Urban Mamas

Hello PDX Mamas and Families,

My name is Karen Chenier. I am a counselor, group facilitator, dance movement therapist, and a part-time professor at Portland State University's Psychology Department. 

In February, I am offering a New Parents Group (baby and parent(s)) and a Parents Only group.

You shall see various flyers posted up and around the neighborhood in the next week (New Seasons Market, Common Ground Wellness Center, Jim and Patty's Coffee House ect...)  If you wish to receive a informational flyer please call, or email, and I would be happy to send one to you. 

In addtion, I am scheduled to speak on the subject of Mindful Attached Parenting at the New Renaissance Bookstore, NW Portland  on Thursday, April 26th, 7-8:30pm.   

To give you a little background, I have an interest in the creative and somatic aspects of psychotherapy and wellness, and have over 12 years of experience in the field.  I specialize in working with individuals, couples, and families in helping to address parenting skills, school/work related problems, relationship issues, marital problems, divorce, and life-transitions, loss, anxiety and depression.  My office is located at Common Ground, Flanders House in NE Portland.

I am very happy to answer any quesitons you may have regarding the groups and services.  You may contact me by phone or email.

Warmly,
Karen

Karen Marie Chenier Ph.D, R-DMT
Counselor & Lecturer
Common Ground Wellness Center
Flanders House
2926 NE Flanders St., Suite 2D
Portland, Oregon
mobile: 503.206.2297
email: kchenierphd@gmail.com
website:  flandershousepdx.org

I'm doing research for my business plan (I'm also a mom of three so this isn't corporate or anything.)

Can you sew relatively well? If you could earn extra money sewing at home would that be interesting to you? What if you could sew as much or as little as you wanted? What if you could sew whenever you wanted to? How much would you expect to make for your work? Do you know other sewing moms?

Thanks. I'm so appreciative for your feedback.

Sincerely,
Claire K.

Email: clairekaufmann@gmail.com

I offer services for families to capture those important moments! Whether it be a big birthday party, a family reunion or just a day in the backyard or Grant Park, let me help you hold onto those memories forever!

Find many more photos and examples of my work at http://www.katherynmoranphotography.com/ or visit me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Katheryn-Moran-Photography/113081122486

I offer services for families to capture those important moments! Whether it be a big birthday party, a family reunion or just a day in the backyard or Grant Park, let me help you hold onto those memories forever!

Please join us on Friday, July 29th for a huge sale from 9 AM to 5 PM (EVERYTHING HALF PRICE AFTER 3 PM!!!) The sale will be located in the basement of the Village Free School which is at 8660 SE Foster Rd in Portland.

We have furniture, appliances, books, videos, fabric and crafting supplies, electronics, exercise and outdoor equipment, toys and games, clothing and shoes, and thousands of baby and children's items! If you have kids you don't want to miss this sale! CHILDCARE will be available on a donation basis for part of the day. We will also have baked goods, drinks and coffee!

This sale is a benefit for a local mom who needs to raise money for lawyer fees. She left an abusive relationship and was granted a restraining order, but now the ex has hired a lawyer to try to contest it and get unsupervised access to their son. Please come out and support this worthy cause!

Urban Mamas and Papas are know to support our own! So please come join us on Memorial Day weekend to help a wonderful family whose very young child has been battling leukemia for a year.

Memorial Day Weekend - May 28th, 29th, and 30th from 8am to 4pm

1809 NE 118th Ave, Portland

We have gathered donated items from countless families and have treasures for everyone - infant and children's clothing and toys, sports equipment, furniture, glassware and dishware, cute household knickknacks, handmade crafts, sewing supplies, books, the list goes on and on.

Please come out for a day of treasure hunting, fostering community, and supporting a wonderdful family. 100% of the proceeds will go towards their medical bills.

Thanks so much and see you there!

Back by popular demand!

Puppets for Tiny Tots
"Who's in Hare's House?"

May 14th at 10:30am and 11:30am
Cost: $6 per person, cash/check at door

questions?: 503-248-0557

Location: Alexander Preschool of the Arts
1444 SE Hawthorne, Portland OR

World renowned puppet theatre, Tears of Joy theatre presents another fun puppet show designed especially for the Tiniest of tots. Sungura the Hare returns home and finds someone in his house! Who can it be? Who can help him get it out? This fun play is based on an African trickster tale. The event will introduce our youngest patrons to the magic of puppetry in a child-friendly environment. Bring your child early (10:00am and 11:15am) to make their own puppet!

Follow Tears of Joy on Facebook!

or visit our website: www.tojt.org

During this time of year, with the holidays coming and the weather cooling off, it is always nice to have a few ways to relive stress and settle into a warm cup of tea.  Staying healthy during this time is always important, keeping ourselves grounded and content helps our immune system stay strong.
At next weeks free essential oil class we will be talking about using oils this holiday season to help relax and relive stress and using oil to fend off cold/flus.
When using oils therapeutically, especially internally, purity and quality is of utmost importance. We will dispel some common aromatherapy myths and misunderstandings allowing you to make educated choices when sourcing pure oils and using them to protect and support your health!
I hope to see you next week for our oil class.
Kelly

www.mydoterra.com/naturallyhealthyfamilies/

December 8th, 7pm
SW Oleson Rd

For dirctions please email

kellyrichins at gmail dot com

These new tables and chairs are made from clear vertical grain fir pulled from a 130 year old barn in French Glen, Oregon.

The table and chairs are bordered with beautiful redwood reclaimed from a 60 year old wheelchair ramp in LaGrande. There’s a lot of history in these little guys and zero impact on the environment.

The barn is a piece of Oregon’s history and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The barn is named, The Pete French Round Barn, after the cattle king, Pete French.  It is where he trained an estimated 300 to 1,000 horses in the winter months each year.

I gained these materials while working on a restorative project on the barn over this last summer.  So, with these special pieces your children and family will be able to create your own history atop an interesting piece of our state’s history.

I have also included some photos of some neat inlay ribbon storage boxes, that can double as sitting stools, that I recently created.  These boxes are made from pine, mahogany, cvg and redwood.

I wonder if there is a toy library in town or if there are folks interested in sharing toys. The toys at home get lots of good use and are well cared for and I am wanting to find some new toys (new to us..) for him to enjoy as he grows. I am tempted to buy more but I imagine there are plenty of toys floating around out there among us already. If we were to pool our resources and come up with a way to do it (maybe a swap of a few toys for a couple of weeks for example ...) I bet we could keep our kids with a replenished "toy box" without having to buy buy buy all the time.

Our son is 2.5 and we especially like toys that inspire imagination and are battery free.

My name is Kara and my email is karbus21@hotmail.com....