Rexanne's Web Review - Issue #43

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Issue #43 - May 1, 2001

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Welcome All Newcomers!

Did we all survive spring break? ;-) Our spring break ended last week and it's back to the old routine. I miss sleeping in. Does anyone else notice that toward the end of the school year, it gets harder to drag yourself out of bed early in the mornings? Has me looking forward to summer right along with the kids!

Mother's Day is less than two weeks away, on May 13. You'll find lots of Mother's Day fun and seriousness in today's newsletter and everything you'll ever need to know or find for Mother's Day on my Mother's Day site here: Rexanne's Mother's Day

My biggest cyber hugs to all our dear mom readers. We are so fortunate to hold that title. Enjoy your special day!

Reader's Comments:

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Annabelle wrote about last week's topic, back talk:

"Wilma's take on back talk was so enlightening and really made me think about the way I talk to my son. I plan on treating him with more respect from now on. I think we could all use a little of that and if I make the first effort, maybe he'll get it!"

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Kathy wrote this about our site of the week, Carole Moore - The Humor Writer, from the last newsletter:

"I just wanted to write and tell you thanks for the giggles. I'm a work at home mom and I have 3 sons: ages 27, 20 and 2. Yes ... 2. SHOOT ME!"

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Rusty wrote:

"I really enjoy your newsletter each time you send it. Thank you for all of your splendid ideas of interest!"

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OK, here's the scoop:

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Quote of the Week: Yes, Mother, I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me. - Alice Walker

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This Week's Web Review is Sponsored By: Prima Flowers

Prima Flowers delivers beautiful, fresh flowers direct from the growers. I have seen the arrangements they send and they are impressive! Prima Flowers is the only online florist that I recommend with complete confidence.

Prima Flowers is now accepting Mother's Day orders and will ship to arrive on Mother's Day. Order early for guaranteed Mother's Day delivery.

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Parenting & Family Topic of the Week: Honoring Mothers

Honoring Mothers
By Rexanne Mancini

Moms, did you ever question your value as a role model, care taker, administer of hugs and Band-Aids? I think we all have in today's climate of do more, get more, have more. Many of us work to bring home a pay check and others work for our sanity. Have you ever wondered if your children were better off with the baby sitter than you? Scientific studies are beginning to point to the overwhelming value of a mother's love, hugs and support. Nannies, baby-sitters and relatives are terrific. They just aren't as terrific as Mom.

I have had the best of both worlds, I suspect. I worked a high-powered executive job until my older daughter was two and a half. At a crossroads in my career, I opted to get pregnant and stay home for a year. HA! Little did I realize I was about to take a ten year hiatus from my much-loved life! I didn't get pregnant right away, but, after having spent a year basking in the glow of being Mom, I couldn't bear giving up the care and nurturing of my daughter to another nanny, no matter how wonderful. I think it was the best career move of my life.

Ten years later, I am back in the work force and thriving. Yes, I felt bored much of the time. Yes, our family sacrificed the bigger house, fancier cars and vacations some of our peers were enjoying. But it was a conscious decision to sacrifice for the benefit of our children. We wanted our morals, our ethics and our life lessons to influence our children.

I think moms can work at home, be homemakers or work outside of the home and still be great moms. The most important part of mothering, I feel, is being there for our children. Maybe your sacrifice is going to work but spending your precious little free time reading your child a bedtime story every night, taking him to the park on Saturdays or chaperoning your daughter's school dance. What matters is our input, the confidence in our roles as mothers and knowing we are the best person for the role ... to understand how valuable we are to society.

Pat yourselves on the backs ... you've accomplished a miracle! There is no greater sacrifice on earth, in my opinion, than making the decision to be a parent. Know how important you are. Know that your children need you to be as solid an individual as you can be. Therein lies your strength as a mother, whether you spend all day at home or in an office. We are all exceptional women in our motherhood.

This article, from Momscape, is an excellent essay on the importance of moms: Mother Matters

And a story that speaks volumes about what it really means to become a mother: Mother and Daughter

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Rexanne Mancini is the mother of two daughters, Justice and Liberty. She is a novelist, freelance writer and maintains an extensive yet informal parenting and family web site, Rexanne.com – http://www.rexanne.com -Visit her site for good advice, award-winning Internet holiday pages and some humor to help you cope. Subscribe to her free newsletter, Rexanne’s Web Review, for a monthly dose of Rexanne: http://www.rexanne.com/rwr-archives.html

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This article is available for reprint at no charge providing the resource box with the writer's information is included and remains intact.

Have an opinion about this topic or a story to share? Please send it: My Opinion

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Food & Cooking Site of the Week: Brunch Recipes

Planning to treat someone called Mom to a home cooked early meal? This site is for all our dads and kids ... brunch recipes for the queens in our lives. You can gather inspiration for a comfy, easy breakfast/brunch in bed or a luxurious sit down meal. Either way you go, Mom will bask in her once a year don't-have-to-cook role.

See what you can do ... cooking really is fun!

Couldn't resist this excerpt from a letter to President Ronald Reagan, written by 12-year-old Jonathan Adashek: To the best of my knowledge, there has been no child in space. I would like to learn about being weightless, and I'd like to get away from my mother's cooking.

Bon Appetit!

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Kid's Site of the Week: Mother's Day Family & Kid Links

The kids will find all manner of fun on this page, from Mommy crafts that will win her heart even more to online games. They'll definitely chew up valuable computer time frolicking through the links. Bring them a snack, a long cold one and set 'em loose ... ;-)

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Tip or Trick of the Week:
Reader's Tips

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Just in time for Mother's Day, Steven sent in these tips for keeping flowers fresh:

"Cut off all leaves below the water line. Submerged leaves will rot & block the flow of water up the stem & flowers will wilt faster.

Add a preserving solution to a vase of warm water made of one teaspoon sugar and 1 teaspoon chlorine bleach before adding flowers."

Thank you, Steven! I'm betting you're in the business of flowers. :-)

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Deneen has this great tip on saving a page from a framed site:

"Right click on the page and hit OPEN FRAME IN NEW WINDOW. You can add it to Explorer's favorites or copy and paste the link from Explorer to the AOL browser then click on the heart (or use the NEW in favorites to add it). One way that this will not work is if someone has coded the "no right click" feature on a site."

Thank you, Deneen!

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Got a tip or trick your fellow readers would enjoy or could use? Please send it here for possible publication in one of the next issues: Tips

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Freebie of the Week: Free Ice Cream!

Whooo Hooo ... Not only one but two of our favorite ice cream stores are having a freebie day on May 2. Ben & Jerry's and Baskin-Robbins will be serving free ice cream cones tomorrow. Hurry!

Both businesses are offering free ice cream to thank their customers for loyal support over the years, however, for every scoop given away, Baskin-Robbins will make a donation to First Book, providing new books for underprivileged kids.

Here are the links that will explain what's up: Baskin-Robbins - Ben & Jerry's

Treat the whole family! ;-)

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Weekly Time Waster: QueenDom.com - Mind Games
Because life is supposed to be fun!

Here's a cool page of time wasters for adults, not just the queens among us. Fun vocabulary tests, mind benders, trivia games, jigsaw puzzles, memory games and oh oh ... fair warning ... a sex trivia test that you do not have to take! LOL! All good fun and some brain food thrown in for good measure, QueenDom.com's Mind Games will keep you entertained and wasting time for hours.

Feed the kids first ...

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Featured Site of the Week: Granny Greetings

A collection of oldie-goldies, memories, original compositions and personal tributes.

For the big moms out there, here's a page of wonderful granny-isms, mom-isms and tributes to the original mothers among us. What would this world be without grandmas? You can send in your own tribute to Grams or Nana or Nonna ... however you say Grandma, honor yours with a visit to this fun page and maybe share a bit of your own family history with the world.

While you're in the mood to honor Grandma, take a cruise through our advertiser's site, Gold Violin. Exclusive, beautiful and practical gifts designed with seniors in mind. So many really perfect presents to
make gift-giving easy this Mother's Day.

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