Wrap Up

My friend David has a campaign that he's working on. I am not compensated for posting this in any way - I'm posting it because I believe in it. We had a scary experience recently that David heard about, and he clued me in to a great resource - it's called LoveIsRespect. If you've got preteen or teenage kids - boys AND girls - I'd really recommend that you look at the site, and at the very least, share this graphic with your kids - it's small enough that they won't feel preached at, and packs a super punch of information quickly.

These were the BEST meatballs I ever made and enjoyed. Double the sauce. You won't regret it.

Dedicated and pretty, oh so pretty reader Wendy begs a favor from some of you:

My son's 2nd grade class is looking for postcards from all 50 states. They need the following states:

Massachusetts
Georgia
Indiana
Lousianna
Tennessee
Connecticut
Nebraska
Ohio
Rhode Island
Delaware
Kansas
Maryland
South Carolina
and West Virginia.

They need to be unique to that state and the sender should write something about their state on the back. They should be mailed to:

Mrs. Stockert's 2nd Grade
Lewis & Clark Elementary
600 14th St NW
Mandan, ND 58554

Have you seen the video of "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?" - my kid has a great explanation!

Did you enter the giveaway for the Flutterific DVD pack - it's a GREAT gift for the upcoming holiday season - it's not too soon to start your shopping!

Comments

[Brandy]

I'll be sure to share that graphic with my teen.

[Glenda]

I thought the postcard was so funny. We live in Mandan, only about 5 minutes from that school. This is a small town and seeing it here on your blog made me realize just what a small world we really live in!!

[Becki King]

If I hadn't shaken the red clay dust of Georgia off of my shoes three weeks ago, I'd have sent a postcard.

Now, off to look at that meatball recipe.

[Megan]

I almost forgot to tell you that the video of your kids made me really want Tootsie Roll pops. So I bought some. And I realized the awesome thing about Tootsie Roll pops is they're only 60 calories and they take awhile to eat, even if you do eventually bite into them (which I always do). I hadn't really thought about them in years until I read your blog post, but I think they've become my go-to sweet tooth satisfaction.

So yeah, if you're an exec from Tootsie Roll reading this, you should know that Carmen's blog post = money and increased brand love for you!

[Rachel]

Does he still need Massachusetts? I'm happy to send one from here.