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Live and Learn: Are you smarter than an 11th grader?

Childwise: Smart advice for Chattanooga parents

Signal Mountain’s SMX programs bridge the after-school gap

Small bites from the Creative Discovery Museum

The List: Ten terrifi c books about birthdays

Managing Multiples: Multiples in the classroom

Servings from the Cereal Bowl

History Mystery: Steamboat One and Sunken Southern Secrets

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Chattanooga’s Parks and Recreation Department: Recreation Destinations

Calendar: Chattanooga family fun

House Calls: Information about carbon monoxide

Warning: Do not drive or operate heavy machinery

Magnet Schools Showcase

The Dad Dispatch: How old are you?

Alison Lebovitz: The golden rule

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Are you smarter than an 11th-grader?

Veteran Chattanooga educators Lu Lewis and Edna Varner collaborate each month to address a topic of particular concern to area parents. If you have a concern you’d like them to discuss in print, send it to Lu and Edna care of Chattanooga Parent at [email protected].

Teens’ one-stop shop for college info onlineLocated in the 10th Street of fi ces of the Public Education Foundation, the College Access Center of fers plenty of down-to-earth advice about preparing for , choosing, applying for and paying for college. Most of that information can be found on the CAC website, which also features a handy year -by-year checklist for kids in grades 7 through 12 to help them stay on the college track with a minimum of last-minute stress. T o see what 11th-graders should be doing to get ready for college, go to www.CollegeAccessCenter.org, then click on “Student Center,” “Preparing,” “College Planning Calendars,” and “11th Grade.”

College recommendation letters from teachers and principals are really important. Start collecting writing samples now to determine who should be asked to write your letters. Local foundations and public service groups give scholarships; check their websites for board members you may know. Ask those who serve on scholarship committees to give you the names of teachers in your school who write the best letters. If you are not in these teachers’ classes, introduce yourself to them, off er free teaching assistance after school, or ingratiate yourself in any way possible. You’ll need their letters next year. If you are in the classes of teachers who aren’t on the list of great recommendation writers, send them anonymous notes encouraging them to get help soon! (They will think the notes are from desperate seniors, so it’s highly unlikely you’ll be identifi ed. Wear gloves so that you don’t leave prints when you write the anonymous letters.)You will also be writing to introduce yourself to prospective colleges, so work on your own writing skills—and don’t even think about submitting a letter of any kind without feedback from several adults you trust. Think: “What will make my essay memorable to selections committees who will read stacks of excellent student essays?” Use the summer of your junior year to practice, practice, practice your writing skills.

Lots of parent and student resources are available, and the junior year is a good time to tap into them. Parents, visit as many colleges as you can with your son or daughter to get a feel for academic and student life. (You may also want to map and prioritize colleges based on which relatives can help with their laundry or automobile problems.)

Junior year can be a very productive year in your game plan, and it can save you and your teen from making decisions under stress during senior year. Much will depend on whether you are smarter than an 11th-grader!

When it comes to getting into a great college luck is not your friend. Eleventh-graders have some important agenda items to attend to this

academic year, and parents have to be smarter than an 11th-grader to provide the support their son or daughter will need. Eleventh grade is actually a little late to “start” getting ready for college—college prep really starts in kindergarten!—but it’s not too late for some serious catch-up work before senior year.

The fi rst thing you’ll want to do as parents is review your 11th-grader’s four-year plan and his grades from years 9 and 10. Those grades count! If they are not stellar, arrange a conversation with the high school counselor and/or college advisor to see what needs to happen with the plan. In most cases it will not need a major overhaul, because teachers and counselors will have been monitoring it. You may just not know what conversations they’ve been having with your teen since you discussed the plan back in 8th grade. If you’re smarter than an 11th-grader, you’ll start getting some frequent updates.

Your role is to nag, nudge, encourage, inspire, bribe, threaten—whatever works best with your 11th-grader. Start by off ering some solid advice. You can fi nd plenty of it—plus things like free test prep resources—at www.CollegeAccessCenter.org*. You and your teen will hear or read some of this advice constantly over the next two years. But other tips may be news to your teen, like these:

Get your grades up, and take tough courses. Colleges will examine your grades from years 9–12, and they will look to see if the courses get tougher, not easier (so ditch the idea of Basket Weaving 101 next semester). Don’t worry if you don’t make an A in calculus. The fact that you’re in there and achieving will speak volumes to the admissions or scholarship committee. Read, Read, Read! Now is a good time to build stamina for reading. Read books you love. Throw in a few you’ll learn to love—for example, try, Danica McKellar’s Kiss My Math (she also wrote Math Doesn’t Suck), or James Watson’s The Double Helix (makes you want to go out and do science research). Talk about tests. Ask your college advisor about the ACT, SAT and any other tests you will have to take to get into the college of your dreams. Talk with them about what your 10th-grade PLAN test reveals about your chances for a great ACT score (and a scholarship).

Now, the following tips will not be on any websites or in college brochures, but they come highly recommended by Lu and Edna. (Take heed, parents and guardians.)

Eleventh-graders: Begin stalking your high school counselor and college advisor. Stay in their offi ces and in their faces so they will know you are serious about college. Show up at events they attend. If you see them at the movies, a few moments in the concessions line or during the coming attractions is a great opportunity to quiz them on the latest college information they’ve received. When they think “college,” you want them to think of you!

Parenting question? Send it to Childwise c/o Chattanooga Parent via e-mail: [email protected], or send a letter to Childwise c/o Chattanooga Parent, P.O. Box 4070, Chattanooga, TN 37405.


The advice in “Childwise” is provided this month by Mohsin Ali, MD. Dr. Ali is director of psychiatry services at Fortwood

Center, Inc. He is trained in the evaluation and treatment of psychiatric problems in children, adolescents and adults. The

responses provided by Dr. Ali are formulated from general theoretical principles and are for general information only.

The suggestions off ered are not intended to represent or replace professional consultation or intervention specifi c to a

particular child or family.

without dessert tonight) or taking away a privilege that he likes a lot (no video game time tonight because he kept teasing his little sister).

Dear Childwise:My 2-year-old is doing something that may or may not be a problem. He seems to like to hit and hurt me in a playful way. There are times when I’ll hold him in my lap, and he’ll hit me right in the face, but he’s laughing and smiling when he does it. Even when he gives me a hug, he will hug way too tight and even grit his teeth. I thought it was my imagination until my mother said, “He seems to like to hurt you.” He only does it to me, not to other children. Will he grow out of this? He is my only child. How would you suggest I handle this?

Lisa C.

Dear Lisa C.Your son seems to be playing with you and doesn’t quite realize that he is hurting you. He takes liberties with you that he wouldn’t take with others because he is closest to you and trusts you the most. Although he will probably outgrow this naturally, I think it is important for you to do

something about it. Otherwise, he may start to play this game with other people. Also, if he gets into the habit of hitting you, it may prove diffi cult for you to discipline him (I don’t mean physically) as he gets older. Your best response is to change your facial expression and tone to show you are unhappy. You may have to proceed to fi rmly saying “no,” and fi nally, you may have to use your own hands to prevent him from hitting you. He will soon realize you do not like this game and that you are stronger than him.

Dear Childwise: I have two children. They are very diff erent, personality-wise. Where my fi rst child (a girl) could be easily managed through time-outs, I have found that my son doesn’t respond to that at all. When I set him in the corner, he will happily sit alone and just sing to himself until the time is up, and I feel like it hasn’t made an impression at all. He’s 5. What’s another way to punish him when he’s bad?

No Time-Outs

Dear No Time-Outs:You make a great point—children with diff erent personalities sometimes need diff erent discipline strategies. For some behavioral problems, the best response is to ignore the behavior altogether, especially if it is minor. Ignored misbehaviors tend to disappear because they produce no reaction from others. Stating rules and expectations clearly and simply may prevent misbehaviors, as does using reasonable routines and schedules. Also, please use positive reinforcement, including praise and rewards for good behavior much more often than punishment. Of course, you want to know what you can do if he has broken an important rule or disobeyed you despite instructions and warnings. I would suggest either a logical consequence (if he throws his pudding on the fl oor in a tantrum, he can sleep

“Time-out” doesn’t work for everyone

Toddler engages in playful hitting

Children with different personalities sometimes need different discipline strategies.

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Signal Mountain’s SMX programsbridge the after-school gap


Every school day, most Hamilton County students walk out of the front doors at 2:15

p.m. Whether they go home or wait for sports practices to start the reality is the same and a student’s day ends before their parent’s. For middle school students this usually translates into many hours home alone, often parked in front of the television.

Signal Mountain Extras, SMX, at Signal Mountain Middle and High School has introduced a solution: an after-school program that reinforces what happens in the classroom while providing the fun kids want after a full school day and a bit of the independence middle schoolers always want.

“We’ve had parents tell us ‘This is a God-send’,” said Mike Taylor, Executive Director of the Mountain Education Foundation (MEF), the non-profi t organization behind SMX. He continued, sharing compliments parents have heaped on the program. Families have been thankful for the additional family time because homework is fi nished and awed that children want to continue even when their family work schedule means they don’t have to.So what’s all the fuss about?

Part of the buzz stems from SMX’s kid-centric structure. Each day, students pour into the Media Center to check in and either stay to complete their homework or head to the Math Lab or tutoring. After a little over an hour, everyone meets in the cafeteria for a 30-minute snack and groups are dismissed to one of the activities off ered that day.

With new daily lineups, the activities were planned as a transition to SMX from elementary school daycare and give students an arena to create a club out of the newly discovered activities. Ranging from outdoor, arts and technology, the activities include yoga, dance, mixed media art, open gym basketball, web design, mad science, bottle rockets, mountain biking, garage band, and drama, regularly supplemented by staff brainstorming.

“SMX is the opportunity to inspire kids to

seek out new experiences and hopefully foster a passion for something that might have seemed out of their reach beforehand,” said SMX counselor Brittney Brown. An exciting grant-funded partnership with TVA for a robotics class is slated for the spring and SMX is partnering now with nursing students from Chattanooga State for an individualized stress, nutrition, and exercise assessment and education program.

SMX Director Stephanie Schefano credits much of the program’s buzz worthy formula to its staff . Schefano owned a childcare business, is a SMMHS parent and was instrumental in MEF’s 2009 summer camp and in the planning process for this year’s program. She explains that the staff enriches the program not only with a commitment to children, but also a wide range of expertise that they share while leading daily activities.

“Even simply playing cards {with the students] in between activities has been a huge hit,” Schefano said. “Betsy (Groves) and Brittney (Brown) have big hearts and great people skills

and that is so important when you are dealing with children.”

The need for an interactive after-school program has been an ongoing conversation

for two years. MEF, formed in 1991 with the focused purpose of fostering educational quality on Signal Mountain, designed SMX to fi ll several boxes on everyone’s wish list.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum provides academic support for its students and while tutoring programs

were already in place they didn’t fi ll the time gap between adult and school days. Taylor did his homework, visiting other

non-profi t education organizations in California and Ohio to gather information on how to bridge that gap and match curriculum and family requirements. After a trial run with MEF’s summer camp, SMX opened the fi rst day of school on August 16 and has grown at a steady 10 percent increase every week.

“Not only is it a service for our families, it’s an excellent opportunity for our students,” said SMMHS principal Dr. Tom McCullough and Taylor expressed his hope that “SMX is the start of something wonderful in other places, as well.”

Taylor and his SMX team have kept in mind the dialogue he established with the programs in California and Ohio. That vital sharing of know-how in developing partnerships with local business and educational institutions, extending the classroom experience, and identifying community needs is something Taylor hopes to pass on to the next school looking for its own SMX.

They marked that as a priority in working with the Hamilton County Department of Education and Taylor points to grassroots power and parental momentum as the cornerstones of MEF’s 19-year history. SMX is a reality because of community eff orts and will likely grow into a full day summer camp and a staple of students’ middle school experience.

“The exciting thing is the next 19 years,” Taylor said.

A kid-centric structure of after -school enrichment activities supplements the International Baccalaureate program at the Signal Mountain Middle and High School.

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Small Bites fromCreative Discovery’s Culinary Corner

By Liza Blair


Liza Blair is arts manager for the Creative Discovery Museum.

during teatime. The American muffi n is a small, cup-sized quick bread, sweetened with sugar and fl avored with fruits, nuts or savory ingredients. Since muffi ns are designed to be one serving sized and since they can contain a variety of nutritious ingredients, they are perfect for kids to make and eat.

Involving kids in the hands-on process of working with food helps develop a love and interest in cooking and

making healthy food choices. The following recipe off ers children a great opportunity to develop fi ne motor skills and experience textures by using their hands to mix ingredients instead of a spatula or spoon. Bananas and chocolate are used as the sweetener for these muffi ns, but feel free to substitute your child’s favorite fruits.

Do you know the Muffi n Man?

Muffi ns have a long history. The word muffi n comes from the French word, mouffl et, which describes a soft bread. There are two kinds of muffi ns: the English muffi n and the American muffi n. An English muffi n, which is round and made from a yeast leavened dough, is usually cooked on a griddle and has a dense, spongy interior, resembling a honeycomb. During the 19th century muffi ns were so popular in England that muffi n men traveled the streets selling muffi ns

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Flour Baker’s Companion. This adaptation

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will make approximately four muffi ns.Ingredients:Ingredients:2 Tbs. butter2 Tbs. butter1/3 cup sugar1/3 cup sugar1 egg1 egg1/8 tsp. Nutmeg1/8 tsp. Nutmeg1/4 tsp. Allspice1/4 tsp. Allspice1 med. Banana1 med. Banana

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, spices, banana (ask kids to use their hands to squish the banana before adding it) and milk. In a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients, then stir them into the butter-sugar mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Spoon the batter into muffi n cups. Bake the muffi ns for 20-25 minutes, or until done. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.

Ten terrifi c books about birthdays


Compiled by Shelley HeadrickChildren’s Department

Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

A Birthday for BearBy Bonny BeckerReading level: PreK– 2ndBear does not want to celebrate his birthday, but Mouse has other ideas.

What’s the Big Idea, Molly?

By Valeri GorbachevReading level: PreK – 2nd

With Turtle’s birthday fast approaching, Molly

and her friends come up with a big idea for his

present.

Sir Cumference and All the King’s TensBy Cindy NeuschwanderReading level: 1st – 4th In this math concept book, Sir Cumference must fi gure out the number of guests attending the King’s birthday party.

Piper Reed Gets a JobBy Kimberly Willis HoltReading level: 3rd – 5th Piper and her friends go into the business of planning birthday parties.

Cam Jansen and the Birthday MysteryBy David A. Adler

Reading level: 2nd – 4th On their way to a birthday

party, Cam’s grandparents are robbed and it is up to Cam to

solve the case.

Celia’s RobotMargaret Chang

Reading level: 4th – 6th Much to her surprise,

Celia receives a robot for her tenth birthday.

FinallyBy Wendy Mass

Reading level: 5th – 7thTurning twelve is a big deal for Rory, but things are not

as she expected.

Magickeepers: The Eternal HourglassBy Erica KirovReading level: 5th – 8thOn his thirteenth birthday, Nick learns that he is a descendant of two powerful magic families.

A Brief History of Montmaray

By Michelle CooperReading level: 7th – 10th

After receiving a diary for her birthday, sixteen-year-

old Sophia recounts her life on a remote island

near Spain.

What Will You Be, Sara Mee?

By Kate Aver AvrahamReading level: PreK – 2ndSara Mee plays the game

Toljabee at her fi rst birthday party.


Managing MultiplesMultiples in the classroom

In July 2010, a new law went into eff ect in the state of Tennessee relating to multiple birth

children and their placement in school classrooms. Whether or not to separate multiples in the classroom has been a subject long debated by educators and parents. In many school districts, it has been commonplace that multiple birth children are automatically separated regardless of the wishes of the parents or if it was detrimental to the children themselves.

In recent years, there has been a surge in the number of bills and laws seen in many states regarding this very issue. In early 2010, Tennessee legislators undertook a debate on this subject when Senator Dolores Gresham and Representative Beth Harwell introduced legislation in the Tennessee Senate and House regarding multiples in the classroom.

Representative Harwell says, “When the issue of separating multiples at school was brought to my attention, I saw the opportunity to pass meaningful legislation that would empower the parents.”

Though this is a much-watered-down version of the original bill, the law does allow parents to have a say in what works best in their individual circumstances.

The law, as passed, states: “As enacted, prohibits schools and boards of education from separating multiple birth siblings into diff erent classrooms solely due to such children being multiple birth siblings (Amends TCA Section 49-6-3102).”

”In many school districts throughout Tennessee, schools were allowed to separate multiples for no reason other than the fact they were siblings and were not required to off er any recourse to parents who felt this was not appropriate. This legislation seeks to rectify that by allowing parents a say in what placement would be best in their individual situation,” says Rep. Harwell.

Christina Pendergrass, mother of twins and a singleton, decided to place her twins in the same kindergarten classroom after watching them interact together in preschool. After seeing how much the girls thrived while together, Christina requested that they remain together in kindergarten.

“By observation and teacher input, I [discovered that] the girls were like friends in school. They didn’t depend on each other and both had separate friends but they fed off of each other at school and at home,” says Christina.

Though she thinks that in the future she will eventually separate them, Christina believes that the decision to keep them together for the time being was the right one for her situation.

Stacie Smith, mother of twin boys who will be attending kindergarten next fall, agrees. As her sons did not attend preschool, kindergarten will be their fi rst experience being educated outside the home.

Stacie says, “I think it will make for a better experience for both of them to have their brother

around as a ‘constant’. My sons have spent almost no time apart for the past 5 years so why add separation anxiety to the other anxieties of new school, new teacher, new friends, and new schedules.”

On the other hand, other parents fi nd that it is best to separate their multiples. Veronica Scott, mother of 6-year-old triplets, is one such parent. In her situation, Veronica found that separating her children made more sense as there is a strong sense of competition between two of her triplets. So far, the result is that the girls are doing great at school

Veronica says, “I wanted Marissa to have the opportunity to be herself and not feel like she is being compared with her sister and competing with her.”

Story and photo by Betsy Bird

and seem to be thriving in their own individual environments.

Veronica says, “I wanted Marissa to have the opportunity to be herself and not feel like she is being compared with her sister and competing with her.”

As you can see, parents come down on both sides of the fence when deciding which will be more helpful in their own situations. This is precisely the reason that many parents have been concerned that mandatory placement policies relating to multiples in the classroom have been the norm without taking into account individual needs of the children themselves.

Where does a parent go to fi nd more information about multiples in the classroom? That’s easy. Check out TwinsLaw.com! TwinsLaw.com is home to 33 state campaigns for legislation mandating fl exible classroom placement policies for multiple birth children. Additionally, TwinsLaw.com provides access to research and information as it relates to the issues of multiples in the classroom.

Kathy Dolan, founder of TwinsLaw.com, states, “This legislation is crucial to the emotional and psychological well being of school age [multiples]. Allowing parents a voice in the placement of their multiples either separately or together within the classroom ensures that children are placed according to their needs and not upon the condition of their birth.”

Representative Harwell agrees stating, “Parents know their children better than a school board. Further, research supports the idea that, at least in the early years of development, multiples thrive when placed together. I believe this legislation will have a positive impact on the educational needs of multiple birth siblings by allowing the parents a voice in this process.”

As a parent, it is your duty to serve as an advocate for your children’s needs. This law seeks to support your right to have a voice in the decision as to the educational placement of your multiples. Happy advocating!

Stacie says, “I think it will make for a better experience for both of them to have their brother around as a ‘constant’.

Two’s company: Aidan and T ate Bird are all smiles on their fi rst day of Kindergarten.

Betsy Bird is mother of three, the Publicity Coordinator for the National Organization of Mothers of Twins Clubs, Inc, a contributor to the Chattanooga Parent Magazine and a writer for Examiner.com.

Servings from the Cereal Bowl Sample the Saturday Morning Cereal BowlGrab you kid and a cup of coff ee and tune in to the “Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl,” hosted by Dave Loftin Saturdays from 8 to 10 a.m. on the Web at WAWL.org. He posts his weekly playlists on SaturdayCerealBowl.com. And now you can take your cereal bowl with you in podcast form! Go to SaturdayCerealBowl.podbean.com, or simply search the iTunes store. Don’t worry, parents, it’s free!


The BoogersLet’s Go!© 2010 Paul Crowe (BMI)For you parents grossed out easily or thinking you can keep immature words from your kids, get over it and let’s look past the name of this band because there is substance here. The Boogers are a rare band for kids. They perform punk rock for kids and do it very well. You’ll notice the heavy infl uence from Ramones but, I believe, there’s also a tinge of the SoCal punkers Voodoo Glow Skulls in there. Let’s Go! is the band’s sophomore release and they continue to supply straight-up, three chord power so your kids can pogo around the house all day long. The fi rst notable song here is “Otto’s Orange Day”, which is all about a cat that only likes orange. Also check out the most rocking version of “The Big Rock Candy Mountain” you’ve ever heard. I particularly like the reworking of Ramones’ “Beat on the Brat” with the song “Baseball Bat”. Just like the “grown-up” music scene, family music off ers many diff erent styles to please many diff erent kids. The Boogers’ Let’s Go! will satisfy their urge to rock hard!

Frances EnglandMind of My Own

© 2010 paper Bird RecordsFrances England’s career in kindie rock started on a whim when she recorded her debut CD as a fundraiser for her son’s

preschool. Four years and three albums later, England has become a heavy hitter in the world of family music. Her third album, Mind of My Own, is another shining example of the sheer talent she possesses. She starts us off with the title track by painting a

picture of a child running around letting everyone she can make her own decisions. One of the best songs on Mind of My Own has to “Place in Your Heart”. First, it sounds like it could have easily been in constant rotation on MTV’s 120 Minutes back in the

day (that’s a good thing), but it’s simply a beautiful song from a toy to a child and the special bond they share no matter how old the child gets. On Mind of My Own, Frances England has managed to blend indie rock and hints of bluegrass beautifully. This

album her previous two need to be in your house.

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influenza and take extra precautions in protecting you and your family this flu season.

How to protect your children from influenzaPlaying It

• Stay informed. Health officials will provide additional information as it becomes available. Visit the Erlanger website at erlanger.org/flu and the Centers for Disease Control website www.cdc.gov/flu for more information.

• Get vaccinated.• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough

or sneeze.• Wash your hands often with soap and

water or alcohol-based hand sanitizers.• Try to avoid close contact with sick people.

Safe & Sound is a prevention service of T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital at Erlanger and the proud leader of Safe Kids Chattanooga.

Call (423)778-6691 to learn how this service can benefit you.

• Know the warning signs. If your child has trouble breathing or is a bluish color, see your physician immediately. Not keeping down fluids and not using the bathroom frequently

are also warning signs.• If you are sick and sharing a common space with other

household members, wear a facemask if available.• If you are sick with flu-like symptoms, stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever is gone.• Learn more about protecting yourself from the seasonal flu at erlanger.org/flu and follow us on twitter erlangerhealth.

Steamboat One and Sunken Southern SecretsFrom the “Cracker Line” to the Delta Queen the Tennessee River has drama under the water, too.

By Jennifer Crutchfi eld


Jennifer Crutchfi eld, managing editor of Chattanooga Parent, chases mysteries along with her boys George,

Will and Max. Contact Jennifer at JCrutchfi [email protected]

was revisited in the entertaining “lock around the clock” voyages from St. Paul to St. Louis on the Mississippi River.

A strong family tradition carried the Delta Queen through much of its service. Gordon and Mary Greene purchased their fi rst boat in 1890, raising their children on their growing fl eet of 27 boats. When Mary, a schoolteacher and boat captain, was left a widow with “four kids, four steamboats, a broken heart and a puzzled mind” it was the command of the Delta Queen that consoled her.

Mary’s watchful spirit is said to remain the vigilant guardian of her family’s fl oating homestead and paranormal investigators have marveled at the energy and spirit activity on the Delta Queen. Given the strong family history and political drama on board it is not hard to imagine the spirit of the maritime matriarch, Mary Greene, checking the fabulous machinery with as much love as when she tucked her children into their births.

Two Pitman arms hold the 44 ton wheel in place, each 40 feet long and weighing 20 tons together. The 19 foot wide wheel has a diameter of 28 feet and its bucket boards have moved the boat through rivers and challenge time and the law as they continue to serve faithfully. Massive boilers and the steam they produce power the immense wheel and the deceptively delicate calliope organ that belts out massive melodies in 32 notes from a small keyboard nestled under 32 powerful pipes.

The 1966 Safety of Life at Sea Law continues to threaten the Delta Queen’s career and the legislative response to a maritime tragedy on a wooden vessel prevents the Delta Queen from setting sail for overnight excursions. The subject of political intrigue and contentious drama the law is still subject to debate.

Chattanoogans have seen high drama on the Tennessee River as the stretch of water from Maclellan Island to Brown’s Ferry has seen shipwrecks, furtive fugitives and the infamous “Cracker Line” during the Civil War rebel siege. Today’s underwater adventurers might fi nd the skeletons of Federal pontoon boats sunken after General “Baldy” Smith opened a “Cracker Line” of hard tack biscuits, troops and supplies. An enterprising engineer, the Federal general improved his standing with General Ulysses S. Grant by connecting pontoon boats across the Tennessee River to provide a supply line for starving troops.

Known to Southerners as the “Chicken Thief” the fi rst steamboat called The Chattanooga was captured and put into service by the Federal army. Its later namesake capsized near Ross’s Landing in 1918, and fi nally sank in 1920 in 12 feet of water on the North side near Coolidge Park. The Chattanooga shares its underwater grave with the steamboat Tellico and the bones of the other vessels who are a part of Chattanooga’s sunken history.

Glittering light dances on an ornate grand staircase as the sun fi lters through stained

glass windows once painted Navy gray. A queen of yesterday, Chattanooga’s Delta Queen has had many names, YFB-56 working for the Navy and Steamboat One in her service to President Jimmy Carter and his family.

Fabricated in one country and assembled in another this majestic vessel and her twin have carried passengers since 1927. Their parts were made in 1924 in Dumbarton, Scotland, assembled in California and propelled by paddle wheel mechanisms forged at Krupp Stahlwerke AG, Germany.

In the dark days of World War II the Delta Queen was know in California waters as YHB-7 and YFB-56, serving respectively as a Yard House Boat and Yard Ferry Boat for soldiers during a frightening time. On those same waters she took delegates of the founding conference of the United Nations on sight-seeing trips in the San Francisco Bay.

The twin boats carry their name from the Delta Route in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Identical boats, the Delta King and the Delta Queen were such mirror images that during a hasty post-war reassembly some plates were switched and still carry the markings DK instead of DQ.

A grand staircase, dining rooms, lounges and 91 passenger cabins can accommodate up to 182 passengers and the Delta Queen was a popular feature on inland river systems during its long history. The 1880’s tradition of steamboat racing

Visit the Delta Queen online at www.DeltaQueenHotel.net

or visit them at their Coolidge Park location.

Today’s Chattanooga families can enjoy a piece of history and the Delta Queen is the perfect place for lunch, dinner or an affordable night away from home with suites and bunk beds rooms.

This drawing depicts the Chattanooga. The steamer built by the Federal Army to supply Grant’s troops was known to Southerners as the “Chicken Thief.”

Photo courtesy the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

Photo courtesy Joseph Hookey.


There are excellent teachers in every school in Hamilton County. Even in struggling

schools, we always fi nd at least one - and usually several - outstanding teachers who are engaging, dynamic, and great at inspiring students to learn.

This important revelation has become the basis of much of the Public Education Foundation’s work as a partner to Hamilton County schools. We are constantly looking for ways to capture the great practices of extraordinary teachers and share them with other teachers and other schools who are always looking for ways to improve. This has led to numerous strategies including the development of teacher coaches, mentors, common planning times for teachers to collaborate and share ideas, frequent classroom observations from one

teacher to another, and formal and informal networking among educators with similar roles.

To complement this work, PEF’s communications team has spent the last 18 months highlighting just a few of the many excellent teachers we have met. We watched Elaine Harper’s class try to fi gure out why Mentos dropped into diff erent varieties of soda reached diff erent heights of explosion. We chased music teacher Dustin Dotzler around his room as he kept several groups of students constantly busy and engaged in learning music. We sorted through a bag of trash with Dionne Upton as she taught her 3rd graders how to make inferences from the contents.

We visited the depths of the oceans with Penny Hynes’ fi rst graders, laughed as Danielle Lillie’s 5th graders danced on their desks to learn a song about digestion, and had a very thoughtful conversation with Jeff Paulson as his 4th graders created their own plays, videotaped them, and posted them on a wiki page. We rehearsed with Allan Ledford’s theatre arts students, built shadow boxes with Rhonda Lehman-Fraley’s 3rd graders, and enjoyed an extremely tasty lunch prepared by Leon Rice’s culinary arts students.

We were impressed as Michael McKamey’s students asked for MORE HOMEWORK, Theresa Custer’s 5th graders infl ated balloons with vinegar and soda, and Erica Schmidt’s middle school students had thoughtful conversations with one another about math.

We found Michelle Lowe’s 2nd grade classroom covered pillar to post with science experiments, and Dianne Kelehear’s students speaking in glowing terms about their love for the hardest class they ever took. We learned about starfi sh with kindergartners in Charlotte Vlasis’ library, melted magnesium with Deidre Edwards’ chemistry students, talked with Neva Ransom about using test data to improve student learning, and listened to a grateful new teacher sing Mary Holland’s praises as a mentor.

It’s been a fun and rewarding privilege to visit these teachers’ classrooms. Share a glimpse with us by visiting www.pefchattanooga.org/ExcellentTeachers, and look for more excellent educators to be featured in upcoming columns!

Heather Hughes is a former Hamilton County teacher and an occasional volunteer with the Public Education

Foundation.The University of Tennessee is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative

action/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution.

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New You in the New Year!JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2011 H-I-G-H-L-I-G-H-T-S:

ZUMBA and Citywide Fitness

Outdoor Chatt anooga’s Free Winter Workshops

Winter Swimming Lessons & More

New Play Areas at Tennessee Riverpark

Early Bird Discounts for Summer 2011“Kidz Kamp” starts Feb. 1st.

Meet Our Newest Recreati on Center Full-Time Employees

More informati on and updates:423-643-6079

R E C R E A T I O N

A Publication of the Chattanooga Parks & Recreation Department

Pam Sutt on, Certi fi ed Zumba Instructor, provides a lively Lati n inspired dance workout at several recreati on center locati ons.

www.chatt anooga.gov/parks&recreati on

Water Fun at City’s Indoor Pools

Early Bird Discount - $24Camp Registration begins February 1

INSIDE

SWIM LESSONS:8 - half hour lessons Cost: 34.00 per person

Brainerd Pool – 425-3600 Every Saturday January 22 – March 12 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Pre-school Beginners, School Ages-Beginners/Advanced, Adult Beginners (Registrati on now - Jan. 20th)

South Chatt anooga – 425-3550Mon. & Wed. 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.Wed. Lessons Jan. 19 - March 9Mon. Lessons Jan. 24 - March 14Beginner & Advanced Pre-school, Beginner & Advanced School Age, Youth Stroke Practi ce - Mon. & Wed. Jan. 19 - Feb. 9(Registrati on now - Jan. 18th)

With over 50 teams playing, the City’s recreati on center youth and teen basketball program is engaging children ages 5 through 18 in a full schedule of practi ce, play, and excitement for families and friends city-wide.

Brainerd Rec. Center -1010 N. Moore Rd. Saturdays - Midgets ages 5 & 6 (Co-ed), Pee-Wee ages 7 - 9 (Co-ed) Pee-Wee Girls Only.

East Chatt anooga Rec. Center - 2409 Dodson Ave. Mondays - Girls 13 & U (ages 10 -13)

South Chatt anooga, Shepherd, & Tyner/E. Brainerd Rec. Centers 3 divisions of Boys 12 & Under teams.

East Lake Rec. Center - 3610 Dodds Ave. Thursdays - Women’s Basketball “Pick-Up” League. Join a team or sign up the whole team. Call Michelle at 867-4498.

For complete schedules for each age category and league visit us on FaceBook: Chatt anooga Parks & Recreati on or at www.chatt anooga.gov/parks&recreati on/currentacti viti es

Must pay in full to receive the Early Bird Discount. Aft er April 1st, registratisummer. (Again, the “early bird” discount applies when paying for the enRegister at your neighborhood recreati on center. Call Kim Batt le at 643-60

FREE “ZUMBA” CLASSES

Washington Hills Rec. Center 4628 Oakwood Dr. 855-2679 Mon. & Wed.: 12 - 1:00 pm

South Chatt anooga Rec. Complex 1151 W. 40th St . 425-3550 Monday: 6:00 - 7:00 pm

East Chatt anooga Rec. Center 2409 Dodson Ave. 697-1281 Wednesday: 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Tyner/E. Brainerd Rec. Center 6900 Ty-Hi Dr. 855-2664 Tues. & Thurs.: 6:00 - 7:00 pm

WATER FITNESS:Water Fitness Class For TeensBrainerd Pool Mon. & Wed. 4:30 p.m. - FreeCall 425-3600

Brainerd Pool Water FitnessMon., Wed., & Fri. 10:00 a.m.Mon., & Wed., 6:15 p.m.Tues., & Thurs., 11:00 a.m. Cost: $2.00

South Chatt anooga Pool Water FitnessMon., Tues., Wed., & Fri. 10:00 a.m.Tues. & Thurs. 5:30 p.m.Cost: $2.00

For more informati on call Peggy Grall at 697-1385.

Winter Basketball

Complete schedules are at www.chatt anooga.gov/parks&recreati on/recreati on

New Playscapes Along TN Riverwalk

Park Now Open!

Winter Workshop Series

40.00 Feb. 1st – April 1stst at each recreation center location.

ti on with payment can be made for each individual session or the whole nti re summer of all 4 sessions. Off er valid through April 1st.) 052.

Enjoy Play Core’s new premiere interacti ve play structures. Each area incorporates fun facts about the plants, insects, and nature of the area. From Amnicola Highway turn onto Lost Mound Drive. The new educati onal “play-scapes” start where the trail crosses the S. Chickamauga Creek.

Free! Winter Workshops on Thursdays at the Outdoor Chatt anooga Center in Coolidge Park at 6:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming Topics:Jan. 20th - “Misunderstood Creepy-Crawlies” Tiff any Herron shares fun facts on many of this areas’ snakes, spiders, & itch-producing fl ora. Jan. 27th - “Backcountry Cuisine” Join Minya James for creati ve trail recipes, meal plans, & goodies to sample.Feb. 3rd - “Intro to Turkey Hunti ng” With Ranger Clint Smith.Feb. 10th - “DIY Derailleur Adjustments” With Mike Teff .

To learn more, call Ruthie at 643-6888 or visit: outdoorchatt anooga.com

Everyone can now explore the wildlife and natural surroundings at the Enterprise South Nature Park. The Hamilton County Parks &

Recreati on Department has created trails, signs, & informati on to guide

visitors through the 2,800 acre passive park. The new Visitor Center & entrance are located at 8015 Volkswagen Dr. Directi ons: From I-75: Take Exit 9 off I-75. Go right at the roundabout to Visitor Center. From Bonny Oaks Drive: Take Volkswagen Drive at main entrance to Enterprise South In-dustrial Park. Drive past Volkswagen Plant on left and through the roundabout to the Visitor Center Call (423) 893-3500.

WELLNESS PROGRAM Glenwood Rec. Center - 2610 E. 3rd St. Memorial Health Care System & E. Chatt anooga Weed & SeedFree but, a 12 week commitment to the program is encouraged.Exercise Class Monday & Wednesday 10:30-11:30 a.m.Blood Pressure Screenings and Weigh-Ins 2nd & 4th Thursday Monthly workshops by dieti cians, nurses, diabetes specialists, & more!Call Jacquie at 697-1284. HEALTHY LIFESTYLE SERIES John A. Patt en Rec. Center - 3202 Kelley Ferry Rd. Wildwood Lifestyle Center Free Health Consultati ons, Screenings, & Presentati ons - 2nd & 4th Tuesday Jan. - May 2011. Screenings: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Program: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Call 825-5955 or Drs. Scott Grivas & Ervin Davis at (706) 820-1493.

“REALISTIC RESULTS” by Carol Meredith Avondale Rec. Center-1305 Dodson Ave. Memorial Health Care System & E. Chatt anooga Weed & SeedFREE classes each evening Mon. through Fri. Call Gerald at 697-1277.For the complete schedule visit: www.chatt anooga.gov/parks&recreati on/currentacti viti es

“THE BLUES PROJECT” HEALTH FAIR Avondale Rec. Center Sat. Jan. 22nd 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Screenings, informati on, acti viti es & resources for “having healthy babies”. Free and the community is invited! Call Gerald at 697-1277.

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New Faces of Recreation TYLER ENOSNational Punt, Pass, & Kick Finalist

Exciting Plans for Old Hixson Middle School

THERAPEUTIC RECREATION PROGRAM

HIGHLIGHTS

New Saturday Hours

Thanks to the support of Mayor Litt lefi eld and City leadership, the Recreati on Department welcomes these new full-ti me employees. New talent is being added to increase programs and hours of operati on at the City’s neighborhood recreati on centers.

Twelve year old Chatt anooga athlete Tyler Enos is competi ng in the NFL Nati onal Punt, Pass, & Kick Football Skills Compe-ti ti on during the playoff game in Atlanta on Sat. Jan. 15th. Tyler has won all of the local and secti onal for the 4 years he has parti cipated. For the last 3 years he has won the TN Titan’s showcases, and this year he qualifi ed for a chance at the nati onal ti tle as one of the top 4 contenders in the nati on in his age group. Congratulati ons!

Super Hoops Intramural Basketball for Individuals with Intellectual Disabiliti es. Ages 12 & up.North Chatt anooga Rec. Center - 406 May St.Every Monday January 24 - March 14Call Lizzy at 643-5716 for registrati on and skill level placement. Cost: $20.00 for the 8-week session.

Wheelchair Basketball Pick-up Games Washington Hills Rec. Center - 4628 Oakwood Dr. Saturdays 10:00 a.m. Upcoming Dates: 1/29, 2/12, 2/26Free. Contact Elaine at 697-1345 *Off ered in conjuncti on with SPARC.

Annual Sweetheart Valenti ne’s Dance Fri. February 4th 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Chatt anooga Zoo Warner Educati on BuildingCost: $5.00 per person RSVP REQUIRED Contact Lizzy at 643-5716 or cheek_l@chatt anooga.gov

Next Community Meeti ng Thurs. Jan. 27th 7:00 p.m. at the Hixson United Methodist Church City leaders, local architects, urban planners, and citi zens have been meeti ng to collaborate on the creati on of a new park and community center for the Hixson community.

Saturday Hours at all of the City’s Neighborhood Recreati on Centers will start on Saturday February 5th from 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Brainerd and South Chatt anooga Centers have the indoor pools and will be open 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Ahmad WillisEast Chatt anooga

Don JenkinsSouth Chatt anooga

Damon SmithWestside

Denisha Left wich Brainerd

Kenneth Hunter Shepherd

Shanika Freeman Shepherd

Aristotle Hoff man Tyner

Shneka WhaleyWashington Hills

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Calendar of Events January 15, 2010 – February 15, 2011

Calendar SpotlightVote Chattanooga for the Pepsi Refresh Project!Vote for Chattanooga’s Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium Fund. Send a text message to Pepsi (73774) with the message 105570. Vote on Facebook with the “Pepsi Refresh Voting App” or visit www.refresheverything.com/soldiersandsailorsmemorialfund.

Get Moving Chattanooga!Salsa Classes at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre every Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. Call 423-267-8534 or visit www.theatrecentre.com.

Add some zing with Zumba lessons at your local recreation center.Washington Hills Rec. Center 4628 Oakwood Dr. 855-2679 Mon. & Wed.: Noon - 1 PMSouth Chattanooga Rec. Complex 1151 W. 40th St . 425-3550 Monday: 6 - 7 PMEast Chattanooga Rec. Center 2409 Dodson Ave. 697-1281 Wednesday: 6 - 7 PMTyner/E. Brainerd Rec. Center 6900 Ty-Hi Dr.855-2664 Tues. & Thurs.: 6 - 7 PM.Price: Free

Saturday, January 15, 2011Art Classes for KidsTownsend AtelierStarts 10 AM and repeats weekly until January 28, 2011. Painting 101 (grades 3-5). Instructor: Carla Guerra. Cost: $125. All materials and a snack are included. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-2712, townsendatelier.com.

All Ages Adventure ClubChattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial LibraryStarts 2:30 PM. We’ll honor Martin Luther King’s Birthday with stories about helping others. 1001 Broad Street Chattanooga TN.

Contact: (423) 757-5310, lib.chattanooga.gov.

Interfaith Panel Discusses Spirituality of LightJewish Cultural CenterStarts 6:45 PM. Community Havdallah celebration and panel discussion. Contact: Ann Treadwell (423)493-0270, jewishchattanooga.com.

Monday, January 17, 2011Watercolor - BeginningTownsend AtelierStarts 9 AM. Mondays through Feb. 14 9-Noon. Instructor: Durinda Cheek. Cost: $195. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-1272, townsendatelier.com.

Auditions: A Year with Frog and ToadChattanooga Theatre CentreStarts 4:30 PM. Price: Free. 400 River Street Chattanooga TN. 37405. Contact: (423) 267-8534, theatrecentre.com.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011Magnet School ShowcaseAll HCDE Magnet SchoolsStarts 9 AM. Contact: Karla Riddle [email protected] (423) 209-8475, hcde.org.

Oil Painting - BeginningTownsend AtelierStarts 9 AM. Tuesdays through Feb. 15. 9-Noon. Instructor: Durinda Cheek. Cost: $195. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TNContact: Peggy & Stan Townsend (423) 266-2712, townsendatelier.com.

Dr. Ra’anan Gissin to speak at the Jewish Cultural CenterJewish Federation of Greater ChattanoogaStarts 12 PM. Dr. Ra’anan Gissin, a former senior advisor and spokesperson for IsraeliPrime Minister Ariel Sharon, will talk about Israel and technology. 5461 North Terrace Road Chattanooga TN 37411. Contact: Ann Treadwell

(423) 493-4270, jewishchattanooga.com.

Adventure CLubChattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library. Starts 4 PM. Scurry on in for mice tales. 1001 Broad Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 757-5310, lib.chattanooga.gov.

Thursday, January 20, 2011Outdoor Chattanooga Winter WorkshopsOutdoor ChattanoogaStarts 6 PM. Features how to read weather maps & trends taught by WDEF News 12 Chief Meteorologist Patrick Core. Workshop series runs for 12 weeks, with classes focusing on topics and skills that get people outdoors. Price: Free. 200 River Street Chattanooga TN 37405Contact: Ruth Cartlidge: [email protected] (423) 643-6888, outdoorchattanooga.com.

Life Drawing - Open StudioTownsend AtelierStarts 6 AM. From a live model, participants will work on their own. All levels are welcome.Cost: $15 at the door or purchase a package of four sessions for $40. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-1272, townsendatelier.com.

Divided Nation, Divided FamiliesSheraton Read HouseStarts 5:30 PM. The Chattanooga History Center is providing a special event to mark the beginning of the Sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War. The Hamilton Room at the Sheraton Read House Contact: chattanoogahistory.org.

Girls’ Night at the HunterHunter Museum of American ArtStarts 6 PM. Kick off your new year with another girls night at the Hunter. 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Contact: (423) 267-0968, HunterMuseum.org.

Friday, January 21, 2011Pre-K Day at the HunterHunter Museum of American ArtStarts 10 AM – 11:30 AM. Introduce your preschooler to the world of art through monthly visits to the Hunter Museum of American Art. This program is for children ages 2 to 5 and one adult. Program fee includes admission for you and your child, all supplies, and a light snack. Price: non-members: $12 members: $10. 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Contact: (423) 267-0968, HunterMuseum.org.

Explore art and make memories together. The Hunter has a range of experiences for kids and families including Art After School, Pre-K classes, and badge programs for Girl and Boy Scouts.

Visit huntermuseum.org/learn for schedules and registration.

horseback riding * ropes course * climbing wall * archery * tennis * hiking * overnights sailing * canoeing * swimming * diving * crafts * OLS * campfires

Camp Juliette LowAtop Beautiful

Lookout MountainIn Cloudland, Georgia

For Girls 7 - 17June 5- July 20, 2011

Camp Juliette Low, Inc.(770) 428-1062

www.CJL.org * [email protected]

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Daily Listings continued January 15 – February 15, 2011

C-Span Digital Bus at Normal Park SchoolNormal Park Museum Magnet Upper SchoolStarts 1 PM. The C-SPAN Digital Bus will visit Normal Park Upper School on its national tour. Visitors will have the opportunity to tour the Digital Bus and learn about C-SPAN’s public aff airs programming Price: Free. 1219 W. Mississippi Avenue Chattanooga TN 37405. Contact: Mindy Kral [email protected] (423) 209-5914, normalparkmuseummagnet.com.

Saturday, January 22, 2011Art Classes for KidsTownsend AtelierStarts 10 AM. Painting 101 (grades 3-5) | Saturdays, January 8, 15, 22 | 10-11:30 AMInstructor: Carla Guerra. Cost: $125. All materials and a snack are included. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-2712, townsendatelier.com.

S-S-Snakes AliveChattanooga Nature CenterDuration: All Day. Join CNC naturalist, Kyle Waggener, for an introduction to our resident snakes. How can a snake climb a tree? What do snakes eat? Find out the answers to these and other slithery questions. Price: Free. 400 Garden Road Chattanooga TN 37419. Contact: (423) 821-1160, chattanooganaturecenter.org.

Monday, January 24, 2011Watercolor - BeginningTownsend AtelierStarts 9 AM. Mondays, Jan.10 –Feb. 14 9-12 noon. Instructor: Durinda Cheek. Cost: $195. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-1272, townsendatelier.com.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011Oil Painting - BeginningTownsend AtelierStarts 9 AM. Tuesdays through Feb. 15. 9-Noon. Instructor: Durinda Cheek. Cost: $195. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: Peggy & Stan Townsend (423) 266-2712, townsendatelier.com.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011Beginning SculptureTownsend AtelierStarts 10 AM. Instructor: John McLeod. Cost: $150. All materials and tools provided. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-1272, townsendatelier.com.

Thursday, January 27, 2011Outdoor Chattanooga Winter WorkshopsOutdoor ChattanoogaStarts 6 PM. The workshop series runs for 12 weeks, with classes focusing on topics and skills that get people outdoors. The sessions meet each Thurs. Price: Free. 200 River Street Chattanooga TN 37405. Contact: Ruth Cartlidge: [email protected] (423) 643-6888, outdoorchattanooga.com.

Life Drawing - Open StudioTownsend AtelierStarts 6 PM. From a live model, participants will work on their own. All levels are welcome.Cost: $15 at the door or purchase a package of four sessions for $40. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-1272, townsendatelier.com.

String Theory at the HunterHunter Museum of American ArtStarts 6 PM pre concert talk, 6:30 PM concert. A World-class Chamber Music Concert Series. Price: non-members: $25, members: $18. 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Contact: (423) 267-0968, HunterMuseum.org.

Saturday, January 29, 2011Art Classes for AdultsTownsend AtelierStarts 10 AM. 2D Mixed Media Collage. Instructors: Lynn and John Whipple. Price: $150. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TNContact: (423) 266-2712, townsendatelier.com.

Sunday, January 30, 2011Auditions - Cat on a Hot Tin RoofChattanooga Theatre CentreStarts 7:30 PM. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

and the Drama Critics Award for Best Play. 400 River Street Chattanooga TN 37405. Contact: (423) 267-8534, theatrecentre.com.

Monday, January 31, 2011Watercolor - BeginningTownsend AtelierStarts 9 AM. Mondays, Jan.10 –Feb. 14 9-12 noon. Instructor: Durinda Cheek. Cost: $195. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-1272, townsendatelier.com.

Magnet School Application DeadlineHCDE Online or in personStarts 8 AM. Most of the county’s 15 magnet schools off er admission through an annual Lottery Process and parents can apply online or in person through January 31 for entry into 13 of the schools. Parents are encouraged to apply online at http://96.4.230.162/magnetapplication and http://hcde.org/magnet. Bonny Oaks Drive Chattanooga TN 37421. Contact: Karla Riddle [email protected] (423) 209-8475, http://hcde.org/magnet.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011Oil Painting - BeginningTownsend AtelierStarts 9 AM. Tuesdays through Feb. 15. 9-Noon. Instructor: Durinda Cheek. Price: $195. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-2712, townsendatelier.com.

Art After SchoolHunter Museum of American ArtStarts Tuesdays: 4:30 PM - 6 PM. Lessons in drawing, painting and sculpture for children ages 6 -12 years old. Price: non-members: $100, members: $80. 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Contact: (423) 267-0968, HunterMuseum.org.

Moms Club of Chattanooga MetroStarts 10 AM. Lets all get ready to focus on our fi tness New Years resolution with a visit from a Zumba instructor! Children are welcome to participate. Shepherd Road Chattanooga TN. Contact: Marvette at [email protected], (423) 531-1502.

Braves tour bus to visit Academy SportsAcademy Sports - Hamilton PlaceStarts 10 AM. Braves tour bus may be coming to visit Academy Sports – stay tuned to WRCB Channel 3 for more information. Price: Free.

2220 Hamilton Place Blvd Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 490-2300, academy.com.

Thursday, February 3, 2011Outdoor Chattanooga Winter WorkshopsOutdoor ChattanoogaStarts 6 PM. First of these sessions on Jan. 6, at 7 PM features how to read weather maps & trends taught by WDEF News 12 Chief Meteorologist Patrick Core. Price: Free. 200 River Street Chattanooga TN 37405. Contact: Ruth Cartlidge at [email protected] (423) 643-6888, outdoorchattanooga.com

Life Drawing - Open StudioTownsend AtelierStarts 6 AM. From a live model, participants will work on their own. All levels are welcome. Cost: $15 at the door or purchase a package of four sessions for $40. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-1272, townsendatelier.com

Friends of African American Art EveningHunter Museum of American ArtStarts 6 PM. Join the Friends of African American Art for this celebration of the new Lois Mailou Jones show and kickoff to Black History Month. Price: This is a ticketed event, see web for details. 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Contact: (423) 267-0968, HunterMuseum.org.

CSO Masterworks: Bernstein and DvorakTivoli TheaterStarts 8 PM. Prices: Vary by seating. Humanity and compassion grace the lyric themes through Beethoven’s Overture to Collin’s Coriolan, and the emotions woven through Bernstein’s Symphonic Suite. Contact: chattanoogasymphony.org.

Friday, February 4, 2011CSO Masterworks: Bernstein and DvorakTivoli TheaterStarts 8 PM. Prices: Vary by seating. Humanity and compassion grace the lyric themes through Beethoven’s Overture to Collin’s Coriolan, and the emotions woven through Bernstein’s Symphonic Suite. Contact: chattanoogasymphony.org.

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Monday, February 7, 2011Watercolor - BeginningTownsend AtelierStarts 9 AM. Instructor: Durinda Cheek. Cost: $195. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-1272, townsendatelier.com.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011Oil Painting - BeginningTownsend AtelierStarts 9 AM. Tuesday sthrough Feb. 15. 9-Noon . Instructor: Durinda Cheek. Cost: $195. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: Peggy & Stan Townsend (423) 266-2712, townsendatelier.com.

Art After SchoolHunter Museum of American ArtStarts Tuesdays: 4:30 PM - 6 PM. Lessons in drawing, painting and sculpture for children ages 6 -12 years old. Price: non-members: $100 members: $80. 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Contact: (423) 267-0968, HunterMuseum.org.

Pre-K Day Holidays – Valentine’s DayHunter Museum of American ArtStarts 10 AM – 11 AM. Join us for Valentine’s Day crafts. All supplies, a light snack and museum admission for you and your child included. Price: non-members: $10 members: $8. 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Contact: (423) 267-0968, HunterMuseum.org.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011Outdoor Chattanooga Winter WorkshopsOutdoor ChattanoogaStarts 6 PM. The workshop series runs for 12 weeks, with classes focusing on topics and skills that get people outdoors. The sessions meet each Thurs. Price: Free. 200 River Street Chattanooga TN 37405. Contact: Ruth Cartlidge [email protected] (423) 643-6888, outdoorchattanooga.com.

Life Drawing - Open StudioTownsend AtelierStarts 6 PM. From a live model, participants will work on their own. All levels are welcome.Cost: $15 at the door or purchase a package of four sessions for $40. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-1272, townsendatelier.com.

Thursday, February 10, 2011Cocktails for ConservationChattanooga ZooStarts 6 PM. Cocktails for Conservation is an inexpensive VIP event held at the Zoo twice each year to raise funds for animal-related conservation programs. Price: Free. Contact: [email protected] (423) 697-1322, chattzoo.org.

HandsOn Hunter: Life in Vibrant ColorHunter Museum of American ArtStarts: 6 PM. Join us for a one-night workshop inspired by the colors of Lois Mailou Jones. See web for registration information and details. Price: non-members: $30 members: $25. 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Contact: (423) 267-0968, HunterMuseum.org.

10th Annual Father Daughter DanceConvention CenterStarts 6:30 PM. Chattanooga Trade & Convention Center-Ballrooms E-J. Photos 6:30, Dance 7-10 PM. Ages 3 -17. Tickets are $30 per person. Light Hors d’oeuvres & Dessert Buff et. Price: $30. Contact: Maureen Davis [email protected], (423) 842-6748.

Friday, February 11, 2011HamletChattanooga Theatre CentreStarts 7:30 PM. The Tragedy of Hamlet recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius for murdering Hamlet’s father, the previous King, and then succeeding to the throne and marrying Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother. Appropriate grades 6th- 12th. Coolidge Park - 400 River Street Chattanooga TN 37405. Contact: (423) 267-8534, theatrecentre.com.

CSO - Big Band FeverTivoli TheaterStarts 8 PM. Price: Varies by seating. Join Maestro Robert Bernhardt as we pay homage to this great American invention with our own CSO Big Band . Tickets are available online and at the CSO box offi ce (now at the Tivoli Center, 701 Broad St.). Contact: chattanoogasymphony.org.

Saturday, February 12, 2011HamletChattanooga Theatre CentreStarts 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM. The Tragedy of Hamlet recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius for murdering Hamlet’s father, the previous King, and then succeeding to the throne and marrying Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother. Appropriate grades 6th- 12th. Coolidge Park - 400 River Street Chattanooga TN 37405. Contact: (423) 267-8534, theatrecentre.com.

CSO - Big Band FeverTivoli TheaterStarts 8 PM. Join Maestro Robert Bernhardt as we pay homage to this great American invention with our own CSO Big Band as we play incredible music made famous by the likes of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and so many others. Tickets are available online and at the CSO box offi ce (now at the Tivoli Center, 701 Broad St.). Contact: chattanoogasymphony.org.

Sunday, February 13, 2011HamletChattanooga Theatre CentreStarts 2:30 PM. The Tragedy of Hamlet recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius for murdering Hamlet’s father, the previous King, and then succeeding to the throne and marrying Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother. Appropriate grades 6th- 12th. Coolidge Park - 400 River Street Chattanooga TN 37405. Contact: (423) 267-8534, theatrecentre.com.

D.L. Hughley and FriendsMemorial AuditoriumStarts 7 PM. Valentine’s Weekend Comedy Explosion! Starring D. L. Hughley, an original “King of Comedy” and star of the ABC sitcom “The Hughleys.” All seats are reserved at $39.50 plus convenience fees. Tickets go on sale Friday,

January 7 at 10 am at the Auditorium box offi ce and online. Call (423) 642-TIXS.

Monday, February 14, 2011Watercolor - BeginningTownsend AtelierStarts 9 AM. Instructor: Durinda Cheek. Cost: $195. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 266-1272, townsendatelier.com.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011Free Wellness & Health Info SeriesJohn A Patten Recreation CenterStarts 6 PM. The Wildwood Lifestyle Center is providing Free Health Consultations, Screenings, & Presentations the 2nd and 4th Tuesday. Screeenings: 6 – 7 PM Program: 7 – 8 PM . 3202 Kelley\’s Ferry Rd Chattanooga TN. Contact: (423) 825-5955, chattanooga.gov.

Oil Painting - BeginningTownsend AtelierStarts 9 AM. Tuesdays through Feb. 15. 9-Noon. Instructor: Durinda Cheek. Cost: $195. 201 West Main Street Chattanooga TN. Contact: Peggy & Stan Townsend (423) 266-2712, townsendatelier.com.

Art After SchoolHunter Museum of American ArtStarts Tuesdays: 4:30 PM - 6 PM. Lessons in drawing, painting and sculpture for children ages 6 -12 years old. Price: non-members: $100 members: $80. 10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Contact: (423) 267-0968, HunterMuseum.org.

Parent to Parent: Family Training on ADD/ADHDLearning RXStarts 6:15 PM. This workshop series will provide educational information and support to individuals and families who are dealing with ADD/ADHD. February 15th, 17th, 22nd, and 24th from 6:15-8:15PM (all four sessions must be attended). Price: Free. 2040 Hamilton Place Blvd. Chattanooga TN 37421. Contact: Linda Althoff L.althoff @learningrx.net, (423) 305-1599, learningrx.com/chattanooga-east/default.htm.

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This winter protect your family from more than just the cold By Mark Rowin, M.D.


Important information about carbon monoxide poisoning

concentrate. This can include riding in a closed car with a faulty exhaust system or burning wood in a closed room.

Carbon monoxide hurts the body by depriving tissue of oxygen. It replaces oxygen in hemoglobin within your body’s red blood cells. It also replaces oxygen within important organs. It basically causes the body to suff ocate. The organs most aff ected by CO poisoning include the brain and the heart. Oxygen deprivation caused by CO poisoning can cause serious, lifelong problems.

Carbon monoxide poisoning often goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed because the gas is both odorless and colorless. Symptoms of low-level CO poisoning—shortness of breath, dizziness nausea, and headaches—are similar to those of the fl u, food poisoning, and other illnesses. As carbon monoxide levels rise within your body, the symptoms become more severe. These can include impaired thinking, loss of consciousness, low blood pressure or an irregular heartbeat.

People who are at most risk from CO poisoning include the very young, the elderly, pregnant women, or those with certain medical conditions. Children or adults who have breathed in too much carbon monoxide should seek emergency help immediately, and let the triage nurse at the emergency department know that CO poisoning is suspected. CO poisoning is often diagnosed by a simple blood test that measures the amount of CO attached to your red blood cells. Early treatment with oxygen is often life-saving. Prevention

To prevent CO poisoning, get your fuel-burning appliances inspected by a trained professional. When heaters, stoves, ovens, and other appliances are working effi ciently, they produce less CO. To alert you of high CO levels in your home, install a CO detector.

Make sure your fl ues and chimneys are not blocked and in good condition. Fumes should always be vented outside of your house whenever possible. If you must use an unvented gas or kerosene space heater, open a window for proper ventilation. Never sleep in a room with an unvented heater.

Never idle your car in a garage! Even if the garage door is raised, fumes can build up quickly in your garage and home. Similarly, never use any gasoline-powered engine, such as a lawnmower or weed trimmer, in an enclosed space.

Each year, the chilling winds of winter chase us back indoors to our fi replaces and space heaters. As we try to keep our families warm

this winter, it’s good to be reminded of the particular safety challenges we face when we burn fuel. Carbon monoxide poisoning can be a signifi cant risk to our health during this time of year.Basic facts

Carbon monoxide gas (CO) is produced whenever fuel is burned. When proper preventive measures are taken before using fuel-burning appliances, the amount of CO produced is minimal and usually poses no harmful risk.

There are two primary cases in which CO can become deadly very quickly:

First, when fuel-burning appliances are not working properly or are used incorrectly, CO can be produced. Second, when fuel is burned in a space that does not provide adequate ventilation, CO levels can

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Mommy wars are waged over it, one side decked out in baby slings, gathered around a bonfi re composed entirely of copies of Baby

Wise; the other side burning rocking chairs and chanting “Cry it out! Cry it out!” Spouses fi ght over how to handle it. Children use it as a tool in their unending power struggle and parents trade horror stories over it while huddled around a table, looking frazzled and sipping double espresso.

Sleep.

Of all of the issues facing parents of young children, this is the one with the most immediate and sweeping side eff ects. One night of little to no sleep is manageable, two nights makes for exhausted parents and cranky children and three or more consecutive sleepless nights and you might as well declare your home a disaster area and move into a FEMA trailer.

Known in some Mommy circles as a “Sleep Nazi,” my experiences with sleep deprivation at the hands of my children has been minimal. Sure, there were a few weeks shortly after each of their births when driving and operating heavy machinery were out of the question but, other than those short periods, any sleepless nights I’ve had have been the result of the fact that I was born without an “off ” switch for my brain.

I’ve heard the horror stories, though. Three kids, two adults, a dog and a cat in the bed every night with no one getting fi tful sleep, for example, or Mom and Dad sleeping with two diff erent kids in two diff erent rooms. How these parents ever have more than one child baffl es me. These are the stories that molded me into the sleep Nazi that I am. I heard them and vowed never to let my family get to that point. Some of my fellow parents have not been so lucky.

Meg Veal, mother of Rilla (4), has had her share of sleep struggles. She explains, “Rilla sleeps with us. We’ve tried to get her in her own bed and don’t know if it is because her room is on the other side of the house but we’ve bribed, we’ve coerced, we’ve begged and she’s still in the middle of our king-sized bed.” Like many parents, Meg still clings to the closeness that sleeping with her daughter brings. She says, “I was a single mom before Jim swooped in at 8 months so there is defi nitely a part of me that doesn’t want to relinquish the baby-like closeness.”

Loren Jenkins, mother of Grant (8) and Turner (6), shares a diff erent kind of sleep struggle. She says, “Both my boys have major sleep issues

and have since birth. Grant would go to sleep OK but was up several times a night. Turner just never slept. As a baby, Turner would only sleep in a moving swing or on the breast. As he grew he would only sleep a few hours at a time and never all night. By the

time Turner was three, we were having to lie in bed with him for two-plus hours every night to get him to sleep and that would only last for a couple of hours before he was up again.”

While sometimes our gut reaction to stories like this is to pass judgment and blame the parents, this is not a good idea. Speaking from personal experience with a third child who defi ed all of my “expert” parenting tactics, karma is not kind to judgmental parents. What we can do, as parents is toss the judgment out the window, cancel the book

burnings, hose off the rocking chair and listen to new parents and those struggling with sleep. What can these parents do to get out of their sleep-deprived haze and back to the life of driving and operating heavy machinery that they miss so desperately?

By Julianne Hale

Warning: Do Not Drive or Operate Heavy MachineryUnder the Infl uence of Sleep Deprivation

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Aidan Shaw is pictured left and bottom, tuckered out and cuddling with his family dog. Brooks Montague rests perfectly after a day at the beach. Photos courtesy Emily Shaw and Lang Montague.


Loren found a simple solution. She explains, “Melatonin (*) has made all of the diff erence for us. We give it to the boys about 30 minutes to an hour before we want them to go to sleep and they usually sleep through the night. They fall asleep with little struggle and things are much better. Thank God for melatonin.” Parents with children who, like Loren’s boys, are simply not inclined to fi tful sleep may be able to fi nd similar solace by asking their pediatrician about Melatonin.

Shawna Dudgeon’s six and three-year-old sleep in their own rooms through the night and have since she brought them home from the hospital. She shares the secret of her success, “Both of my children sleep in their own beds and go to bed without a fuss. As soon as they came home from the hospital they slept in their own rooms. We did not rock them to sleep or do any other ritual. It took about a week but after that they would lay down without a fuss. Now the only time they get out of bed is if they need to go to the bathroom. I truly believe in children getting a good quality sleep on their own. I fi gure there is plenty of time to cuddle during the day and early evening and we all feel good if we get a good night’s rest.”

The method that worked for my family was no method at all. It was trial and error. My fi rst child was in the bed with us. While I know this works for many families, three weeks of co-sleeping left me exhausted, desperate and crying as I fed him his fi rst bottle of liquid poison (formula—I was a little brainwashed at that point) in order to get him to sleep. After moving him to his crib and giving him formula every night before bed, things improved. My second child spent her fi rst night at home in her crib and I gave myself permission to feed her formula when needed. Things went great. My third child was a breeze. I was confi dent in my “system” and while she did not sleep through the night until she was 15 months old, she went right back to sleep after eating and we all got the rest we needed in our own beds. What worked for my family won’t work for everyone. Finding the right fi t for each family is critical and it takes time.

Co-Sleeping, Ferberize, Dr. Sears, Baby Wise—these are sleep method buzz words that we’ve all heard. Many parents adhere strictly to one of these methods and have a house full of good sleepers. Some follow their instincts with great success and some fi nd themselves stuck in a sleep situation that taxes the marriage and exhausts the family. Wherever you are on this spectrum, grab a double espresso and pull up a chair next to some other parents. Heed and give advice with caution and steer clear of the book burners and “Cry it out!” chanters. A little moderation and compassionate conversation can go a long way to getting struggling parents refreshed and back in the driver’s seat.

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Most of the county’s 15 magnet schools off er admission through an annual Lottery Process and parents can apply online or in person through January 31. Parents are encouraged to apply online at http://www.hcde.org/magnet. This HCDE lottery is processed in a computerized system and students are randomly selected for available seats at schools based on their preferences.

Magnet schools are schools of choice. Serving as models for improvement, they provide students with opportunities to succeed academically in a diverse environment with the opportunities available from local, state and federal grant programs. The innovation, enthusiasm and dynamic atmosphere of learning are on display at Chattanooga’s magnet schools. Exhibit nights and the upcoming Magnet School Showcase refl ect the high level of learning that characterize all 15 of Chattanooga’s magnet schools.

Admission to a magnet school can be gained through lottery application unless a family lives in the school’s attendance zone. Visit www.HCDE.org to learn more about each magnet school program and to determine the attendance zone. Expeditionary Learning

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Magnet School ContactsBarger Academy: Marie Feely, 209-0348, x 262

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the expeditionary learning model. Expeditionary learning emphasizes fi ve core practices, the parent involvement component completing a revolutionary model in learning. Learning expeditions, a school culture of character, leadership, structure and the emphasis on collaborative learning translate into a dynamic environment at these three magnet schools.Paideia Magnet Schools

There are two Paideia magnet schools that do not participate in the HCDE lottery process, using an admission process that refl ects a commitment to supporting a diverse student population. Chattanooga Schools for the Arts and Sciences (CSAS) and Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts (CSLA) have an application process available on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis in the fall prior to the school year requested. Students are placed on a waiting list and invited as space becomes available.

Chattanooga School for the Liberal Arts was named the top magnet school in the country by the Magnet Schools of America organization, the second school in Chattanooga to earn that incredible distinction. Additionally, CSLA was named the National Parent Involvement School of Excellence by the National PTA.

Normal Park Museum Magnet School celebrates learning on two historic campuses and has been lauded nationally as the top magnet school in the country. It’s successful partnership with museums and the Chattanooga community draws legislators, educators, administrators and leaders from communities worldwide to learn how to replicate the success refl ected in the student achievements.Visit HCDE Magnet Schools on January 18 from 9 am – noon. Each HCDE magnet school will be open for tours and questions during

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By Joe McGinness

How old are you?

It has been a great trip since the fi rst time I held that precious little bundle with jet-black hair and a dimple on her lower cheek. Or the second one who’s screaming reached the decibel level of a banshee. The third one was a blonde, still is a blonde and will always be a blonde. The fourth one looked like a little papoose and now has the potential to be a comedienne.

They have given me an immense amount of pride, pleasure and above all profound happiness. I want to see them grow but I don’t want to get any older.

Oh, for Ponce de Leon’s fountain of youth!

At the age of perhaps four I asked my grandfather “Granddaddy, how old are you?” He smiled, and then said, “How old do you think I am?”

“I’ll bet you are a hundred” I responded in my youthful naiveté.“Well I certainly feel that old but I am only 55”. That was still a number

that seemed ancient to me.I am now sixty-eight and have four wonderful grandchildren of my own.

I wonder if they think I am 100, although I sometimes feel it.Perhaps when my own children were growing up I didn’t pay a lot of

attention to their maturing. I was too busy making ends meet. Too busy carpooling, rushing from one football or basketball game or cross-country meet to fully appreciate what a precious gift God blessed me with.

It was only with the birth of my fi rst granddaughter that a light fi nally went on inside me; I said to myself, “Hey boy, you let over sixty years go by without really paying attention to the beauty of a new child being brought into this world”. It made me think.

I remember an old saying, “If I had known grandchildren were so much fun I would have had them fi rst.”

They are fun, they are funny, and they are inquisitive little munchkins who are always smiling, always seeking to please and never a bother.

My wife and I are so fortunate to have them living so close to us. I couldn’t imagine having to fl y to Minnesota to them as our daughters’ mother- in- law does to see her other grandchildren. Although I bet we would do it.

Perhaps when my own children were growing up I didn’t pay a lot of attention to their maturing. I was too busy making ends meet.

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were, “Yes you can, Mom!”I then realized that the weight of my own mother

and generations of “do it all mothers” before me was now on my shoulders. I had signed up for a job that has no rulebook, but for which there is a single Golden Rule that all mothers must obey – Thou shalt do it all.

And our children’s roles are not to give us welcoming words of encouragement, daily doses of appreciation or casual kudos on our hard work. That’s what our spouses and therapists are for. Our children, instead, are there to keep us on our toes, to set impossible expectations they have no doubt we can achieve and to always remind us to sync our iPhones with our husband’s Blackberries so that

things like double-booking can be avoided at all cost. As I drove home a bit dismayed, I thought about all the things my

mother used to do for us, and still does, without pause or praise. She maintained what was no doubt a precarious balance of work and home,

of being a wife and a mother, with the utmost grace and gratitude. She was like Betty Crocker, Jane Fonda and Mary Tyler Moore all rolled up in one. And to this day, when she walks into a room, I swear I can hear that commercial for

Enjoli perfume playing somewhere in the background. “I can bring home the bacon, da da da da dum…”

And of course, all the things I came to automatically expect as a child I can now fully appreciate as a mother. Because there is only one person on this earth who would chew second hand gum when her child can’t fi nd a trashcan, who will untie knotted shoelaces with her teeth without once considering where those shoes have been, and who can always fi gure out a way to be two places at one time – a mother. That’s why tough guys get the word “Mom” tattooed on their arms, why football players instinctively yell, “Hi, Mom!” into every television camera and why a child can be sitting in the kitchen right next to his father and will still yell across the house asking his mother to get him a glass of milk.

Of course, this epiphany did nothing to help reconcile my immediate situation and my unfortunate double-booking. But luckily, the weather did. Two days later it snowed. School was cancelled and the school program was postponed until the following month. And of course, my fi rst grader was right all along. I was able to do it all.

Parents are expected to do a lot of things for their children, but let’s face it – moms are

expected to do EVERYthing. And we are expected to do them exceedingly well and without question or complaint. This isn’t meant as a personal aff ront to my husband, or to any dads out there or grandparents or uncles or aunts or anyone else who has the pleasure of raising a child these days. And it is also not intended to be some profound realization about the state of womanhood fueled by the current feminist movement. It’s just a somewhat obvious epiphany I recently had in the car rider line at school.

It was a Tuesday and while driving my kids to school, they were excitedly discussing a special school program that was taking place that Thursday night. It suddenly dawned on me that I had “double-booked” my calendar, having committed to an important meeting that same evening. When I apologetically admitted that I wasn’t sure I was going to make it to the school event, our six–year-old irately and immediately said, “What? You won’t be there? You know, you are NOT being a very good mom these days. This is the second thing you have missed in a month!” He was referring, of course, to the annual holiday lunch at school which I had also “double-booked” by agreeing to chaperone a fi eld trip for our fi fth grader that day. But even though his words were just a typical and visceral reaction of a disappointed child, they also really hurt my feelings. I’m not a bad mom – just a poor scheduler. Of course, with little time or opportunity to rationally respond or make my case, I simply replied, “You know, I’m only one person. I can’t do it all.” And as he was about to jump out of my minivan and head up the stairs to school, his parting words to me

“I had signed up for a job that has no rulebook, but for which there is a single Golden Rule that all mothers must obey – Thou shalt do it all.”

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