Read Across America

NEA's Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2

The Purpose of Read Across America
Motivating children to read is an important factor in student achievement and creating lifelong successful readers. Research has shown that children who are motivated and spend more time reading do better in school.

I love to read, and have always!! I read mostly Sci. Fi, Fantasy, and Mysteries, but it was not always like this.

I have been a special education teacher for over 24 years, and have always read to my students. I even read to my high school kids.

I really love Theodore Giesel, not sure who that is?
What if I said he was called himself Dr.?

Still not sure, what if I said he used his middle name, which was also his mother's maiden name?

Still need some help? He wrote a book with 220 words that every new-reader needs to know.

DR. SEUSS!!!

Dr. Seuss, or Theodore Giesel, was born March 2, 1904. He wrote many books, but his first children's book was And To Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street. But did you know he sent it off 27 times and it was rejected 27 times!! Talk about perseverance

Houghton-Miflfin and Random House asked Dr. Seuss to write a children’s primer book with new –reader vocabulary. Just using 220 words and he wrote The Cat in the Hat. The rest as they say is history.

But, did you know that Dr. Seuss also wrote political cartoons? And some of his books had underlying meanings.

He even wrote a book for adults: The Seven Lady Godivas.

I still have the first Dr. Seuss my parents bought me, so enjoy some magical rhyming with Dr. Seuss and read to your child to get them into a lifelong habit of reading.

But don't stop today, read everyday with them.

Leverage

I had been anticitpating Leverage since I first saw it advertised. I love the intro: Prepare to get even.

Robin Hood and his team

Cast of characters: Nathan: the honest leader

Alec: computer geek ( with a bit of internet fraud mixed in)

Eliot: retrieval specialist: actually deadly martial artist

Parker: thief that specializes in aerial

Sophie: con artist supreme

The premise of the show, get even with those who use power and wealth to victimize others.

I really loved how the con was alot like Ocean's 11.

The series premiers on Tuesdays at 9:00 CST.

Purse Giveaway!!

Handbag Planet is giving away a free handbag every hour for 24 hours on October 15, 2008 ,the day they launch their website. Go here to sign up. The bags are really, really awesome. They have a huge selection and variety of styles and colors.

This is the one I want, I just love the color and style. What do you think?

Fragrance Families

It's a tough job to find the fragrance that's right for you. Here's some helpful information about fragrance families.....did you know fragrances belonged to families? Now ya do!

~~~~~~FRAGRANCE FAMILIES~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~Oriental~~~~~~~
The Oriental Family is exotic and spicy. These fragrances are wrapped with warm comforting notes such as amber, vanilla, cinnimon and clove. Also present are rich florals, like Jasmine They are often described as addictive and give a sweet impression.

~~~~~~~Fruity Floral~~~~~~~
The Fruity Floral Family is fruity and bright, it uses fruity notes mingled with floral to give color, freshness and add juiciness. Fruity notes can be green (apple/pear), tropical (peach/pineapple) or berry.

~~~~~~~Floral Floral~~~~~~~
The Floral Floral Family soft and feminine and the most popular fragrance family. Florals are characterized by a blend of mixed bouquets such as , rose, and gardenia to name a few. Florals can be pure and flowery or blended with soft musk notes for a subtle warmth or to create a soft and powdery feeling.

~~~~~~~Fresh Floral~~~~~~~
The Fresh Floral Family is fresh and zesty. Fresh floral fragrances are bright florals accented with fresh notes. They burst with citrus notes like lemon, lime, and grapefruit or crisp greens like fresh cut grass or violet leaves. This family also includes cool and refreshing water-based scents.

~~~~~~~Citrus~~~~~~~
The Citrus Family is zesty and energizing. and boast clean and refreshing notes such as lemon, lime and mandarin as well as natural notes like fresh cut grass and rich green leaves. Cool and refreshing marine tones are also present.

~~~~~~~Woodsy~~
The Woodsy Family is fresh and clean, it is the most popular in the men's category. Woodsy contain a cocktail of ingredients mixing pine, cedarwood, and are often spiked with sweet spices and oriental woods. They give a clean and groomed impression.

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Now you may be asking yourself what is a note? I will be happy to tell you!

A Fragrance goes through 3 main stages in which intensity changes and different elements of composition emerge. The stages of a fragrances are top, mid and base notes.
TOP NOTES: get your attention right away. They are strong and make an impression but fade quickly. Common top notes are citrus, fruity and green notes.
MID NOTES: as top notes gradually fade away, a fragrance intensifies and mid notes become apparent. Mid notes appear 10-20 minutes after application. They form the heart and body of a fragrance and give overall character. Mid notes are floral and spices.
BASE NOTES: base notes give foundation and lastingness. They are noticable 15 minutes after application and the final scent to emerge after application. They bring depth and solidness to frangrances. Base notes are woods, musks, ambers and vanilla.

Become a Fragrance Designer with the new E-Scential Starter Kit

Join the Urban Botanic team and become an Independent Fragrance Designer! Imagine the possibilities with earning an income doing something you love... money never smelled so good!

The E-Scential Starter Kit has everything you need to start your business. Containing over $200 worth of products and materials, the E-Scential Starter Kit is an incredible value at $99.00.

-Floral Family Samplers (15)
-Fruity Family Samplers (17)
-Herby Family Samplers (9)
-Leafy Family Samplers (9)
-Spicy Family Samplers (8)
-Woodsy Family Samplers (8)
-Blended Recipe Samplers (30)
-20 Catalogs
-50 Order Forms
-100 Invitations
-100 Business Cards
-1 Urban Botanic Fragrance Warmer (our most popular Warmer accordingto availability)
-3 Fragrance Oils (our most popular scents according to season and availability)
-Urban Botanic Welcome Folder
-Access to My U.B.Office, the online Fragrance Designer businessportal.

http://www.urbanbotanic.com/dianek

Prepare to be amazed

What an exciting time in the world of fragrance!!!
The company has been investigating many different methods of scenting our homes with UB products. They tested everything from candles to reed diffusers, plug-ins to room sprays… wanting to find the best way to fill our homes with inviting fragrance.

In the end, they found the best method was oil warming. UB Perfume Oils make the most fabulous home fragrances and are safe to use in an oil warmer. I'm astonished at the quality of home fragrances our products make. I probably shouldn't be so surprised, but the Urban Botanic Home Collection is more fragrant and clean smelling than any candle or other form of home fragrance I've experienced before. Ever! I would love for you to discover the same!

Did you know that your average 24 oz candle burns for about 10 hours? One bottle of our perfume oil will "burn" for 1000 hours

1/10th the cost of most candles:Now, with the Urban Botanic Home Collection, you no longer have any of those problems.Just place 2-3 drops of Urban Botanic oil on the warming plate, turn it on and enjoy 6-8 hours of fragrance. Turn it off, and the scent lingers. Just turn it on the next day, if there is still oil in the warmer.

Here are some great "fall" recipes to use with your warmer

Apple Pie: One drop each of Green Apple, Maple Spice, and Cinnamon

Brown Sugar Fig: Two drops Brown Sugar and one drop Fig - this one is a dead ringer for the popular fragrance, and fabulous for fall.

Almond Cookie: One drop each of Almond and Cinnamon and two drops Coconut.

Harvest: One each of Vanilla, Allspice, and Maple Spice

More about Herbys

When I joined Urban Botanic, I took the personality test and it came back that I was mainly an Herby.

Here is a bit more about Herbys: We always remember birthdays and send you a card. Herbies are the most thoughtful of all the personality types. They care about others and love to take care of others. They worry about everyone and everything. They will hang on your every word and whatever you are telling them, becomes real to them. This sometimes makes them appear to be nosy as they ask so many questions. They also want everyone to succeed and see the best in everyone. This trait often causes them to get hurt. They often get caught up in helping others and forget about themselves.

The Herby oils are Lavender, Almond, Garden Mint, Basil, Spearmint, Peppermint, Sage, Tomato Leaf, and Chamomile.

When you look at this list, you see the herbs that are used to soothe and relax. Definately the Herby personality.

In the New Scent Collections there is Lavender, Garden Mint, Almond, Coconut, White Musk, and Rose which can be purchased at a deep discount. As you can see, the collections uses some of the Herby scents, but then adds some others to round it out a bit.

The following which is called Pink Pearls makes an awesome fragrance. coconut, white musk, and rose. I really like our rose because it is not like most rost fragrances, it is not overpowering