Urban Mamas

We are thrilled to be bringing our new program to the Pacific Northwest for the 2012 schoolyear, but we are in need of a space! We seek to serve in the range of 30 preschool aged students, no more than 42, and want to find the ideal location to house this program.While we find a challenge thrilling we do not seek to navigate conditional use permits, TIFs or the like and would like a space with the same previous use (commercial, E use, etc..).

Please contact us if you know of childcare centers that are relocating, vacancies of spaces or other leads. And we will be back with information on how to enroll your gifted, bright and creative child!

Email Allison at   Allison@SmallWondersSchool.org

Thanks to all the parents who attended my most recent lecture on Will and Trust Planning for the Busy Parent.  One of the moms who came shared with me the last person SHE learned about who drafted a Will.  Not a personal acquaintance to be sure.  But very fun non the less.  Thanks Emily for sharing these links with me and now Urban Mamas.

Michelle-Shari Kruss, Attorney at Law, Michelle-Shari@Krusslaw.com
Assisting Portland new parents with their estate planning for close to fifteen years.

Below is a transcription of Thomas Jefferson's last will and testament.
http://www.monticello.org/site/jefferson/brief-biography-thomas-jefferson

George Washington's Last Will and Testament
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/documents/will/text.html
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/courts/circuit/washington.htm

Well Earth Home Cleaning has an opening!

My name is Angela, and I am the proud proprietress of Well Earth Home Cleaning, a non-toxic housecleaning service that has been fastidiously cleaning homes Portland, Oregon since 2000. We enjoy what we do, we take pride in our work, and it shows! We are a small two-person operation, with much experience and enthusiasm between us. We use only non-toxic products that are provided by us, and are equipped with all of the necessary tools to clean your home with precision. We work as a two-person team so that your home will sparkle in half the time! And of course, superb references from long-term clients are available! 

We charge $50 per hour for a team of two, and we work quickly! Most home take us between 1.5 and 2.5 hours to clean. Please call or email to set up a time to talk about your cleaning needs and receive an estimate.  We serve NE, SE, N, and close-in Westside Portland.

***HOLIDAY INCENTIVE***Contact us before 2012 and your first two cleanings are only $40 per hour (2 hr minimum) - just mention that you saw us on urbanMamas.  Happy Holidays!




Thanks so much, 

Angela 

Well Earth House Cleaning

ahreavis@gmail.com

(971) 209-2299

Hi there!


My name is Angela, and I am the proud proprietress of Well Earth Home Cleaning, a non-toxic house cleaning service that has been fastidiously cleaning homes Portland, Oregon since 2000. We enjoy what we do, we take pride in our work, and it shows! We are a small two-person operation, with much experience and enthusiasm between us. We use only non-toxic products that are provided by us, and are equipped with all of the necessary tools to clean your home with precision. We work as a two-person team so that your home will sparkle in half the time!  We are very pet and kid friendly ladies, and can work around your busy home and crazy schudule :)  And of course, superb references from long-term clients are available! 

My business has been fully sustained by word of mouth referrals for many years, but a rare weekly spot has opened up!  Please call or email to set up a time to talk about your cleaning needs and receive an estimate. 

Thanks so much,

Angela 
Well Earth House Cleaning
(971) 209-2299

Kindermusik with Tiny Talkers!

 "IS TODAY A KINDERMUSIK DAY?"

Young children around the world are asking that very question every day. That’s because Kindermusik children can’t wait to sing, move, explore, play, express, create and simply experience the incredible power of music.

When it comes to choosing your child’s activities, the options seem endless. One choice provides more ways for your child to grow and thrive than any other. Kindermusik.

Kindermusik makes great parenting easier and Tiny Talkers is so excited to start offering these wonderful classes to the community!

Classes start in just 2 weeks- so don't delay, enroll today! More info:

http://tinytalkersportland.com/Baby_Sign_Language_kindermusik.html

SIGN & SING: Session A - Class Length: 5 week, 45 minute class - Ages: Birth-3 years

Tuition & Materials: $50 for 5 weeks ($10 PER CLASS- much less than other play based sign language classes in the Portland Metro area)

$35 for home materials (Home Materials are sold to you at my cost. I make no profit off of these.)

 Locations:  

New Seasons- Happy Valley http://www.newseasonsmarket.com/our-stores/happy-valley

The Warehouse (Portland Green Parenting) http://portlandgreenparenting.com/

 Current Schedule:

 New Seasons: Sign and Sing Session A - Tuesday 9:30-10:15 am - October 11-Nov 8

 The Warehouse: Sign and Sing Session A - Thursday 9:45-10:30 am - October 13-Nov 10

FAMILY TIME: BIRTH - 7 YEARS (OFFERED AS AN "ADVENTURES" CLASS)

Video: http://youtu.be/ZCbV7NcivWg

Class Length: 5 weeks, 45 minute class - Ages: Birth-7 years 

Tuition & Materials: $50 for 5 weeks ($10 PER CLASS- much less than other music & movement classes in the Portland Metro area)

$35 for home materials (Home Materials are sold to you at my cost. I make no profit off of these.)

Locations: 

 New Seasons- Happy Valley http://www.newseasonsmarket.com/our-stores/happy-valley

Current Schedule: 

 New Seasons: Adventures (TAUGHT FAMILY STYLE birth-7 years)- Zoo Train

Tuesday 10:45-11:30 am - October 18-Nov 15

  For more info, please contact Shira at 503.754.8776 or by email: shira@tinytalkersportland.com 

or simply checkout the website: www.TinyTalkersPortland.com (find the Kindermusik link at top right)

Hi,

My name is Valerie and I am a stay-at-home mother of two beautiful children, my daughter is 3 years old and my son is 14 month. I am looking to meet mothers with children, around the same age and craving for their little one to have children to play with and for us to be able to talk about everything and nothing around a coffee, or may be a glass of wine.

A little bit about us, I am French, my children are bilinguals. We love to go to the park, Omsi, play in the fountain, dancing, painting… we do not have a car but move very easily with the max and the bus we are located in Mt tabor area.

If you are interested to meet, to create a play group with us… please fee free to contact me at letsgetoghethergroup@gmail.com

Thank you.

Valerie

My 6 year old daughter just recently graduated from Harmony Montessori School and she had such an amazing experience with music we would like to find a piano program that will build upon what she has already learned.  Does anyone have a great program or teacher that they would recommend in SE Portland?   

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!

-BIG LATCH ON

-AUGUST 6^TH 2011 AT 10:30AM

-VENUE- A. LINDAHL CREATIONS PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO

On Saturday 6th August 2011 at 10:30am thousands of nursing women and their babies across the United States will gather in their own communities to take part in the Big Latch On, America’s first synchronized nursing event in multiple locations. Our local Big Latch On will take place at A. Lindahl Creations Photography studio located in SE Portland.  Call Amanda, the photographer, to get directions 503-828-8773. Come join us for coffee, muffins and a wonderful opportunity to spend time with other mother's to have a lot of fun.  For the month of August A. Lindahl Creations will promote and support breastfeeding by offering coupons to mom’s with breastfeeding babies.

The first record for a single location was from Berkeley, CA USA in 2002 where 1,130 mothers breastfed simultaneously. The international record for one location is 3,738 mothers held by the Philippines in 2006.  Since then, there have been several coordinated international events and in October 2010, 9,826 nursing mothers were recorded at 325 sites in 16 countries.

The Big Latch On is originally from New Zealand.  It was introduced to Portland, Oregon in 2010 by Joanne Edwards as a celebration for World Breastfeeding Week. During the same week Annie Brown, a La Leche League Leader from Connecticut organized a simultaneous breastfeeding event in her home state. For World Breastfeeding Week 2011, they are working collaboratively and with the support of La Leche League USA to bring the event across the country.

World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, is celebrated in 120 countries and marks the signing of the WHO/UNICEF document Innocenti Declaration, which lists the benefits of breastfeeding, plus global and governmental goals. 

Breastfeeding contributes to the normal growth and development of babies, and babies who are not breastfed are at increased risk of infant morbidity and mortality, adult obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and premenopausal breast cancer and ovarian cancer (both mom and baby.) The World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months of a baby's life to optimize these benefits, continuing to breastfeed for 2 years and as long thereafter as is mutually desired by mother and baby.

For more information:

Amanda Lindahl-Lemke

Http://www.alindahlcreations.com

503-828-8773

alindahlcreations@yahoo.com

www.lllusa.org/wbw/BigLatchOn.php

http://www.biglatchon.org