In the eye of another storm…or not

No signs of a snow flake yet. Not one. Last night they declared the area schools closed.

Christmas comes around annually, like clockwork. Snow in Wilmington, predicted once every few years. At least with Santa Claus, he has helpers who show up at malls. With snow, well, that's a bit more tricky. And how do *your* young kids handle anticipation with something they have no memory of seeing? Ice was the big item earlier this week. We're talking "let's stick it in the freezer and save it" huge.

You'll have to excuse my grumbling a bit. I grew up in Denver. I remember once, maybe twice, when I was growing up that they closed the schools. We're talking feet of snow and waiting until the last minute to close the schools.

Now, I understand that rarely happens any more—there is much more caution these days. But when the forecasters say there is snow that may start in mid-morning but that Wednesday's black ice is going to be treacherous. Snow=fluffy, happy snowmen, shushing and après ski. Black ice=… well, okay, I'm not going there. But canceling an entire day of school?

Trust me, I'm glad I won't be out on the road with Wilmington drivers unaccustomed to snow. And I'm looking forward to cozying up by the fire to watch today's festivities. However, next time, could they consult with me? Not only do I have some winter weather experience, but my kids were out sick from school on Friday. This is my fifth straight day I've been cooped up with my kids while navigating the cold weather (little opportunity for outdoor play) and mounting deadlines.

If they had asked me, I definitely would have voted to get my kids back to school today. Maybe they'll ask me my opinion tomorrow…as I'm driving away from the school?

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Let It Snow

My daughter is desperate to see snow. Every time there is snow in a movie, she jumps up and down and squeals, "Snow!" Her favorite character could be dying, getting married, or having an epiphany but snow is all she sees.

She asked for snow for Christmas.

She learned to follow the weather forecast to see if anyone was predicting snow.

And she asked for snow for her birthday.

And that's the funny bit. Her birthday is on Wednesday. And the weather forecast for Tuesday, here in Wilmington, NC – where it has not snowed (at least not so you would notice) since my about-to-be-10-year-old girl was just out of toddlerdom – is for snow: Up to four inches of snow. It might even snow enough to cancel school on Wednesday, which would grant her other birthday wish: No school on her birthday.

Did she do something right or what? Does she have a fairy godmother? Can I take credit for the snow and (if it happens) the cancelled school?

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Inauguration Party!

 

Here's to Tuesday! A week away!

Let's gather to celebrate the end of the Bush administration and toast to a peaceful future!

Let's mark this historic moment in the company of friends!

Let's meet at Nagila at 6ish pm on the 20th!

Come as you are or wear your favorite Obamabelia.

Hope to see you there!

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Children’s Champions

Know a person or group who has done great things for the kids in our community? Take this opportunity to give them the love they deserve! One of our Wilmaville Moms sent us the following public service announcement. Thanks Melissa!

Friends –

As many of you know, I am on the Board of Directors for Smart Start of New Hanover County, an non-profit organization that serves children ages birth through 5 years.  We have an annual fundraiser called the Breakfast for Children's Champions.  This year the Breakfast will be held on March 18, 2009, 7:15am – 9:00am at the Burney Center at UNCW and will feature NC State and NBA legend David Thompson as Guest Speaker.  There is no cost to attend the Breakfast, but donations are greatly appreciated.

We are currently seeking nominations for individuals, organizations, agencies, groups, etc who have performed exceptional work on behalf of young children and their families in New Hanover County, to be recognized as a Children's Champion at the Breakfast.  We were hoping you could help spread the word by sharing this with anyone you think might be interested.

A link to our Breakfast for Children's Champions page can be found here.  You can find a nomination form at this link. You needn't download the file; you can simply open and print it or fill in it and email it to us as an attachment.  Nominations may also be made by phone by calling (910) 815-3731.

For more information about Smart Start of New Hanover County, visit us on the web at www.newhanoverkids.org. 

Thanks!

Melissa Lavengood

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Your Network is Your Business

 

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We arrived promptly at 4 pm because this was clashing with our kids' 5:30 music lessons. We would have to dart in, mingle quickly, and dart out to pick up and drop off our future rock band at their respective piano and guitar lessons. A bit of hectic plan but it turned out to be well worth it.

There was a decent crowd. We saw a couple of people we knew. And we got to chat with Derek from Sea Comm Media, one of the sponsors of the event. (Sea Comm Media is responsible for The Penguin, The Bone, and the Big Talker radio shows.) Apparently Sea-Comm feels just as we do about Laterna: We want to see them survive this economy so we can keep eating there. Selfish? Call me Machiavelli. But it felt good to have a comrade in this mission.

The ads for this event rightfully announced, "Your network is your business." This is especially true of this town, where everything is word of mouth. Getting out and meeting the people who might want the business service you offer is essential to surviving a down economy – in any location. But this town? Gotta do it. Plus meeting up with potential clients is probably tax deductable. So it's a win-win -- especially when there's free food. It's even better if Yanni made that food. This was a sweet opportunity.

It certainly worked for me. Dan and I sat down and I set out my new book How to Be a Geek Goddess, thinking maybe someone would want to buy a signed copy. But I never got around to mentioning that my book was for sale. I did better than that. Derek offered to give a few copies away tonight at the Market Street Saloon, where The Bone (103.7) will be doing a live show from 6:30 to 8:30. "Bryan (from Bryan and Jims Morning Disaster) will have 3 or 4 live breaks during our remote from Market St. Saloon tonight," Derek emailed me this morning. "And he'll be mentioning Wilmaville.com and your new book!" Thanks Derek! I was only there an hour. I barely had time to sample the incredible hors d'oevres. But I got radio coverage. How awesome is that?

Now I'll bet you wish you had gone yesterday, don't you? No worries. There is always next week. I'm going to let Dan take the kids to music and find someone else to go with me. Takers?

But before next week's event, I'm finally going to choose a winner on our Laterna giveaway. This has dragged on long enough! To enter that giveaway, click here and comment in that post. You can comment on this post too – especially if you want to set up a time to meet at Laterna next Wednesday. But to enter the giveaway, you have to click here.

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Wilmaville Meet Up

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of us from Wilmaville.com will be at Laterna (corner of Wilshire and College) on Wednesday from 4pm to 5pm. Laterna is doing local business meetups and we decided to pull up a booth and see what happens.

Want a free WIlmaville.com bumper sticker? Come find us! Enjoy a cappuccino or Stella on draft!

Also, I will have some copies of my book How to Be a Geek Goddess and will sign and sell them for less than Barnes and Noble charges for an unsigned copy.

See you there?

Girls on the Run

Back in June, I got an email newsletter from the YMCA inviting me to sign my daughter up for the Girls on the Run after school program at the YMCA. Apparently a lot of local schools have implemented this national program into their after-school programs but my daughter's school had just announced it would not be offering an after-school program. I work from home so I don't technically need after-school care for my kids but this program sounded great. Here is a quote from the "About" page on the Girls on the Run site:

"Girls on the Run© is a life-changing, experiential learning programs for girls age eight to thirteen years old. The programs combine training for a 3.1 mile running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts. The goals of the programs are to encourage positive emotional, social, mental, spiritual and physical development."

My daughter is a high-energy girl who loves hanging out with her BFFs above all else and, reading this, I suddenly wanted to get her into this program. At first, she insisted she didn't want to run. Then I asked her to read about how it would be all girls, running, playing games, and connecting with their girl-power and she wanted in too. So we drove right over to the YMCA and put her on a list. Then nothing happened. A few weeks later, I called to ask about it. Getting to someone who knew about it was a pain and then I learned that not enough people had signed up for the at-the-Y program to get it started. We were both disappointed.

But I recently got an email from the program director at the YMCA asking me to see if I would help round up a few more girls to get this thing going. Jamie, the program director, has coaches ready. She has dates set aside. She just needs girls. The spring program will be "starting Tues. Feb 26, @4:00-5:00 and Wed. @ 4:00," says Jamie. "The program would be twice a week for 10 weeks and end with the May 2 Wilmington Orthopedic Azalea Run as their graduation run.  Last year we had over 400 runners in this race of all ages."

Got a girl? Like the sound of this? Call the YMCA (910-251-9622) and get her on the list. Do it now because my daughter – and several of her friends – really want to do this.

Update from Jamie:

The program is normally 50.00 but if a girl is part of the free lunch program at her elementary school she can participate for 10.00.  We are trying to start a group at the YMCA in addition to the elementary schools.  Moms can e-mail me at margie.butts@wilmingtonfamilyymca.org for more information.