The Only Valentine's List You'll Ever NeedWritten by Susan Dunn, The EQ Coach
1. List of romantic songs … if “I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You” by King won’t do. http://www.inspirationpoint.com/ipmusic.htm . 2. List of romantic movies to rent … “Casablanca,” “Princess Bride,” “Ghost” … http://www.inspirationpoint.com/ipmovies.htm .3. The heart-shaped griddle or frying pan ring for your Valentine’s pancakes and fried eggs, just $5.49: http://www.romanticgifts.com/RomanticGifts/njscat.nsf/adminCatalog/E329061D73D3165188256A31001EE646!OpenDocument&15.+Kitchen+$+Dining . Add a few drops of red food coloring to pancake dough. 4. “Love Ya” Little Guys Lunch: heart-shaped sandwich in lunch box, strawberry jam and cream cheese. Put “Love Potion” in thermos – Hawaiian punch, but tape on a new label! Pop in some Hershey’s kisses and candy hearts for dessert. 5. Family Valentine dinner – put that meatloaf in a heart-shaped pan. (Stainless steel heart-shaped baking form: ( http://www.cooking.com/products/shprodde.asp?SKU=189433 ). When its done, frost it with mashed potatoes and put some Xs and Os on it with squeeze-bottle catsup. Alternate version: Slice potatoes thin and parboil. Mix with raw hamburger and tomato soup and put in individual heart-shaped ramekins. When cooked, pipe mashed potatoes around edge and sprinkle with cayenne or paprika. 6. Serve a “red” dinner for kids – heart-shaped pasta with tomato sauce, make pizzas shaped like hearts, red kool aid, cinnamon hearts in hot cocoa and of course red jello hearts! 7. How to set mood for your Valentine’s dinner for two: http://interiordec.about.com/library/weekly/aa020900a.htm . 8. Two fabulously romantic menus with recipes: http://entertaining.about.com/library/weekly/aa020700a.htm?once=true . 9. How about “Arise My Love” cocktail? Or a dry martini shaken to waltz time? Go here: http://cocktails.about.com/library/weekly/aa012501a.htm .
| | Make Your Sun FriendlyWritten by Jennifer Clement
Every day we hear about dangers of sun and negative effects it can have on lives of our families. We continually hear about this problem, but very rarely do we hear suggestions for solutions to this issue (outside of wear your sun block or stay-out-of-the-sun warnings). As a working mom and taking these issues to heart, I had repeated confrontations with my children’s daycare provider over what constitutes proper sun protection. It did not seem right to me that I was doing things such as walking backwards with stroller or covering stroller with blankets to protect my child from sun while my daycare provider would not take even take simplest precautions, such as applying sunscreen.I have found that our kids being in sun is a fact of life, be it going to soccer practice, park, beach, or just playing in backyard. Our children rely on us to protect them from pain of a sun- burn, no less long-term effects of sun exposure. My mother continually struggles with recurring skin cancer and American Cancer Society declared that “One severe sunburn as a child, doubles chance for skin cancer later in life.” This is a very real issue that we must face together with our families. Here are some tips for enjoying sun safely: 1)Limit Time in Midday Sun – sun’s rays are strongest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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