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Springfield Moms E-Update February 17, 2010
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Midtown Tire & Auto Services: promo $20.95 oil change and FREE tire rotation.
Free Orthodontic Exam at McDaniel, Sternstein & Aleman.
Mariah's Restaurant: $5 off 2 adult brunches.
25% off Eyeglasses at Vision Care Associates.
20% off Canvas Art and Photo Stretching at Capitol Blue Print, Inc.
Indigo Restaurant: Buy one, get one SUSHI on Monday nights!
Flea Market to Fabulous: 15% off.
Bob Evans Restaurant: $2 off.
Roberts Seafood: 10% off.
Corkscrew Wine Emporium: Text Club for special savings.
Dance Creations Dance Studio: Free T-shirt with new registration.
Sprout Fitters: $15 off and more.
ShoeTopia & L.Chic: $5 off any sale item.
Bella Milano: $5 off coupon.
John M. Piershale, CFP, 2 Hours FREE Retirement Planning.
10% off at Food Fantasies.
$20 Off New Patient at Optimal Chiropractic & Wellness.
$3 off at Koke's Kid Zone
or $5 off at Remarkable Resale.
Access all of our local business sponsors on the
Mom's Choice Directory.
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Share Your Tips and Win
What does your family do for Family Night? Share with us your favorite games, activities or outings and be entered to win.
Email us and be entered to win in our monthly prize drawing!
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| 2010 PRIZE WINNERS |
Michele Koehne Kilduff, Dorothy Kubasik Rhodes, Kari Thevenot, Heather Puzey, Gina Pecori, Shannon Blum, Lisa Barutcu, Joyce Coles and Marilyn Medica each won Flea Market to Fabulous T-shirts.
Dana Greene won the Little People Art original at Ralph's World.
Kimberly Hepperly and Rachael Wachtveitl each won 4 Tickets to the Children's Discovery Museum.
Email us your favorite family photos for the home page rotator and you could WIN,
too! Next drawing is Feb. 19th
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Greetings!
 Thank you to our readers and our local business sponsors for taking the time to vote for us!
We are thrilled to have been voted Best Local Blog and runner-up for Best Local Website in the State Journal-Register's Readers' Choice Awards.
 We love the fun, family photos you have sent for our new home
page rotator and Family Gallery page. All family photos will be entered into our weekly drawing for 4 tickets to the Children's Discovery Museum.
Winter time stir craziness has hit all of us by now so check
out our A-Z Index for indoor activities, kids' crafts,
recipes, indoor water park guides and much more. Our family enjoys a few
winter birthdays this time of year so don't miss our
Birthday Party Directory with everything from scuba to giant inflatables to pizza
parties and even creative at-home "Do It Yourself" party ideas.
 February is National Heart Month. "Know the Signs" and learn how heart attack symptoms are different for women. Moms, we need to pay attention to our health! (Article below.) Finally, welcome and thank you to our new GOLD sponsors: Watson and Linder Attorneys at Law and Security Bank. Stay warm and think spring ... we'll get there! Kim Leistner Little
Founder and President of Springfield Moms |
TODDLER SICK? Parent Help Line Offers Tips To Comfort
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 'Tis the season for runny noses, aches and pains and sometimes even the stomach flu. It's never fun to see your normally active toddler battling a bug. If your little one is feeling under the weather, be sure to read this article from Parent Help Line on how to help.
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PLAYDATE IDEAS FOR FAMILIES
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 Joining another family or two for a play date can be a great
solution, but instead of merely dumping out more toys in yet another
playroom, try some different activities that involve the whole group.
Read Courtney Westlake's fun ideas here.
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KNOW THE SIGNS: Women and Heart Attacks
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 Women have different symptoms of a heart attack then men. Educate yourself on the signs of cardiac distress. St. John's Prairie Heart Institute offers a list of things to watch out for in their article here.
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FAMILY FINANCES: Set up a Monthly Budget To Track Your Money
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 The single biggest impact you can make on your household's bottom line is creating - and sticking to - a monthly budget.
Don't let the thought of hours spent with a calculator and spreadsheet
deter you from using this powerful tool. Once you start,
it becomes easier every month. View Christine Netznik Carrels' article on how to get started here.
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DAD'S EYE VIEW: Are They Really Too Sick To Go To School?
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 "...One area where my parental intuition is still not fully developed is
being able to spot the difference between an ailing child and one who
would rather spend the day with the DS rather than the ABCs." Read Dan Naumovich's fun article here.
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WHAT'S IN THOSE BOXES IN YOUR BASEMENT ... ATTIC ... GARAGE?! Tips for Managing Your "Treasures"
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 If you are like most of us, you have a box of mementos, collectables or
keepsakes. We move these boxes from our childhood homes to our first apartment and then to our first home.
After kids, the boxes move from closet to closet and house to
house. Be inspired to reacquaint yourself with what you are storing in Amy Peterson's helpful article here.
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What's Happening! Upcoming Events |
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Register Now for YMCA Spring Soccer and Flag Football. Details here. Does your favorite girl want to model for the American Girl Fashion Show on April 24 and 25?! Deadline for applications is February 25th. Details here.  TONIGHT! Learn about soccer. Attend Soccer 101: Introduction to Soccer: Register here.  Lincoln Memorial Garden Maple Syrup Demonstration Time: Weekend afternoons starting February 20 and 21st through March 13 and 14th. Details here. Also, if you have a budding young naturalist between the ages of 6 and 12, check out the Spring Junior Naturalist Program at the Garden. Once a month, March - May. Details here.  Have a special someone in mind?! Sign up for "10 Great Dates" offered in Springfield monthly through November of 2010. (Childcare available.) Complete an online survey for a $25 off coupon. Also register online to be entered in a drawing for a free summer getaway and to see the full schedule here.  IHOP Pancake Day: February 23rd. Enjoy a free stack of pancakes in exchange for a donation to The Children's Miracle Network.
 UIS/Sangamon Auditorium welcomes Junie B. Jones Performance on Friday, February 26th. Pre-show fun with kids' activities starts at 6:00 p.m. with a 7:00 Show. Tickets still available. See you there!  WDBR's Kids Festwill be Saturday, February 27th at 10:00 a.m. at Prairie Capitol Convention Center. More than 50 booths with family information as well as games and activities for the kids. A portion of the proceed benefits Children's Miracle Network. $3 admission fee (children 3 and under are free). Details here. REGISTER NOW for Expanding Your Horizons. March 20 at 8:00 a.m. Girls in 6th, 7th and 8th grades throughout central
Illinois are invited to come to the University of Illinois Springfield
campus to have fun while learning about cutting-edge careers in math,
science and technology. Registration form and brochure here. SAVE the DATE!
March 6 - 7: 12th Annual Illinois Products Expo: A Food and Cooking Extravaganza. Over seventy Illinois food companies (and a few non-food companies)
will be exhibiting. Food companies will provide free food samples and
most of these products will also be available to purchase at the Expo.  Girls Night Out! Call, email or text your girlfriends and buy tickets now for the Style of Hope Fashion Show, silent auction and more! Thursday, March 11, 2010.
American Girl Fashion Show Commentator Audition: March 15 at 6:00 p.m. Details here.
American Girl Fashion Show! April 24 and 25th. Details here.
PRIVATE SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE DATES CONTINUE
 Our Savior's Lutheran School Open Houses through March 4th. Details here.
Springfield Christian School Kindergarten Open House, Thursday,tomorrow night, February 18th 6:30-8:00 p.m. Details here.
 Cathedral Grade School Open House. Details here.
Trinity Lutheran School Open House. Details here.
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