MomTo2Girls2Boys ~ Born in July 2005
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Mom2tig99Nroo03 ~ Breastfeeding
JennD ~ Born in March 2007 (interim host)

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Hostess With The Mostess!

Congratulations soonermommy !!


Thank you for being such a supportive host for your board members and for taking the time to check in with us on the Community Leaders Forum!
*If you would like to nominate someone to be Host of the month, please submit to Chelly, who you would like to nominate and why. Don't forget to leave your name as well, so we can give proper credit. You may only submit one nomination per month. Should we have more than 1 nomination per month, we will choose one. If your person is not chosen, we will keep the nomination for the following month. We are also entitled to nominate one person per month.
** Keep up the great work ladies!!

Points and Prizes

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Events and Holidays!

Month:
* American Red Cross Month
* Deaf History Month
* Inernational Ideas Month
* International Listening Awareness Month
* Learn Russian Month
* March to College Days
* Music in Our Schools Month
* National Athletic Training Month
* National Caffeine Awareness Month
* Greek-American Heritage Month
* Irish-American Heritage Month
* Mental Retardation Awareness Month
* National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
* National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
* National Women's History Month (United States)
* Spiritual Wellness Month




Weekly Events:

* National Ghostwriters Week 1-7
* National Write A Letter of Appreciation Week 1-7
* Iditarod Race 3-18
* Save Your Vision Week 4-10
* National Sleep Awareness Week 5-11
* National Procrastination Week 5-11
* Great American Meat Out 10-25
* Girl Scout Week 11-17
* International Internet Moms Week 11-17
* National Agriculture Week 18-24
* National Animal Poison Prevention Week 18-24
* National Poison Prevention Week 18-24
* National Spring Fever Week 19-25
* National Cleaning Week 25-31



Daily:


1 Beer day, Pig Day, Plan A Solo Vacation Day, World Book Day
2 NEA's Read Across America Day, World Day of Prayer
3 I Want You to Be Happy Day, National Anthem Day
4 Benjamin Harris Day, Courageous Follower Day, Healing from the Inside Out Day, International Scrapbooking Industry day, Namesake Day, Old Inauguration Day
5 Fun Facts About Names Day
6 Peace Corps Day, Unique Names Day
7 Learn What Your Name Means Day, National Be Heard Day
8 Day For Women's rights & International Peace, International Working Women's Day, Joe Franklin Day
9 Nametag Day, Panic Day, Middle Name Pride Day
10 Geneology day, Mario Day, Salvation Army Day
11 Daylight Savings Time Begins, Check Your Batteries day, Johnny Appleseed Day
12 Girl Scout Day, National Workplace Napping Day
13 Good Samaritan Involvement day, National Open An Umbrella Indoors day
14 International Ask A Questional Day. MOTH-ER Day, National Children's Craft day, Organize Your Home Office Day, Pi Day
15 Absolutely Incredible Kid Day, Brutus Day, Companies That Care Day, Ides Of March, True Confessions day
16 Curlew Day, Freedom of Information Day, St. Urho's day
17 Maple Syrup day, National Quilting day, Save the Florida Panther Day, St. Patrick's Day
18 Awkward Moments Day, Forgive Mom and Dad Day
19 Act Happy Day, National Chocolate Caramel day, Operation Iraqi Freedom
20 Proposal Day
21 First day of Spring, National Agriculture Day, World Down Syndrome Day, National Common Courtesy Day
22 As Young As You Feel Day, International Goof-off day, World Day for Water
23 National Puppy Day, Near Miss Day, O.K. Day, World Meteoroligical Day
24 National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day, United Nations: World Tuberculosis day, YoYo Day
25 Old New Years Day, Pecan Day
26 Legal Assistants day, Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
27 Education and Sharing Day, Kite Flying Day, Quirky Country Music Song Titles day, American Diabetes Association Alert Day
28 Kick Butts Day
29 National Mom & Pop Business Owner's Day, Texas Loves The Children Day
30 Doctors Day, Pencil Day, Take Your Parents To The Playground Day
31 Bunsen Burner day, National "She's Funnyy That Way" Day

Featured Forums!

Recipe of the Month!

Our recipe of the month comes from the winning recipe on Cooking Smart's Recipe Contest. Here it is.....

Cooking Smart's Recipe Contest Winner for January is Selina!! For her Hot Fudge Cake recipe!

Hot Fudge Cake

1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 3/4 cups very hot water

1. Heat oven to 350ºF.
2. Mix flour, sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, the baking powder and salt in ungreased square pan, 9x9x2 inches (I usually use a glass pan). Mix in milk, oil and vanilla with fork until smooth. Spread in pan.
3. Sprinkle brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa over batter. Pour water over batter.
4. Bake about 40 minutes or until top is dry.
5. Spoon warm cake into dessert dishes. Top with ice cream. Spoon sauce from pan onto each serving.

Love it with vanilla ice cream. Yummy!


Congratulations Selina
If you would like to earn 1000 P&P points, just dig out that winning recipe and submit it for the next contest at Cooking Smart's Recipe Contest here and you too could have your winning entry posted all over the forums in all the newsletters along with all those lovely points.

Also, don't forget to take a look at Cooking Smart. They have tons of boards and lots of recipes for you to check out. So have a look around here.

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