Isaac and Liz: Happy, Snappy and Colorful Designs

May 1st 2009

Isaac Mizrahi Launches New Spring Collection with Liz Claiborne, and color is the right places make this a happy, snappy collection just like Isaac himself. Isaac Mizrahi has always fascinated me because of all the fashion designers out, he is the only one to satisfy all my design desires each and every time. I love his use of color, his sense of balance ( nothing he deisgns makes me think of a circus tent ) and he seems to know that woman are not one shape or size. He celebrates that differnce of woman in all the clothing he brings out.
Now he has done it again, by teaming up with Liz Claiborne another fashion icon to bring us a spectacular spring collection that can not be outdone in my opinion.

This line has been done with you and I in mind, not some woman on a runway in Paris. We modern woman want it all, style, color, and most importantly affordability. Liz and Isaac hit it right on the head with this line, from the black and white check dress to die for to the adorable little green over jacket paired with the beige colored ensemble underneath. If you want to know more, and see more you can head over to and watch this short video , or check out Liz's website here.


Happy Shopping Fashionistas!

For those who did not get to attend the WHTJ event, you can still be part of the experince

 If you, like me did not get to attend this years Welcome  Home To Jericho Event in LA last week don't despair because you can still be a part of the event and even help support Operation  Homefront.

Over at the Welcome Home To Jericho Website there is a page that is for the merchandise associated with this years Event. Some of the items you can still order are the DVD which will include all the events that happened at the Sportsmens Lodge. The WHTJ team had a professional photographer there to film the entire event and this DVD will be the way you get to be there as well. The cost for the DVD is $14.00 and all the proceeds

 

The DVD will begin shipping about four weeks or so after the event,
Another really awesome way to be a part of the event is buy purchasing the Commemorative Journal. This journal will be printed on glossy book stock, filled with artwork and photos.

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One last item I would love to show you that is really very dear to my heart ( not that I don't love all the other items, ;-p) is the backpack that you can purchase to be donated to a child of a military family. The backpack is filled with  school supplies and each backpack you purchase for donation will bear your name so the child will know who has sent it. Even though school is about to let out, this is the perfect time to buy these items because it gives us plenty of time to make sure we get as many of these backpacks as possible, we want every child who has a need to be able to have one.

All the items I have showcased here today are available along with ordering details on the page linked here at the Welcome Home to Jericho Website. I thank you for any who order the backpacks in advance.

Children should never have to feel scared or intimidated

 When I see my kids  going at each other it makes me feel so bad, I have raised them to be good to each other and to themselves. The job of parenting is never easy, but it is one we take on with all our hearts. We want to raise happy and healthy children.

I feel that the most important thing I can give my children is the knowledge that people are for our benefit not our amusement. Most of the time my kids are great to each other, but as is normal there are days when they have issues with each other. The one thing I will not put up with is bullying or intimidation towards anyone for any reason. I  grew up with that happening, and it did not do my self esteem any good at all. When one child is bullying another, there are underlying causes that must be identified and dealt with quickly, or they will carry these internal issues into adulthood. It is horrible for the child who is being bullied but also for the one doing the bullying.

As parents when we have issues that we know our children are dealing with, beyond talking to our parents what can we do to help the children out? Where can we go for good sound advice?  At Parents Connect, you will find many great topics to choose from for more information, and all of it comes from people who are parents! From Home Work help to child behavior camp you will find any thing you are looking for in the way of parenting help.

As promised, some more photos of the WHTJ event in LA

May 1st 2009

Disclaimer ~ All Photographs included in this post are property of Jericho4kids.com and may not be reproduced or used in any manner without express permission of the owner. If you wish to use them, please contact Jericho4kids.com for further information.

Well, I have a few more photographs for you to check out from the Welcome Home to Jericho Charity Event ~

Remember this?

 

That clock was so important in 9:02. One of the better episodes ( wait, they are all great :-p)

I have always loved this mural, it just seems so homey, so real. I miss seeing each week.

What a great crowd at the event! If you are in this photo, give me a shout so I can name you here ( If you wish to that is ) I bet the excitement was at an all time high that day!

One of the many items up for auction, Bonnies Sweater.

These next photos are dear to me because this was the reason we got our collective butts into gear for the event. Yes it was about meeting and having fun but this was the real reason:

I am SO proud of all my fellow Jericho Rangers, I just feel like busting each time I see these.

And last but not least ~

There is Loomer, one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Many thanks to Loomer and his wife for all the awesome help and work. Without you there would have been no event!!!

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I woke up today not feeling much better than last night. It seemed like I was getting better, then by late afternoon it was back, the incredible headache, the pains in my arms ( weirdest thing is, this pain is in my forearm muscles and in m hip joints, those strange places) and now with a full days work ahead of me I sit here and wonder how I will get th rough the day sitting in this chair. I feel like someone has beaten my with a stick on my back.

I did an article yesterday about Reykjavik, Iceland and there is a place there called the Blue Lagoon which is a geothermal spa, how utterly fantastic this place looks. I would go there in a heartbeat if I could. Just thinking about sitting in that gorgeous blue hot sea water, soothing away these aches , wow.

I had no idea just how much there is to see and do in Iceland, its simply an amazing place. One day, I will visit and maybe I will stay long enough to let my peace level rise to normal levels.

I heard today that a Jericho fan * Susangator* had received a lovely answer back from Devils Due Publishing for a letter she had sent to them welcoming them to the Jericho family, that was really awesome of them to do, but as a partner in this we knew this company would be a great fit for us and Jericho, right?
I will be getting a few more photos today to place here, again with permission of the owner so you will get to see some of the activities that everyone was a part of while out there in LA, especially the Operation Home Front presentation of the money and such.

Keep your eyes peeled for those, I am off to get some tylenol and start my work.

:-p be well friends