Upcoming Events
Ancient Greek and Roman Festival
When: Thursday, May 9th, 12:45pm -2:45pm
When: Thursday, May 9th, 12:45pm -2:45pm
Where: The Garden City Boys and Girls ClubHosted by: The Aaron Academy
Participate in Olympic events, buy food at the Marketplace (coins provided), watch a play at the Roman Theater, and more. This event is free. Activities are geared for ages 7-17. There will be some fun photo opportunities, so bring your cameras!
*Please RSVP with the number of people you intend to bring, so that we can make sure we have enough supplies for all participants. Go to <http://www.theaaronacademy.com> and click the "RSVP" link in the box in the upper right hand corner directly below “Now Enrolling for 2013-14.”
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Opera Idaho Field Trip Opportunity:
Dress Rehearsal for Susannah,
May 15, 7:30 to 9:30 PM,
at The Egyptian Theatre in Boise
Opera Idaho invites homeschool families to our dress rehearsal of Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah May 15 at 7:30-9:30pm. The Doors will open at 7:00pm for open seating at the Egyption Theather in Boise, Parking is free on the street in down town after 6:00 pm or there's parking garages that you pay per hour. This show is being sponsored by the Boise 150 because of it’s ties to McCarthyism. This is a great teaching tool about the era and about opera.Floyd’s Susannah is a continuation of the Made in the USA series-operas written by American Composers, set in America, touching on an American theme. The opera is a metaphor for McCarthyism, set in a small mountain village in the 1950’s, focusing on Susannah, a young woman isolated by her zealous community. Conductor Sara Jobin will return to continue conducting the Made in the USA series. Director Elise Sandell is Opera Idaho’s first nationally recognized professional female opera director.
This opera contains mature themes and an inferred sexual act but nothing is seen on stage. (The inferred sexual act is rape and the words indicate it happened and the victim is being shunned for it.) There is an inference of murder by gun (shot fired off stage.) For the synopsis of Susannah, click here. Please use your best judgment to determine age appropriateness for your students. Opera Idaho suggests a PG rating.
If you are interested in going to the Opera Susannah: please send me a quick email just saying how many people you are bringin. They would just like a head count of how many might show. contact Kimberly Wing at sosiouxmeto@msn.com
Thursday, May 16th the at Egyptian Theatre in downtown Boise, there will be showing a free showing of "The Fall of 55", also about McCarthyism. Everyone is invited to this show as well. The show starts at 7PM.
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The First Annual Idaho TJEd Mothers' Retreat
Friday, May 17 – Saturday, May 18, 2013
Deadline to Register: May 13!
All homeschooling moms are welcome! We will have a book discussion on Friday and two presentations in the morning on Saturday. We will have time for relaxing and chatting as well!
Where: A large cabin in McCall, ID
Cost: $65.00 after April 10th
This includes three meals and lodging (with hot tub!)
Book Discussion: Little Women, by Louisa Alcott
Please contact Emma Beck at richemma26@yahoo.com or Melissa Wolfe atrdjazzer@yahoo.com if you are interested.
There are only a few spots left, so register soon!
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Teen Activity - Live Battleship!
May 24th from 6-9 pm
Lakeview Park in Nampa (the park with the big airplane)
Location: Located on the corner of Garrity Boulevard & 16th Avenue North. 1227 East Orson F Persons Court.
Come ready for some fun with friends and bring a snack to share.
Questions? Call Ruth Hansen 466-0667 or Tami Hull 724-0289
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Idaho Botanical Garden Field Trip, Friday,May 31, 2013 at 11:00 AM is full.
If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please contact Kimberly Wing at sosiouxmeto@msn.com
Summer/End of Year Social:
Wed. May 29, 1:00 PM at Settler’s Park: 3245 N. Meridian Road, Meridian Idaho
Come for some fun, games, and good company! Bring a treat to share (and perhaps a blanket or chairs for your crew to sit on!) We understand the Splash Pad will be in operation, so come ready to get wet!
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President’s Message:
What do you do?
I spent this past weekend at a conference focused on Family Therapy. During our first hour or two, we were asked to meet with another person in the room; our task was to answer four questions about ourselves and then switch, allowing the other to do the same. The room was filled with professional men and women, therapists, counselors, social workers, etc., along with a couple of us who are Professional Stay At Home Moms! I ended up meeting with another mom…she and I had a lovely conversation, but I noticed something that has not left my heart and my mind. When she was to answer the question about “what do you do”, she paused, shifted in her seat, let out a small, seemingly uncomfortable laugh and finally after a moment or two of reflection, replied, “Well, I do a lot of laundry and I drive my kids where they need to be.” Okay, fair enough. As a mom of a bunch of kiddos, I can totally relate to this, but I asked her to dig a little deeper…What else does she do? There have to be other things we are engaged in that fill our days and our thoughts…ya know, the kind of things dreams are made of, the things that make us tick, the things that make our hearts beat a little happier and a little faster. Her eyes filled with tears as we spoke, she reflected and shared that she loves her early morning walks. She loves the quiet and the time alone. I asked her if she grants this to herself on a regular basis, she does not, so I challenged her to treat herself and while she was at it to find a keepsake to bring home each day, maybe a little rock or a sunflower alongside the road. We talked about noticing the little things in our days, because they really are the big things. I told her that I rarely go somewhere without bringing home a “treasure”, she was curious about what I do with these treasures – I told her sometimes nothing, sometimes I put them in my flower gardens or on a shelf, sometimes I just share them with my kids and then I’m complete. I find that my kids now do the same, they find treasures in all the places we visit ~ maybe a pinecone or a leaf they’ve never seen, bark from a tree or a nest that has fallen to the ground. These things awaken something within and I am so grateful I’ve taken the time to share this with our kids.
So today, I challenge each of us to look at what we do…are you doing the little things in life that keep your heart happy and thriving? Are you finding time to do a little something special for yourself each day?
We all have loads and loads of laundry, we all have dishes that could trump Mount Rushmore on any given day, we all have places to go, deadlines to meet, kids to feed and little faces to wash…but we also have minds that need filled, hearts that need lifted, and dreams that need conquering. So the next time someone asks you what do you do ~ give them a reply that will knock their socks off; you are so much more than the laundry piles and the stacks of dishes, you are more than the unpaid taxi driver or short-order cook. YOU are the Mom!!!
Wishing you many treasure-seeking moments this month!
Love, Stacey
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Classes, Clubs, and Learning Opportunities
I Will Journey Women’s Show:
May 11, 2013, 9 AM to 7 PM
at the Boise Centre on the Grove
Special Discount Ticket for the I Will Journey Women's Show this Saturday! Just $3 I also have a handful of FREE tickets for the show...IF you are interested in attending, let me know right away while I still have tickets available.
Call or email ~ Stacey 453-2945 or www.LytleMomma@gmail.com
The special pricing for You is $3 if you print off this section and bring it to the show. You can admit 2 guest in addition to your ticket.
Proceeds benefit Race for the Cure, and the show is actually on the same day as race (we call us the tandem event).
Please consider yourself and 2 of your friends invited at the discounted price of $3 per person.
Boise Centre
May 11, 2013
9am to 7pm
100 booths to shop at
24 How To workshops on business and life
We have daily giveaways on our facebook page (www.facebook.com/idahowomensshow)
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Teen Book Club!
Our April book club is going to be on May 24th at 1pm. We are reading David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. See our blog for upcoming titles.http://teenclassicbookclub.blogspot.com/ We meet at the Wolfe house. Please contact Corinne (teen) or Melissa (Mom) for address and questions. 208-968-3998
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Idaho Shakespeare Festival Tickets: 
From Jody Phillips:
I am selling tickets for two plays this summer. Tickets are limited, so act soon!
Much Ado About Nothing: playing Friday, June 7th (possible overflow date --Tuesday June 25th)
King Richard III: playing Tuesday, Aug. 20th
(this play contains violence and mature themes --age 14 and up only)
I will be charging $18. for the tickets, which means you are getting a discounted ticket, a great seat, and are paying me a little to do all the legwork.
If you want to reserve tickets, email me BEFORE May 15th. boisejlp@gmail.com
To hold your reservation I must receive your check before May 30th!
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Come try a complimentary Yoga Class at the Greening Place: 2006 Blaine St. in Caldwell!
Please go to www.GreeningPlaceYoga.com or our facebook page www.facebook.com/GreeningPlace to reserve a spot in a class!
BodhiFlow™ The BodhiFlow™ is a vinyasa in which the breath moves you from one pose to another. It is invigorating and strengthening. It is all about discovering your own edge for each particular movement and day and basking in the unique gift it is to be you! This is a therapuetic grade sun salutation that YOU can do.
Mondays & Saturdays at 8:15 am
Thursdays at 6:15 pm
BodhiYin™
The BodhiYin™ is a Restorative class that is life refreshing. This is a must take class for our stress filled world. This is the kind of yoga that you can do when you feel like you have nothing left as it fills you up. It is calming for the whirlwind of activity in our minds. It is full of floor work, supported poses allowing a deeper release and a deeper meditation.
Fridays at 8:15 am
BodhiSpin™
The BodhiSpin™ class centers the chakras. Chakras are the Eastern equivalent to our emotional and physiological counterparts. Clearing them is great work and provides a different form of movement then traditional asanas (poses). It is more of a rhythmic, meditative martial arts type of expression that raises your Prana or life force. It is THE class to break up habitual behaviors of all forms and movement, again, is dictated by the breath.
Wednesdays at 8:15 am
Living Movement™This is a group meditation class. It consists of Living Movement™ meditation sprinkled with a variety of other meditations such as Tonglen, Guided, Eye Movement, and Chakral. Living Movement is incredibly regenerating and a great space to be in whether you are new to meditation or experienced.
Meditation is the only true rest our minds ever get.
Tuesdays at 8:15 am
