Mom of the Year Shirt

Mom T-shirt

Best Mom on Earth Shirt

Mom T-shirt

Beary Cool Mom T-shirt

1. A Mothers Day Locket necklace with a heart and colorful flowers

Mom Locket Necklace

2. A jewelry box for mom to put her rings, special jewelry or trinkets.

Mothers Day Jewelry Box

3. A tulip print, because tulips are for spring and so is Mothers day.

4. An argyle patterned monogrammed ipad cover customized with mom’s initials.

Argyle Monogram iPad Case

5. An eco-friendly canvas mom tote bag for all her grocery runs.

Mothers Day Tote
6. A cute mothers day throw pillow for beary cool moms.

Cool Mom Pillow

7. A warm and cosy mothers day sweatshirt hoody featuring a mommy owl and a baby owl.

Mothers Day Hoody

But before settling in for it’s New York City stay, this little shuttle that could took a few victory laps around the sky. It first flew past my window and I grabbed for my camera. I had a friend who I knew was perched near JFK to take photos, but I did not expect the photo op that came my way. I managed to get this one decent shot -

Space Shuttle Flying Over NYC

I didnt know that it would not be my only chance for photographing this bird in flight – as not 10 minutes later it was flying back toward me in the opposite direction. LOL.

If you were lucky enough to work or live or be on the west side of the city you no doubt also got a view of the space shuttle piggy-backing on top of a jet.

But if you missed it – you can always visit the Intrepid Sea Air and Space Museum at the pier where this aviation icon will be on permanent display for all to see starting in June.

Today, April 26, 2012 is the 20th anniversary of Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work day. It was originally a day dedicated to young girls and was called, Take Our Daughters to Work day.

The day eventually became about all children – boys and girls.

This take your child to work day certificate can be printed out and completed by any child who spends the day at work with an adult:

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Here are some kids books about careers and/or going to work with a parent:


Orelda & Corelda on Wall Street

Piggy Nation A Day At Work With Dad

A Day with an Electrician (Hard Work)

A Day with a Doctor (Welcome Books: Hard Work)

To learn more about his official April holiday visit the official site at http://www.daughtersandsonstowork.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=936

Here are some simple, easy earth day tips each of us can do. Remember no contribution is too small when it comes to the long haul we have to repair the earth.

1. Air dry your hair – leave the blowdryer in the closet.
2. Flush less
3. Carry totes with you for groceries and other purchases.
4. Stop using plastic water bottles and start using reusable containers.
5. Eat a more plant-based diet.
6. Open the shades and let the natural light in.
7. Take shorter showers.
8. Double check that piece of paper you’re throwing out…it might still have room for a grocery list rather than using a new piece.
9. Go paperless and opt-in to not receive paper bills in the mail.
10. Turn off computers, tvs and light switches when not in use.
11. Supersize it – buy bigger containers of products. A gallon of water uses less plastic then individual smaller bottles equalling that amount.
12. Walk to work, the store or other destinations when you can leave the car at home.
13. Buy hybrid
14. Eat local
15. Carpool
16. Plant a tree
17. Plant a garden
18. Read a book instead of watching TV
19. Use cloth napkins instead of paper
20. Drink less soda – reducing the use of cans and bottles.

Are you a webmaster? You can transfer domains to Namecheap on Earth Day and a tree will be planted for each domain moved. (code: SAVETHEEARTH)

Be sure to check out our free earth day coloring pages.

And our Earth Day Coloring Book.

Malbec World Day

Today is Malbec World Day and on this, its 2nd year in existence, there are again celebrations, wine events and tributes around the world to honor this fine red wine.

Malbec World Day is to malbec drinkers what the Gilroy Garlic Festival is to garlic lovers.

Never tried malbec wine? Browse Malbec Wines to purchase from Amazon.com

Love malbec and want to let the world know? Wear one of these malbec t-shirts:

Malbec Wine T-shirt

Malbec Wine T-shirt

Want to know what events are happening in honor of the winelicious day? Visit malbecworldday.com.

Earth Day Coloring Book

Earth Day Coloring Book

Pictures inside for kids to color include a frog, a sun, a cow, the earth, a tree, an owl, a lightbulb, a girl brushing her teeth, a boy riding a bike and more.

Available at Amazon.com.

From inside the book:

Turn off the lights when you leave a room. Give a hoot and don’t pollute.

Use the energy from the sun. Plant a garden.

Go green – it’s easy being green. Green looks good on everyone.

Shut off the water when brushing your teeth. Reduce your carbon footprint.

Kids Earth Day T-shirt

Happy Earth Day Shirt

Earth Day T-shirt

Green Living Tee Shirt

Recycle Message T-shirt

Here are some basket gift ideas if you to send to loved ones,

Easter Flowers & Gifts – Easter Sweets And Treats Bunny Basket – The soft and cuddly bunny is surrounded by Easter treats for the whole gang. Milk chocolate Easter eggs from Jelly Belly, Lindt chocolate truffles, Too Good tea cookies and chocolate cookies, and a Ghirardelli chocolate bar.

Easter Flowers & Gifts – Easter Delivery Fruit & Sweets Box – 7 pieces of fruit, crispy apples and juicy oranges, crackers, cheese, biscotti, Easter cookies and chocolate Easter eggs.

Easter Flowers & Gifts – Chocolate Indulgence Basket – Good – includes Dolcetto wafer rolls, Chocolate Chip Cookies, kettle fresh chocolate fudge, chocolate-covered pretzels, assorted Ghirardelli chocolate squares, Ghirardelli caramel square, and truffle cookies.

Getting kids to discover the joys of reading and the magic of books is what this day is all about all around the world. So gather your kids and grab some books and snuggle in for some quality book time.

Today there are so many ways to get children excited about reading, from watching read aloud books on youtube, to an old-fashioned trip to the library, to even planning a craft day where they write and draw their own books.

Whether it’s a rhyming book, a science book, an art book, a book about issues they may have in scchool – like bullying, a puzzle book, a counting book or a riddle book, getting books in the hands of boys and girls is an important step to getting them on the fun road to reading for life.

Hans Christian Andersen wrote The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor’s New Clothes, The Little Mermaid, The Snow Queen and a host of other fairy tales – reading those with your kids is a terrific day to commemorate this fun  reading holiday.

Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

The Ugly Duckling

The Snow Queen (Illustrated) (Andersen Fairy Tales)