Your hometown animal hospital - off to a new start

(Christine Harvey attends Village class with her youngest on Wednesdays. She and her family recently moved here from Florida to own a new animal hospital in Flower Mound. I wanted to feature them in my blog today because I think they are awesome and if you need a vet for your 'furry kids', please call them! )
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We’re honored for you to come join us as we spread our wings as Flower Mound’s “Hometown Animal Hospital,” Cross Timbers Animal Medical Center.

New owners John R. Harvey, D.V.M., and wife, Christine, are proud to be a part of our great community. This new name reflects the strong roots our Animal Hospital seeks to build with our clients and their beloved pets in Flower Mound and surrounding areas.

We’re listening ~ in addition to exceptional medicine for your pets, you say personalized attention and affordable healthcare are at the top of your list. We promise to deliver exactly that, and more, each time you step foot ~ and paw ~ into our animal hospital.

Yes, it’s true! We now have lower prices, a commitment to you that you and your pets truly come first. Our promise is to treat each pet as we ourselves want to be treated… because your pets are family!

Please come see us at the new Cross Timbers Animal Medical Center

(next to Kohl's in Flower Mound)

972-874-8387

Inhibitory control

Toccata and Fugue in D minor

Happy Birthday to J.S. Bach who was born March 21, 1685.

A baby's amazing sense of smell

Did you know...At only 28 weeks of gestation, your unborn baby's sense of smell is awakened?

As a result, your newborn baby is able to recognize the scent of your amniotic fluid after being born?

Your baby's sense of smell helps bond you with your infant?

Your newborn baby can detect your breast milk over someone else's (after only 2 weeks)?

In general, most infants prefer sweet smells such as butter, vanilla and cream over pungent ones?

For find out more about your baby's sense of smell, check out: Your Baby's Sense of Smell at Different Ages.

lots of news

OK, lots going on in Kindermusik....

Three things real quick:

1) Have you checked out the summer schedule on the website? www.msheidi.kindermusik.net is where you need to head over. Several have already reserved their places. I am doing 7 camps for all Kindermusik stages this summer and can't wait to share them with you in my new location. Please, if you are interested in summer classes, reserve your spot today! Brochures will be handed out in class next week. (as an aside, SATURDAY April 5th will be a 'one-stop shopping' for area summer activities. It will be held at the Flower Mound Library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Businesses and organizations that offer summer camps, programs or other activities for children, teens or adults will be on hand to take registrations and show what's offered. I will be there!)

2) BRING-A-FRIEND to class March 31-April 4th. Let me know if you'd like to bring a friend your child's age AND their mom to class with you NEXT WEEK. You will both receive a special gift for coming to class!

3) Discovery Toys 'open house' will be April 7-11th. Before and after your class that week, you will have the chance to see these wonderful toys and place an order with a consultant who will be on hand to help you! Fun!

Hope you had a great spring break and are ready to have fun with me these next 8 weeks that we have remaining of spring semester. Love you all.

Circles

“Our family is a circle of love and strength.

With every birth and every union, the circle grows. Every joy shared adds more love.

Every obstacle faced together makes the circle stronger.”


Happy spring and happy times with your family.

Neat website

I'm up in Kansas, but was perusing the web for something to post for you. Check out this great website. Lots of great ideas for you! Kids in restaurants, crafts, spring break ideas, child-proofing homes....it's pretty extensive.

My nephew is a doll. He is 21 months old. Living up in rural Kansas makes for some interesting toddler vocab. Like "combine". He puts a big emphasis on the 'bine' part. So cute. And "loader". He can also make quail and wildcat sounds. "Pbbbbbfffff" for tractor. He loves trucks of all kinds. It has been nice to visit here. It's always so quiet and low-key, which is a nice reprieve from our suburban, sometimes hectic life. I try to find quiet time at home, but THIS is quiet time. Literally so quiet. I sleep so well at night.

Anyway, we'll be back Thurs.

Hope you're having a great week!

Heidi

To sing or not to sing

Do you want to stop singing to your child because you "can't carry a tune"?

Bravo to the parent who sings to their child! That is more important for producing a singing child than anything I can think of. Young children learn more from their parents than elsewhere, so they are learning that singing is a normal and joyful activity and they are picking up all sorts of good vibes about it.

Would anyone dare NOT to read to their child because they don't have a "Charleton Heston" resonant voice? Absolutely NOT!

Would anyone dare NOT to cook a family Thanksgiving dinner just becuase they were not Julia Child? Absolutely NOT!

Memories are made, enjoyed, and treasured more because of who is involved.

What's that saying? "How silent the forest would be if no birds sang except for the best."

Yea to the child that hears a parent singing!


Thanks, Elaine

Pause and consider this question

It really clears away so many cobwebs of fear in a snap of a finger, doesn't it?

Comments?

Top 20 reasons for listening to your CD and doing the home activities

20. Research says it's good.
19. The recordings are great!
18. More pleasant listening than whatever your teenager brought home last week.
17. New material for your morning shower-sing.
16. You'll find yourself humming the tunes when you wake in the morning.
15. It's fun, darn it!
14. Get more bang for your buck!
13. You get to spend time with your child.
12. You're able to sing along in class.
11. Your child is able to sing along in class.
10. Quality time with your child without the use of the word NO.
9. Interacting with your child in class won't be encumbered by "Geez, if I only knew how this song went, I could REALLY dance."
8. You might discover that you have some hidden musical talents.
7. Your child will get more out of the class.
6. The games relate to the songs in class.
5. Has the potential to change you and your child's relationship in a special way.
4. Idea: Have a once-a-week "special night" and have one-on-one Kindermusik time.
3. The materials respect the life and development of your child during the fleeting months of growth.
2. You get to listen to Baroque music and Blues on the same CD. Cool!
1. Taking the time to spend time together is one of the greatest gifts you can give your child!

Spring break.....already!

Hi everyone,

Seems like the semester is going so fast. We are in the midst of week 7 and the semester is nearly half over already! Next week is spring break (March 17-21). There will be no class next week. Hope you enjoy yourselves in whatever you plan to do! My blog entries might be sporadic that week. I am travelling with my children up to Kansas to visit my sisters and brother-in-laws and my sweet 21-month-old nephew! I haven't seen him since last Thanksgiving and they change so fast at this age, as you know!

Many announcements are coming up.....summer schedules after spring break,

bring-a-friend week THE WEEK OF MARCH 31-APRIL 4,

and the biggest news of all....a change of class location starting this summer. I will give you all the details after spring break, so stay tuned! :-)

Hugs to all for making my weeks so bright and filled with good things,

Heidi

Shiny Dinah

This is Max (from 9:30 Friday Our Time class) in the train depot, waiting for Shiny Dinah in Chicago! How cool for you! Thanks Colleen, for the great photos!

Better minds through music

If you are bringing your child to Kindermusik maybe you are doing it because it's a fun thing to do together...

Maybe you are wanting your child to take piano lessons or violin lessons in a couple years so you know Kindermusik will help with musical requirements of keeping a steady beat, having a good ear, and actually reading music.

And some of you are discovering more benefits, like this new research from the DANA Foundation that states musical study positively affects a child's cognitive development....and can affect even the babies. It's an investment that's so worth it.

You already knew all this, right? Come on in, the door is open, we're waiting for you! Enroll anytime. :-)

Thank you Yvette for the information

Got service?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfeXxkbgCVE

The embedding of this video is disabled, but do bother to cut, paste or click on the link and take a look. I am wiping tears from my eyes.

Heidi

Consignment sale next weekend

I will be a vendor at this wonderful sale next weekend! Please consider coming! Sounds like a lot of great stuff awaits for scavenging...

Here's the scoop:

Bye-Buy Consign is one of DFW's best organized and fastest growing seasonal sales event. We are not a store, we are a seasonal children's consignment sale; you price it, tag it and we sell it. Come see the best in "gently used" children's and maternity clothing, nursery items, shoes, baby equipment, children and teens furniture, outside playground equipment, books, software, videos/DVDs, and toys at BARGAIN prices!

Sale hours:
Thursday, March 6 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday, March 7 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 8 8 a.m. to Noon (half price sale)

Why Consign with Bye-Buy Consign?

Skip the garage sale fuss.
Receive up to 75% of your sales.
Easy to use online tagging system and reconciliation.
Ability to determine your own price.
Quick drop off/ pick up.
Shop before the public at the presale.
Receive 2 guest passes for the 8:30 presale.
Shop the 1/2 price presale.
Receive 2 guest passes for the 1/2 price presale.

Support Denton County Friends of the Family Charity
by donating your unwanted items.
Receive your check within 2 weeks of the end of sale.
It will be held here:

Garden Ridge Church of Christ

102 N. Garden Ridge Blvd.

Lewisville, TX 75067

Want to shop early for the best selection?

New Moms get to shop before the public at a special presale!

This is a great opportunity

POPCORN CONCERT - "Peter and the Wolf" Memorial Park Recreation Center Sunday, March 9, 2008, 3 p.m. Join conductor Adron Ming, the Lewisville Lake Symphony and the Lake Cities Ballet as they tell Sergei Prokofiev’s cunning tale of “Peter and the Wolf.” Children and grown-ups of all ages have fun learning about various instruments and watching the ballet to find out if Peter and his friends can outsmart that wolf! Popcorn and drinks served for all. For advanced tickets and more information, visit http://www.lewisvillesymphony.org/ or call (972) 874-9087. Advanced tickets cannot be purchased at the recreation centers. Tickets can be purchased at the door the dayof the event. Tickets: Adults (18+) $10, Children $5, Non-walking Infants (Free), Students $8, Seniors (60+) $8, Family Rate $25.

(I've taken my children to this annual event many times and it is tops! I highly recommend it as a 'first time concert' for the young ones. You can sit on the gym mats or risers, eat popcorn and not have to worry about being so quiet.)