Archive for February, 2008
PHOTOS of the Week for LEAP DAY
No Comment |Posted by: lrappaport on February 28, 2008
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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24th
No Comment |Posted by: lrappaport on February 26, 2008
Farewell to most of my Valley Host Families & Au Pairs. It’s been a terrific two years!
Two new LCC’s have joined our region. Birgitta Westphal (East San Fernando Valley) & Cara Pistoll (San Gabriel area). Next month, Jill Langley will be overseeing the West Valley.
Reminder: March au pair meeting is on Sunday, March 9th at 11:30 a.m. until 2 P.M. IMPORTANT!! We will be setting the CLOCKS FORWARD the night before. SO SPRING FORWARD. Before you go to bed, change the time.
You have 4 more days to enter the au pair writing contest. This month, there has been no entries.
New rosters of au pairs will be sent on March 1st.
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Photos of the Week—Feb. 17th
No Comment |Posted by: lrappaport on February 17, 2008
The Simpson family is proud to announce the addition of baby Beckett!<object id=”flashapp_773481347″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” height=”226″ width=”300″ data=”http://program.flektor.com/program/fplayer.swf” name=”\”"+name+”\”" returntype=”\”javascript\”" shutdown=”function () {
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Congratulations to the Simpson family! Their newest member, Beckett, sleeps peacefully while big brother & sister lovingly look on.
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CHINESE NEW YEAR—YEAR OF THE RAT
No Comment |Posted by: lrappaport on February 14, 2008
http://www.123chinesenewyear.com/
Hey au pairs! If you want an unique excursion, you should go to our L.A.’s Chinatown to celebrate the Chinese New Year. I’ll post some events that are happening this weekend (2/16-17)
http://www.123chinesenewyear.com/
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
No Comment |Posted by: lrappaport on February 13, 2008
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
MALE AU PAIRS ARE MARVELOUS “MANNIES”.
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Week of February 10th
No Comment |Posted by: lrappaport on February 11, 2008
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IS ANYONE READING MY NEWS & UPDATE COLUMN? PLEASE COMMENT BELOW!
I have received a dozen phone calls during the past week regarding host family or au pair situations. Be it educational requirements, monthly weekends off, rides to the monthly meeting, duties of an au pair, etc. All of these issues were addressed during the last 4 weeks’ of this website’s blog. Other than the current week & the past week, everything can be re-read in the Archives section of this website.
If you actually are reading this section….Thank you!
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THE BUZZ–Jan./Feb. 2008–LOCAL SPOTLIGHT
No Comment |Posted by: lrappaport on February 6, 2008
READ THE BUZZ—featuring your LCC LEE in the section LOCAL SPOTLIGHT
http://www.culturalcare.com/aboutus/newsletter/0108/default.aspx
READ THE BUZZ—featuring your LCC LEE in the section LOCAL SPOTLIGHT
http://www.culturalcare.com/aboutus/newsletter/0108/default.aspx
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UPDATES & NEWS for WEEK OF FEBRUARY 3rd
No Comment |Posted by: lrappaport on February 3, 2008
Past “News & Updates” can be found in the ARCHIVE SECTION of this website. I will keep current week & the past week’s information in this section only.
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MAMASOURCE.COM is a Super ReSource for PARENTS
No Comment |Posted by: lrappaport on February 1, 2008
Host mom’s & host dad’s will enjoy sharing ideas with other parents.<object id=”flashapp_790692977″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” height=”226″ width=”300″ data=”http://program.flektor.com/program/fplayer.swf” name=”\” returntype=”\” shutdown=”function () {
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What could be better than one person’s expect advice! Lots of people sharing their experience with you. The case of “been there…done that” is particularly appealing on mamasource.com. Be it a picky 4 year old only wanting to eating food that is pink, an embarrassing personal matter that is easier to discuss with other mom’s who might have gone through the same thing or the best childcare for your family. I’ll get back to that in a moment. I personally responded when a women was asking for ideas of what to do or fun games to play at a baby shower. Seeing that I had just gone to a baby shower the week before & we decorated picture frames for the baby’s room & painted onesies for the new baby, I was thrilled to share this with the aunt asking for advice to make her niece’s party a special, memorable day.
Okay, back to affordable & flexible childcare. I am kind of partial to having a family host an au pair. I work for a great company, Cultural Care Au Pair, who has been legally bring au pairs into the USA for over 19 years. Au pairs from 40 countries are represented…young men & women, ages 18-26 years old. It’s a great way for your family to be introduced to another cultural as well as providing an international slant on your childcare. AND WE HAVE SUMMER AU PAIR, TOO!! This is a great way to try out in your home an au pair during three months in the summer.
My host families know the joy of having an au pair. I want to introduce you to mamasource.com when you feel the need to gather ideas, share your thoughts or find new resources for doctors, restaurants, mother-owned business and MORE! Sign up today. It’s a great way to feel connected to our local community ‘cuz being a parent in the 21st century is a tough job…but someone has to do it :-)
If your a newbie reading my blog, please have a look around the world of au pairs. It will be an education for you if you are only familiar with nannies or housekeepers. And, thank you for reading my blog today.
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