Spring

• Take an Inventory
  The start of a New Year is a great time to take inventory of your family's personal information. Review your Emergency Information records to insure they are current. Review your insurance status, both medical and life, and take a peek of your will as well. One of the greatest favors you can do your family is to plan ahead for unforeseen emergencies such as long term disability. By having papers filed in an accessible location and kept in an orderly fashion, should you or another family member have to act quickly, you will have what you need to weather the crisis. One of the major principles behind The GO MOM! Planner is organizing the information and schedules for your family so effectively that anyone could pick up your planner and jump in. So schedule time during this first month of the year to review your personal papers. You'll feel better for it moving into February and tax season where you can also take advantage of the many laws designed to protect you and your family, now and in the future.
• Planning for Summer and Fall
  True, we're just getting settled into the New Year and have barely finished packing away the Holiday Decor. However, if you have either a need or simply desire for your children to participate in Summer Camps and Fall Pre-school Programs, start researching now. Many of these programs hold enrollment in January and are completely booked and running waiting lists by February. This catches parents off guard every year who are either new to the area, are researching the activity for the first time, or are taking your first child through these steps, such as pre-school. So research your local parenting papers for resource lists of these organizations and hit the road now for tours and interviews. You'll be well on your way to a smooth summer and awesome fall!

• Spring is the time to plan for summer vegetable gardens at home.
  This is a very rewarding and exciting project that your children will enjoy all summer long, so consider carving out a small space in your yard for a wonderful lesson in planning and accomplishment.  Check out April 2002 Child Magazine for the article entitled A School That Grows Its Own Lunch.  Its a wonderful story about how students in Berkeley, California are following a cooking and nutrition curriculum that is supported by a kid tended garden.  With only 15% of children in the United States eating their recommended daily allowance of fruits and veggies, perhaps your school could use some fresh inspiration for incorporating this fun program into its lesson plans.  Talk to your teachers and PTA...you might be pleasantly surprised
• Do your kiddos love Legos?
    Visit http://www.Lego.com and join the LEGO Web Club.  As a member of the LEGO Web Club, your child will be able to play games, enter contests, customize his or her own homepage and be the first to find out about exciting LEGO news.  In addition, we will send out periodic LEGO Web Club e-mail newsletters to let your child know about fun new things at the web site.  For the builder in your home...you can't miss this one.