"Mom, is it skating day?" In hopes that I will say, YES!

Malaya in her new skating outfit (Christmas Gift)

Those are words I was beginning to think I would never hear from my daughters lips.  A year ago, even six months ago it wouldn't have happened.  Participating in any group activities where i wasn't involved meant tears hours prior, before, during and after. It was so hard to know if I should push harder,  push just a little or not push at all.  I tried it all! In June I was already beginning to dread kindergarten, anticpating the months it would take Malaya to settle in. Then one day this summer she just seemed to suddenly overcome her fears. While she is still the shy one in the group, at least there are no tears. It is so comforting to walk away and know that she is going to have a good time and then later ask me - Mom is it skating day? In hopes that I will say yes.

SLICE - REAL LIFE!

I don't know about you...but we haven't entered the PVR or TiVo era. I often find it frustrating that I have missed a program that I enjoy...there are so few these days it seems.  Last week I made a discovery!  I can watch some of my favorite shows online.  Check out your favorite network online...you never know.  A series I have really enjoyed the past couple year or so I’m not sure if it's on in the USA...here it's on a network  - SLICE.  The particular show I started on is called - Til Debt Do Us Part. And now her new series called “PRINCESS”.  I started watching it after one of my staff at the time told me it was his aunt that hosted the show "Gail" .

I found many of her tips to her "protégés" very useful.  Even down to how I divide up our kids allowance.  The premise is she takes couple or a single person and looks at the finances and debt.  She makes recommendations and issues challenges in how to help them form new budgets that work for their income and will help pay off any outstanding debt.

http://www.slice.ca/   Go to Video's and then choose a series on the left bar.