http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MandaLee/Thoughts, articles and pictures all about children! hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MandaLee/634765NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The creators of "Sesame Street" say the U.S. children's TV series' 40th birthday is being marked with special ceremonies in New York and Washington. The Boston Globe reported Saturday in addition to the ceremonies, the series' birthday Tuesday will bring about a new...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MandaLee/634657Today my Mom hosted a baby shower and breakfast in honor of a friend. Mom’s friend and her husband recently adopted a baby boy. A great time was had by all those who attended!http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MandaLee/634009Last week, I spent time with my lifelong friend H. No matter how long its been since we have seen each other, we always pick up right where we left off. Friends like that are so special.http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MandaLee/632653I am giving my keyboard to a friend’s daughter. I hope she enjoys the keyboard as much as I have over the years.http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MandaLee/631895For many reasons, my Mom has decided to have a Fall Festival at her school instead of a Halloween party. Some children are not able to afford Halloween costumes. They will instead dress up as a character from a book. Old habits are hard to completely break, so the children will still be enjoying...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MandaLee/631428WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Serve children a healthy and nutritious meal before allowing them to go trick-or-treating at Halloween, U.S. confectionery manufacturers advise. "Your kids will be happier and full, which will help reduce the temptation to eat candy at each trick-or-treat stop," Susan...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MandaLee/630374SANTA ANA, Calif., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A judge in Orange County, Calif., sentenced a teenage boy to 15 years in prison for a 2008 drunken driving crash that claimed the life of a classmate. Orange County Superior Judge Carla Singer sentenced Milad Moulayi, 18, to the maximum sentence on a...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MandaLee/630274I am so excited! My niece is being baptized next Sunday. Please keep my family in your prayers as we travel to New York for this special and important milestone in Lura's life.http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MandaLee/628323My sister and niece are coming. I can't wait! Please keep them in prayer. Thank you.http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/MandaLee/627695PORT ST. JOE, Fla., Sept. 12 (UPI) -- An adopted teen who has lived in Port St. Joe, Fla. since she was 3 faces possible deportation to England for refusing a vaccination, she and her mother say. Simone Davis, 17, said she has no need for the vaccine Gardasil, which guards against the sexually...