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Issue # -81 September 1, 2004

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Welcome all newcomers and faithful readers! Wow. It's been a full two months of relaxing and chaos here. A vacation from publishing this newsletter is slightly silly. Putting Rexanne's Web Review together each month isn't as stressful as having more time to find even more stressful things and events to dig into. ;-) I'm back and happy to be here. :-) How did everyone's summer go? Please share your stories!

Who's ready to jump into the next holiday fray? Halloween is just six short weeks away. Best get ready for it, starting now: Rexanne's Halloween

Some of you know I also work in the film business here in Los Angeles. My main focus is as a music supervisor, which means I find songs, composers and whatever type of music a film needs. I am insanely passionate about music and discovering as-yet unpublished songs gives me a big thrill. It's a good thing because sometimes I get buried in "listening" for a film, such as the last one I worked on which wrapped post production a few months ago, in which I had to find, clear and license 38 "new" songs. While I am extremely proud of the soundtrack on this project I also had fun on the set of the movie and got to act in it! I enjoyed it a lot. All this is leading up to an offer for you to actually see and hear me perform in this film, right here online. The movie is a very fun romantic comedy titled "Yard Sale" You can visit the film's web site and and watch me in the trailer. I'm the lady who says: "It always amazes me how much baggage people collect over a lifetime" or something like that. ;-) Here's the link: Yard Sale Movie Once there, click on "video" to see the trailer. Yard Sale will garner an "R" rating in theaters once it's released and the trailer has a few "off colored" words in it so make the kids leave the room first. ;-)

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--- Reader's Comments:

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Lori wrote:

"I just read your spanking article-- Very good! Something you should add-- Shepherds do not hit their sheep with the rod--they use them as guides by placing them at their sides to direct them-- We are to guide and discipline our kids-- not hit, push and punish! Below is what a shepherd had to tell me:

'If I bopped my sheep with a rod they'd very quickly learn to avoid me like the plague, making rounding them up bloody difficult. Not only is this notion counter productive, it could also be very dangerous. For example, if you've accustomed yourself to moving your lambs around by hitting them, when your ram lambs grow up to be breeding rams they will (in Icelandic Sheep) top out at around 200 pounds with full racks of horns, usually with a double curl and pointed ends front. Trust me on this one ... not even a baseball bat wielded with great power is going to stop that ram from seriously injuring you if you've taught it that you hit. Because by the time you need to be able to stop that charging ram, he's already used to being hit. So it won't be a surprise, he knows it is coming, and he's going to get you.'"

Amen to all of the above Lori. Explaining "the rod" as you and the shepherd did says what I've tried to say, only better. Thank you!

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Deanna wrote:

"My daughter from Va. was here visiting with her family and we all took a little trip to the Black Hills. This is the first time all of my 8 grandchildren have been together, so we all had a great time... It takes awhile for the music and slide show to start, so be patient. Hope you enjoy: http://www.ziplo.com/SouthDakotaTrip.html"

What a trip! I fell in love with the buffalo that seemed to be hanging around their vehicle. And yes, Mount Rushmore is in the Black Hills. Deanna has a great picture of it on the slide show. :-) You'll also get to see Deanna's gorgeous family, which includes Deanna. ;-)
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April wrote about Head Lice:

"I found a great product called a Robi-Comb. It combs through the hair (making a buzzing noise) and when it encounters a live lice it stops the noise. I was pretty amazed at how well it worked. I also foundthat the plastic combs included in the shampooing kits do not work on the eggs, only the dead lice. RID makes a stainless steel long tooth comb just for nits that works quite well."

Thank you April! Any help tips in the battle against Head Lice are invaluable!

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And Lynda wrote about her battle and subsequent victory with those dreaded little vermin, head lice:

"The mayonnaise treatment is the miracle cure! We treated them with the mayo, wrapped their little heads in saran wrap for 2 hours, then shampooed and rinsed with vinegar, and I still cannot believe that it killed not only the live lice, but the nits as well! Yes...it actually kills the eggs! I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't experienced it myself. I was extra cautious for over a week, using a nit comb and poking through their scalps every night, but NO MORE LICE."

Eureka! We have a positive head lice story to report! Way to go, Lynda!
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Quote of the Month: "Children need guidance and sympathy far more than instruction." (Anne Sullivan)

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Parenting & Family Topic of the Month: Backpack Woes

If you're like me, you watch your children struggle with what seems like heavier-than-them backpacks to and from school and you feel helpless to assist in any way. You can't really carry the monolith of excess into class for them every day, can you? It seems they are dragging everything home from school that should be in left in their desks. I am less than tolerant about what I consider "too much" homework, however, this "weight" they're lugging around seems to be important and I stop myself from ranting about it to the teacher mainly to avoid being seen as "that confrontational mother" yet again. ;-) Hopefully, this new school year will yield answers if not less books our poor kids need to drag home.

Here is a very good article with excellent information and advice on children and back packs: The Problem with Backpacks

Know of a good parenting or family site your fellow readers might enjoy or do you have a topic you'd like to see covered in this section? Please send your ideas in for possible publication in an upcoming issue.
Click here: Parenting_Site

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Food & Cooking Site of the Month: (Another) What's For Dinner

Don't worry, this is not a re-run of the May Food & Cooking site, it's an all new 'What's For Dinner" site, created by one of our readers, Jean. It's a terrific place with plenty of good advice on what to create in the kitchen with recipes, shopping ideas, printable lists and understanding. Not only does Jean help you figure out the menu, she offers excellent advice on family dinner conversation starters and ways to make that all-important family dinner time more rewarding for your children and for parents. You'll love this site.

Be sure to say hi to Jean and let her know you're an RWR reader, too!

Bon Appetit!

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--- Kid's Site of the Month: Space Kids

Learn all about space and the galaxy on this site, kids. Visit our solar system and learn about our galactic neighbors, watch the night sky or a very cute movie about space puppies. Click here: Space Kids

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Freebie of the Month: Shelf Life Expectancy List & School Note

All on one page, you'll find shelf life expectancy for various foods, cosmetics and household cleaners. This is good information to know. The original material was taken from Real Simple Online magazine which,
unfortunately, only works through an AOL browser. I had to create a page on my site with this information in order to bring it to those of you not on AOL. Here ya go: Shelf Life Expectancy & Expiration Date Information

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Here's a handy pre-written note to school, encompassing various situations where you need explain an issue involving your child to school personnel (think: absent note, tardy note, pick up note, etc.) Check whichever issue applies and add your own comments, if needed. Print a batch to have available when the time arises:
Note to School

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Tip or Trick of the Month: Magnetize your medicine cabinet.

Mount a long magnet along the back of your medicine cabinet to hold tweezers, clippers, little scissors and other small metal objects.

This and many other excellent tips & tricks can be found at: Get Organized Now

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De-clutter your life, simplify and find more time for the things you enjoy. It's time to get organized! More than 1,300 simple organizing ideas plus fill-in-forms and checklists, to help you organize your home, your office and your life! This site is invaluable to help organize every little detail of your existence. Lots of perfect organization tips and tricks you will easily incorporate into your life and into the lives of your family members. Visit: Get Organized Now

Have 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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Time Waster of the Month: Vroooom Vroooom, badabing!
(Because life is supposed to be fun!)

If you have raised boys, you'll nod and crack up at this fun page. Actually, even if you never did have boys, you'll get a good giggle. Click here for a laugh: Vroooom Vroooom, badabing!

Feed the kids first ...

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Featured Site of the Month: Saving Childhood

This website is for anyone who believes children need and deserve time and space simply to be children, free from the pressures and influences that await them in our success-driven, image-conscious, materialistic,
technological age.

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