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"Delighted by the fist pair of tights I put on her... "Sock-pants, mama!" "

- Evalyn, age 3

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Missoulian Youth Sports Page

The Missoulian is adding a new Youth Sports page to its Tuesday Section, beginning March 30.

Please help kick off this new section by submitting photos of your sporting kids!

Here’s a link to an announcement of the section and the guidelines for submission

Tween Chronicles: Wings on Things

“Wings!  Wings!  Wings!  They are wonderful flying things. Wings flutter and flap and they make things go. Some go high and some go low. Some fly fast and some fly slow. Some wings are red, and some wings are blue. Wings help you fly, that’s what they do!”

Riley used to love the book Wings on Things by Marc Brown when he was little. Each time I would say “Go pick out a book” his little hands would grab the Wings book and he would crawl up on my lap excited to hear the familiar rhymes. I read it so many times that I still have most of it memorized to this day.  My youngest son just found this book under his bed. We have been reading it, and it is bringing back a lot of memories! It just so happens that we rediscovered it just a few days before Riley heads to Minnesota on an airplane for the first time without mom and dad at his side.

Riley has been chosen along with five other students from Montana to take part in a trip in conjunction with the Missoula Watershed Network and Salish Kootenai College to participate alongside scientists, teachers, high school and undergraduate students in scientific lake studies and to take part in a science camp. It is such an honor for him to attend this all-expense paid trip but as a mom I have to admit, I have to let go a little. Riley turns thirteen this month and transitions from tween to teen. The timing and irony is not lost on me.
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Power of Connection

Could your soul use a little spring cleaning? MC Jenni — who was a finalist in our mom-owned business contest this winter — is holding an 18 hour course about the power of connection starting this weekend.

This course is for you if you have ever wondered if anyone is listening to you, or if you have noticed the challenge of truly hearing what others are saying to you. While most of us keep busy talking, fixing and doing, we don’t take the time to connect with what is going on inside ourselves. This course is all about Mama Time.

Course Name:
The course is called the Power of Connection — Transforming the quality of the relationships and partnerships in your life.

Course Description:
Connecting is not just a powerful skill. It will help you become a more fulfilled individual, a more caring friend, a more loving partner, a more successful parent, a more productive colleague and a more effective leader.
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The Diaper Bag

By Nici Holt Cline

I enjoy knowing where stuff is. I don’t think I am an exceptionally organized person but compared to the man I married, I am an overly caffeinated Martha Stewart in your kitchen pantry.

There are reasons people have sock drawers and toothbrush holders. I prefer to wear matching socks that reside in one location and to easily locate my toothbrush. My husband doesn’t use drawers and the toothbrush lives where the toothbrush falls. These small organizational differences have been the subject of many chats over the years. And, after several failed compromises, he uses the guest room as a closet and I find his toothbrush and put it back in the bathroom cabinet every morning.
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Mamalode Magazine Issue No. 3 is here

Alright mamas! Issue No. 3 has arrived. We started distribution to local Missoula stores and advertisers yesterday. Stop by Mamalode’s booth at the 3rd annual Missoula Women’s Fair this Saturday, March 6, 2010 from 11-7 at the U of M University Center to pick up your issue.

The fair offers all types of resources that help women flourish and succeed whether it’s education, home improvement, parenting, safety, finance, fitness, decorating, leadership, beauty, or career advancement.

After the women’s fair, stop by the Doubletree for the Missoula Collective Sale. Missoula’s Best boutiques — Betty’s Divine, Charlotte’s, J. Elaine’s, Nolita and Coco Atelier — are coming together to blow out some fashionable and lovely Spring and Winter Merchandise! All goods are 50% to 70% off and the sale runs from 11-7 on Saturday too!

If you miss these events on Saturday, stop by one of the following businesses to get the latest issue of our magazine. And tell them, Mamalode sent you!

Local Businesses with Mamalode copies:
Caffe Dolce, Good Food Store, Betty’s Divine and the Hip Strip, Nature Boy and Walking Stick Toys, T9, the mall, Missoula Public Library, Children’s Museum, Loopy, Noteworthy, Junga Juice, Community Medical Center, Western Montana Clinic, Lifestyle Fitness, Alpine PT, Peak Health and Wellness, Mismo, Bitterroot Gymnastics, Main Street Pilates and MORE should have their mags.

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Hanna Andersson