9.27.2009

1 YEAR and a month

We have been eating this guy up lately. He is too much fun. He started walking the first week in September and he hasn't paused since. I LOVE this stage. Some of my favorites...
- He's starting to understand things like "go get your blankie".
- He says "uh, uh" (kinda like "ruff ruf") whenever he sees a dog.
- He gives big wide open kisses
- His dance moves included the squat, spinning, and arm flapping
- He started the 'throw yourself on the floor' protest (maybe not my favorite thing, but still pretty cute)
- He has 4 top teeth and 3 bottom, perfect for taking care of all the food he scarfs everyday.
- He has the biggest pot-belly. We love to let him hang out without his shirt so he can show it off.
- He LOVES the bath. When I take him in and start the water, he goes to his toy basket and makes sure all of his toys make it in the tub before he tries to climb in himself.
- I'm loving his hair lately. Big 'ol semi-curly mop.
- Whenever he sees our friends kids he starts screaming with delight, then he runs over and hits them on the head (we're workin' on it).
- He's impossible at church. That's why we got him some nice Sunday clothes so at least he looks cute while he's running the halls. - He loves other kids especially the older ones, always following them around.
- If there's a ball in the room, he will find it, and don't even think about taking it away.
- Give him anything and eventually he will throw it. It's only a problem in his high chair and at the grocery store.
- He's a momma's boy :)
- Peek a boo NEVER gets old
- He won't sit still while I change his diaper unless I sing, Old McDonald usually does the trick.
- He likes to bring me books to read. I'll start reading and by page 3 he's off.
- He LOVES being outside. What will we do once the rain comes! - He thinks it's really funny when we say "no".
- His current list of words: "kaka" = cracker, daddy, dadu = thank you, bye bye.
- He likes to tackle
- He's a tough kid, not much crying from injuries. Whinning to be held, now that's another story.
- New walker injuries to date: gash in eyebrow and lip, goose egg on the head, and scratches on the face from a face plant into the bark chips.
- Did I mention he's the cutest thing we've ever seen?

9.23.2009

My Big News!!

I am extremely excited to announce the launch of my business website www.accentreductioncenter.com!!! CHECK IT OUT!!!!

A huge THANK YOU to the amazingly talented Angela Hardison with SeeSaw Design for her incredible graphic design skills. You must check out her blog, she is one of a kind.
Another huge THANK YOU to Jason McKenzie for building the site with his ever so talented SEO skills. Let me know if you need a good web programmer, I'll get you his info.

For those of you who are hearing about this for the first time, let me explain. The Accent Reduction Center is an online course for non-native English speaking adults who are having a difficult time communicating effective in their profession as a result of their foreign accent. We offer a variety of live instructional courses via video conferencing (100% online, typically about 12 weeks long).

This business idea was first introduced to me about 3 years ago by an amazing woman who was my supervisor in the schools. Although she was unable to pursue it herself due to family health issues, she was supportive of me as I started looking more into it. In March I got serious and started spending every free minute researching and eventually started working on the business development. I spent the summer getting trained, writing content for the website, and getting my program ready for actual clients.

I started my first 3 clients about 3 weeks ago and I start a 4th client next week. It's been going extremely well. We've had a few small tech glitches but nothing we haven't been able to fix. I'm completely confident in my program and truly enjoy working with these incredibly intelligent and motivated adults. So, if you know anyone looking for a quality, online, accent reduction program, direct them to the ACCENT REDUCTION CENTER!