lake Tahoe Project
The one thing I want to do as a mom for my family is to give them a mechanism to learn about their family’s past and allow them to keep our heritage going well into the future. Heritage Makers allows me to do this through their online publishing tool called Studio. I can transform pictures and memories into meaning and preserve it all for a very long time.
If you are interested in Heritage Makers and what it can do for your family, check out my website www.familystoriesinpictures.com or just send me a note.
If you are interested in your own business where you can create and tell your family story while spreading the word to others, make some money at your own pace without sacrificing time with your family, I encourage you to consider joining my Heritage Makers team.
It’s the perfect time to get involved on the ground floor as the business expands. There are many direct selling organziations that exist today but, in my mind, none that compare to Heritage Makers. A solid business model that was founded on the vision of celebrating life’s stories by helping preserve, honor, and strengthen the traditions, values, relationships and everyday lives of those we care about the most.
Click here to learn more about Heritage Makers
February 20th, 2010 | Tags: cheat, food, government checks, groceries, mercedes, mom, mom blog, mom entertainment, mom news, moms, parenting, tax payers | Category: Alyssa's Camp, General | There are not that many things that truly irritate me but today something got to me. I was standing in line at the grocery store and the woman in front of me was well dresssed, wearing some nice jewelry, including a big diamond on her finger and had a baby in the cart. She was paying her bill with some kind of government checks. OK, so I give her the benefit of the doubt and think maybe she’s a bit strapped for cash, like the majority of us.
I check out and walk out to my car where I see the same lady getting into a beautiful brand spanking new Mercedes. Again, I didn’t want to jump to conclusions so I thought it maybe wasn’t hers even though I highly doubted it.
I thought to myself, do I say something? She has a trunk full of groceries that she didn’t pay a dime of her own money for and a nice new EXPENSIVE car. For those of you that know me, you can probably figure that I didn’t bite my tongue. As I pushed my empty cart past her I said, “wow, that’s a really nice car.”
She immediately responded, “isn’t it, my husband just got it for me two weeks ago.”
She stood there gloating over the fact that it was a surprise gift from husband.
With a big smile I then said, “it’s a shame you can afford a car like that but us tax payers have to pay for your groceries!”
She quickly turned around, jumped into her car, slammed the door and sped out of the parking lot.
WTF is this country coming to?
For once, I came across some ‘good news’ this morning that wasn’t all about trying to what I call ’shock’ the American public with some crazy story that we too often see day in and day out.
The story is about what Bob Moore, owner of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods, does for his employees. In light of all the crap that is going on in our world, there really are some great people out there. Enjoy
Click here to watch the video
February 18th, 2010 | Tags: cash, dream, ER, family, Health, lottery, mom, mom blog, mom entertainment, moms | Category: Alyssa's Camp, Family Platoon | It’s been a rough ride in our house the last couple of weeks dealing with major medical issues with some family members. First it was my brother-in-law with some surgery to put a plate and screws in his back, then my mom with very scary female issues and then it topped off with my sister-in-law in the ER with chest pains. The diagnosis for all three ended up on a positive note, thank goodness, but it’s the waiting that’s so difficult to deal with. Coupled with the fact that we live 3000 miles away from everyone doesn’t make it any easier.
It’s very hard when you can’t be near your loved ones and all you can do it wait for the phone to ring to get an update. Sure, you try to put your mind at ease and keep yourself busy but honestly, it’s nearly impossible. I often dream of how great it would be to live near our families again and have the ability to hop in the car and be with them when they need us and we need them the most. Unfortunately it’s not in the cards. Our only hope is that we’ll hit the lottery and have enough cash to move back east without the worry of how we support the family. On the flip side, maybe enough cash could get them all out here on the west coast. Afterall they are all having a tough winter with all that snow, maybe they would want to make the move to the sunshine.
Hey, it doesn’t hurt to dream, right!
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