If you’re a parent raising your kids in a small space, you know it can get pretty messy pretty quickly. Spaghetti-O stains on the carpet and modern art masterpieces on the wall are one thing, but the excessive accumulation of stuff is a whole other monster to slay. By the time the third birthday rolls around you typically have enough toys to start your own toy donation organization and run it solo for a year. Consider this doesn’t even factor your massive amount of crap that packs every closet space and cabinet nook possible. I wouldn’t go as far as to contact the makers of the show “Hoarders” for help, but there are a few logistical problems you may run into that are worth figuring out before you even admit you might have a clutter problem.

No matter what, if you’re confined to a small space and have no room to expand, then I highly suggest looking into a self storage facility. These places are cheap, easily accessible, and as secure as a Zurich bank, relatively speaking. You don’t have to worry about not having enough room in your apartment to fit the things you actually need in life.

The benefits of self storage show through when you compare it to the option of simply hauling your crap out to the dumpster or donating it to Goodwill. Simply put: kids are flakes. When I was a youngster I told my mom I had no interest in my loyal teddy bear anymore and wanted her to toss it out. My mother, the wonderful long term thinker that she is, decided to just stow it away. Three months later I rediscovered my best friend hiding in a kitchen cabinet and we haven’t parted since (he sits on my desk.) Your kids will be the same way. They won’t care about all those toys until they’re gone, and then you’ll have to explain to your traumatized child, albeit irrationally, that you threw their cherished toys away.

If you have enough old toys to fill a storage facility and continue to live in a small apartment, then maybe you should reconsider your lifestyle as well as that of your kids. But more likely than not there’s plenty of your own junk that you’ve kept holding onto out of uncertainty. In the storage space left over you’ll have plenty of room to really make a dent in your living space.

This way, in six months, instead of breaking your kids heart over his lost Optimus Prime action figure, you can be the superhero instead.

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I use to be able to post on my blog everyday, always finding something fun and happy to write about. I liked that. Then things began to go wrong. At first, I just figured it was a little bad luck here and there but then the bad stuff just became overwhelming. In fact, for quite some time the only thing I could see in my life was the bad stuff. When good things happened, I was afraid to be happy because I was certain something bad was sure to come along and mess up my happiness.

Well, I’m done with that kind of thinking. Of course bad things are going to happen. That’s life. But good things keep happening, too, and I’m going to celebrate the good things. After all, why should the down times get all of my attention?

Good things keep happening around here. There’s the new grandbaby, Sofia Louise. There’s the new job that I absolutely love. And now there’s my husband’s new job. We’re not sure how long he’ll be with this company but for now it’s great that he’s back to work.

The building industry has suffered so much lately with homes in foreclosure, banks not wanting to lend and the economy in a general mess. We sold a few things just to keep us going. My husband even thought about selling our extra generator. I’d gone so far as to call a construction equipment rental company to see if they were interested in buying any of our equipment. Now, that won’t be necessary.

I know bad things are bound to happen again. Like I said, that’s life. Ups and downs are all part of the process. I just have to remember to learn from the bad stuff and celebrate the good stuff. I can’t wait to see what wonderful things Tomorrow will bring!

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New Experiences And Teaching Are Important to Ryan Kannett

Ryan M Kannett enjoys new experiences in his life yet remains committed to the natural world. Several new experiences presented themselves to Ryan Michael Kannett in the spring of 2009. Ryan Kannett and his family were guests at an audition for American Idol and were also participants at the Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure. While these experiences were fun, Ryan Michael Kannett remains an active supporter of environmental educational through his park ranger duties.

Outdoor Sportsman Ryan M Kannett

During the summer months, Ryan Michael Kannett lives the life of an outdoor sportsman. Ryan Kannett kayaks the brisk waters of the Boquet River and plans to hike every one of the 46 high peaks in the Adirondacks of upstate New York. Not only does Ryan M Kannett enjoy the beauties of the eastern seaboard, he also spends time in Wyoming and Montana. Ryan M Kannett takes pleasure in visiting Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park and enjoys camping in this breathtaking wildlife preserve.

Ryan Kannett Sharing The Environment

Because Ryan M Kannett likes sharing his passion for the environment, Ryan Kannett spends time as a park ranger. Ryan Michael Kannett enjoys educating park guests by showing videos that explain the park’s history, by answering visitors’ questions, and on several occasions, has been called upon to rescue park visitors from mishaps.

Ryan Michael Kannett enjoys spending time outdoors as much as possible.

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Adair Homes has constructed more than 12,000 high-quality homes at affordable prices since 1969. Adair Homes continues to change lives by building homes that stay affordable throughout the years. Adair Homes are Northwest Energy Star certified and built with an extremely high level of energy efficiency so that customers know they will maintain low monthly operating costs on top of the extreme value they receive with their initial purchase. The move-in equity that Adair Homes has provided to its customers is over $300 million to date, and that doesn’t include real estate appreciation.

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My strength is my weakness. You see, I’m a planner. I can plan and plan and plan. I’m great with lists. Detail is my forte. That’s a good thing.

What isn’t good is how I never seem to get to the big picture. I start but never quite finish. I get so wrapped up in the planning and organizing that I never get the job done.

I’ve got several blogs and sites in various stages of development. I have lists and plans pertaining to each. I have done nothing with them.

I have similar lists and plans in my real life. I know how I want to organize my closet, the grandkids’ toys, my kitchen. I even have a few diagrams of the shelving units I’d like to have. And still everything remains a mishmash of stuff.

Don’t get me wrong; I’m not a hoarder or anything that dramatic. Other than a small collection of Stratton Compacts and another of dolls bearing my name, the only thing I “hoard” is computer parts and I’ve tossed most of those over time. I just can’t seem to get my great ideas to become reality. I’d rather plan and make lists.

On the up side, the first thing on today’s list was to blog and I’ve just done that. I may just beat this procrastination/no motivation thing yet!

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This Easter is so very different than the last one. This year, despite anything happening in the background, the foreground is quite clear: I have been blessed.

I made it through Lent without even a sip of coffee. In fact, I had no caffeine at all. So this morning, as I sipped some regular coffee, then some Kona and now my Sumatra (yes, this is the third pot but there are several coffee drinkers here) I contemplated the whole sacrifice thing. I thought about why I stopped drinking coffee and how I behaved throughout the season.

I wanted to “give up” something that really mattered. I guess I intended to feel the pain of the sacrifice and I knew that going without coffee would be painful. Every time I craved coffee (in other words, at least once a day and usually more often) I was reminded of the sacrifice that Christ made for me. Every time I smelled that coffee aroma in the grocery store or, even worse, in the kitchen in the morning, I remembered that the pain is nothing compared to the nails that were pounded through Christ’s hands.

Each and every day of my life, I fail at something. I fail to live up to the standard of the Golden Rule. I fail to hold my tongue, give of myself, show kindness to others. Despite these failures I am blessed in so many ways. I sometimes dwell on the negatives that surround me but in the end the blessings are so much more abundant. My Lenten sacrifice helped me to realize this.

Every time I desired coffee I had to focus on something else that was good. Having given up cigarettes several years ago and currently on a weight loss program, finding a good focus was a little tough in the beginning. Once I got into the habit of being grateful for the good things and being truly aware of them, it became much easier.

And that’s the point. I gave up coffee for Lent but I received such an amazing gift in return. All the good things around me are bigger and louder than any of the bad things.

I have been blessed.

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This is a sponsored guest post written by Editor Newswire on behalf of SkyBridge Technology Group, Inc.. Post powered by Sponzai.

NANCHANG, China – (EDITOR NEWSWIRE) – SkyBridge Technology Group, Inc. (SKGO; http://www.skybridgetechgroup.com/) announces that its Chinese subsidiary Jiangxi Sanhe Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (Sanhe Tech; http://hgc11149.chinaw3.com/) signed Investment Memorandum with a group of US Investors. Ms. Yang Yu Fang CEO said, "This deal with US investors dates prior to the Sanhe merger in SKGO and has been in the works for months. The deal called for Sanhe principals to visit to the USA, in the middle of the merger process with SKGO and for US investors to visit the company.

Under the terms of the agreement; the investors and the company signed Investment Memorandum and intend to commit $5 million USD into Sanhe Tech.

Sanhe Tech will use this investment to expand their production to meet the market demand for Plastic Lumber in the USA. The company already started negotiation with the local government for land purchase to expand company facilities. The company expects to close this land purchase in good time and the results will be announced shortly.

Ms. Yang Yufang, concluded, "As a publicly traded company we are gaining tremendous exposure on the international market and this is one of the results. Our facility already reaches its maximum capacity and we need to move forward to satisfy market demand. Sanhe entered into expansion mode and we look forward to increase our profits, our company’s market value and value for the investors."

Jiangxi Sanhe Science and Technology Co., Ltd. produces and distributes environmentally friendly and recyclable ‘plastic wood’. This environmental product doesn’t hold any toxic residues of benzene, ammonia or formaldehyde, and it’s entirely environmentally friendly. This product suits flooring, ceilings, internal and external wall panels, furniture, and other urban and rural installations. The company products hold ISO9001-2000 quality certification and ISO14001-2004 environmental certification and the company received Jiangxi Province High-Tech Enterprise Certificate in 2006.

This US investment in Sanhe does not encumber SKGO share structure in any way, shape or form. All the share structure of SKGO with this investment remains undisturbed.

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GORDONSVILLE, VA., December  2 , 2009—PBM Products, LLC, a leading infant formula company that supplies store-brand infant formulas to Walmart, Sam’s Club, Target, Kroger, Walgreens, and other retailers, has received a favorable jury verdict and a $13.5 million damages award in its false advertising lawsuit against Mead Johnson & Co., the operating subsidiary of   Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (NYSE: MJN) (“Mead Johnson”), the makers of the national-brand Enfamil® LIPIL® Infant Formula.  Mead Johnson is 83 percent-owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb.

PBM’s lawsuit claimed that Mead Johnson engaged in false and misleading campaigns against PBM’s competing store-brand of infant formulas, suggesting they do not provide the same nutrition as Mead Johnson’s brands.  PBM’s store-brand infant formulas cost up to 50 percent less than Enfamil® LIPIL®.  The $13.5 million in damages awarded by the jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia is one of the largest damages awards ever for a false advertising case.

“This decision by a jury of the people confirms that Mead Johnson’s ads have been false in suggesting that there is a nutritional difference between our store-brand formula products and their products, when in fact the only major difference is price,” said PBM CEO Paul B. Manning.  “Despite Mead Johnson’s scare tactics, parents are assured that PBM’s formula products are as high quality and nutritious as Mead Johnson’s.”

U.S. District Court Judge James R. Spencer issued his written rulings yesterday following the November 10^th jury verdict. Judge Spencer’s written rulings permanently enjoined Mead Johnson from making any false statements concerning PBM’s infant formula, including the claims Mead Johnson previously made in Enfamil advertising that "It may be tempting to try a less expensive store brand, but only Enfamil LIPIL is clinically proven to improve brain and eye development," and "there are plenty of other ways to save on baby expenses without cutting back on nutrition."  The Court also ordered Mead Johnson to retrieve from the public domain all advertising or promotional materials containing these or any other false claims about PBM’s store brand infant formula.  

The details of the decision and the complaint are posted online in full at:

·      http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/Order_Laches.pdf

·      http://www.pbmproducts.com/docs/PBM_Complaint_MJ_III_LIPIL.pdf

The nutritional supplements under examination in the case are two fats, DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and ARA (arachidonic acid), which Mead Johnson calls “LIPIL®” solely for marketing purposes and touts as promoting infant brain and eye development. PBM’s claim focused on Mead Johnson’s direct mailing to more than 1.6 million parents of an alarming blurry picture of a child’s cartoon duck next to a clear picture of the same image which suggested that anything other than the Enfamil LIPIL® blend of ingredients is inferior and will result in poor eye and brain development.  Other parts of the false advertising campaign consist of statements that only Enfamil LIPIL has been proven to confer visual and mental benefits on infants, and store-brand formulas are a “cut-back in nutrition” compared to Enfamil. 

PBM successfully argued that these advertisements were false and misleading especially since PBM store- brand infant formulas have the same nutrients at the same levels as Enfamil.  PBM infant formulas are formulated to contain DHA and ARA, and are sourced from the same supplier in amounts which equal or exceed the DHA and ARA in Mead Johnson’s Enfamil LIPIL®. 

This decision marks the third time PBM Products has sued Mead Johnson for false advertising claims. On the prior occasions Mead Johnson admitted that it made false claims about PBM’s products.  It is also the first false advertising case to focus on the issue of DHA and ARA nutritional ingredients in formula, which were introduced into the market in 2003 and have become a staple in recent years by many brands as key components for infant development.

“This jury verdict should send a significant and clear message to Mead Johnson about the way it conducts marketing and advertising for its brands,” said Manning.  “This lawsuit also demonstrates our complete commitment to defending our products and the valuable brands of our retail partners.”

“As a parent and supporter of children’s medical research, I take a personal responsibility in assuring our customers that the products we produce are healthy and nutritionally equivalent to brand names like Enfamil® LIPIL®.  It is important, especially now, for parents to know that there are lower priced yet highly nutritious store-brand formulas that will provide the same benefit to their children as any national brand name formula product,” Manning added.   

The U.S. infant formula market is estimated at $3.4 billion and the global market is estimated at $7.9 billion.

All of PBM’s formulas, and for that matter all of U.S. infant formulas, are subject to the exacting standards of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pursuant to the Infant Formula Act of 1980.  This legislation vested FDA with the authority to ensure that all infant formula products sold in the United States provide the necessary levels of identified nutrients required for the growth of healthy babies. For more information, visit this FDA link.

PBM Products was represented by the law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP.  Partners from the firm’s advertising practice, Harold P. Weinberger and Jonathan M. Wagner in New York, led the team.  

About PBM

PBM is privately owned and based in Gordonsville, VA.  PBM companies specialize in manufacturing, distributing, and marketing consumer food, nutritional, and pharmaceutical products. For more information, visit www.pbmproducts.com.

Enfamil® LIPIL® are registered trademarks of Mead Johnson & Co.

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It’s been four years since our family lost our Aunt Jo. No matter how I try I cannot capture Aunt Jo as well as my sister did in this eulogy. Thank you, Monette.

Writing a eulogy about someone who has been intertwined in your life through every age and on a day-to-day basis, and who has 95 years worth of living, is a mammoth task. How do you do this person justice as well as all who have known her?

How do you describe the life of Aunt Jo? How do you summarize a life that spans 4, or is it 5, generations, and all it has encompassed? I can only speak from my limited perspective and experience, but I suspect the details won’t matter; it is the essence of Aunt Jo that is constant to all of us.

Aunt Jo is a family legend. No one in this family even knows of a life without Aunt Jo in it. She just always was – as far as we all are concerned. Aunt Jo is a family staple – as sure a thing as her coffee in the morning or her hot peppers in the afternoon – on anything – on pasta, in soup, in between peanut butter sandwiches…. In a word, Aunt Jo is unique.

Speaking of food, I can’t describe Aunt Jo without mentioning some of her famous kitchen concoctions – her cabbage and dough, her abundantly filled poppyseed bread, pizzelles with enough pure extract to get a notable alcohol level rating, her cabbage rolls that always had pink meat inside, homemade from scratch and real whipping cream strawberry shortcake for special occasion birthdays, and my all-time favorite – Holiday Soup, not Wedding Soup, Holiday Soup with those little square egg & cheese croutons sprinkled with “spaghetti cheese”, not Romano cheese, not Parmesan cheese, spaghetti cheese.

Aunt Jo never learned to drive and from that I think she developed an endearing affection for “the bus”. She used to love to take “the bus” into town, accompanied by any niece of any given generation. She liked talking to the bus driver, she liked getting on and off, she liked shopping – whether it was downtown at Murphy’s or at the Hub in Steubenville or on the hill at K-Mart. There was something about “the bus” that appealed to Aunt Jo. Maybe it was a sense of freedom to her, a sense of personal mobility. Maybe it was the contact with people. Maybe she just liked to ride, to see the world, to go somewhere other than where she was. Do any of us really know what Aunt Jo desired? In all my years of living with Aunt Jo and growing up watching her and trying to figure her out, it all seems to boil down to one thing – she desired to be loved and appreciated. Even when it was simply by her dogs Timmy or DoDo or any of our many cats whom she visited.

Aunt Jo had somewhat of a comedic quality that was hard to define. She reserved some observations, not suitable for repeating here, for only us kids – but they were comments that shocked us into the realization that Aunt Jo was neither innocent nor naïve. She had her own language – her “deesh” towel which was always flung over her shoulder; her “supp” hose; and the offer to guests that always evoked a questioning look, “Do you want ‘my peoples’ bread’ or Merkin bread?” (translation, Italian bread or American bread?)

As I became older, Aunt Jo became an anomaly. She was a contradiction within herself. She was all-giving, and still, she was needy. She was as hard as nails when she was determined to get something, but if met with a simple scolding word, she turned into a withdrawn mouse, which, by the way, the sight of always evoked the most amusing screaming reaction from her. She was bold in a moment and with the wisp of the wind, she could become pathetic and fragile. Living with Aunt Jo, you came to realize both her power and her vulnerability. It was Aunt Jo’s world, and we were just in it. There was no arguing with her. You might get the last word, but she got her way. She exercised a subtle control; a meek authority. Her final display of this quality was perfectly exemplified in her death. She was determined not to go to a nursing home. If she couldn’t be cared for at home to die, she wasn’t going to die in a nursing home. And with her final proof of her control over her own life, she allowed herself her own death in the hours just before her scheduled transit. Just when you thought you had her settled, she waved her magic spatula, and she upset the pots and pans and the whole menu to her own design.

But what I’ve come to realize as being the most amazing thing about Aunt Jo, probably the most puzzling aspect and the thing that links us all together through her, was that she belonged to no one, yet she belonged to everyone.

I remember at Aunt Jo’s 80th birthday party, when everyone had a chance to speak, it was Kathy who perfectly described the essence of Aunt Jo when she said – “I always thought I was Aunt Jo’s favorite, but I see that everyone believes they are Aunt Jo’s favorite.” Whomever Aunt Jo was with, whomever she was talking to – she made that person feel like they were the most important person there is. And to her, at that moment, they were.

How do you describe the life of Aunt Jo? How do you summarize a life that spans 4, or is it 5, generations, and all it has encompassed? I would describe it using an old adage – it is a life well lived, a life much loved, a life often laughed… and now, it has become a life that will be incredibly missed by 4, or is it 5 generations now?

In her way of comforting a skinned knee or a broken bone, or the sting of a divorce, or the loss of a loved one, I think I can hear how she’d comfort all “her children” and even her baby brother today…

Oh child, things are gonna get easier
Oh child, things’ll be brighter
Someday we’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Someday, when your head is much lighter
Oh child, things are gonna get easier
Oh child, things’ll be brighter.

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It’s been just over 5 months since my son Jesse lost his best friend. At the time I couldn’t write much about it. Our family was dealing with some pretty heavy stuff and the loss of Moe just threw us all into a tailspin. Moe was so much more than my son’s friend.

Jesse and Moe were born on the very same day, one in Ohio and the other in Wyoming. Jesse and Moe met when their older brothers played baseball together, before the two of them even started kindergarten. I’m not sure Jesse has much memory of childhood before Moe. Jesse’s great Uncle Joe was married to Moe’s great Aunt Kathy. All of this added up to two best friends who were also “twin cousins.”

This day, October 6, belonged to them. It was their day.

But this bond extended beyond the two boys. Moe was as much my son as any of these kids who call me mom. And Jesse loves Moe’s mom, Connie, as his own mother. Moe was part of this family as Jesse has been a part of Moe’s family. I’m not even sure how to explain it to someone who has never had this kind of relationship. I just know that as I sit here marveling at the wonderful man my son has become, I’m crying for the “son” that we lost. My heart is breaking for Connie and Bob but also for myself, for Jess and for all of us who lost this amazing man.

Moe had a heart as big as the Wyoming sky. He was so full of life and love that I can’t even imagine this world without him in it. Even now, it just doesn’t seem possible. More than anyone else I’ve ever lost, I just can’t shake the feeling that Moe is right here, right at my kitchen counter chatting or at the shop helping the guys cut wood.

Someday I may get through this day without tears. Someday I may be able to remember Moe and not feel this aching. Someday I may understand why.

Today, I’ll just wish my boys a happy birthday.

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