Thanks for visiting PWC Moms! If you would like to share an event (it's free!) that families or children in Prince William County would love, you can add it yourself!! Just click "calendar" at the top of this page, and then use the "propose an event" feature found right by the date. At this point, I get so many requests for calendar additions that for me to keep up, I ask businesses to help by adding their own events. I'm happy to help if you encounter problems or have questions, though!! If it's just too much work for you, I do add events for my paying sponsors.
If you're interested in being a giveaway sponsor, or you'd like PWC Moms to do a review of your business, please email me HERE.
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7/16/10
Other Sites We Love!
Headed to another county?
You can find us at Washington Family Magazine, or, you can visit our friends at Kid Trips: Northern Virginia, who have an entire book of fun family finds in our area!
Trying to save a little cash, or want the scoop on local giveaways and deals? BeltwayBargainMom has you covered!
Your source for local news- PotomacLocal.com
Live in Prince William County? Then you should check out Prince William Living and Haymarket Lifestyle, who also publish me in their family fun sections.
Need info on Prince William County Parks? It's HERE.
Thanks, also, to our previous guest posters. You can read more about them at their websites! (These are in alphabetical order by first name. That seemed fair? I love you all!!)
Adrienne Vose, Move More Fitness
Angela Pounders, The Master's Daughter
Jeff's Wife, Surviving After SUDEP
Kamber Petty, NoVA Outdoors
Lisa, Workout Mommy
Molly, Stilettos and Diapers
Nicole Dash, Tiny Steps Mommy
Samantha, Happily a Housewife
Sarah Meisenhelter, The Wild Ruby
Sarah Young, Healthwise Home
Winter Harris, Christ Centered Home Magazine
You can find us at Washington Family Magazine, or, you can visit our friends at Kid Trips: Northern Virginia, who have an entire book of fun family finds in our area!
Need some grown-up time? Check out Real Housewives of Northern Virginia!
Trying to save a little cash, or want the scoop on local giveaways and deals? BeltwayBargainMom has you covered!
Your source for local news- PotomacLocal.com
Live in Prince William County? Then you should check out Prince William Living and Haymarket Lifestyle, who also publish me in their family fun sections.
Need info on Prince William County Parks? It's HERE.
Thanks, also, to our previous guest posters. You can read more about them at their websites! (These are in alphabetical order by first name. That seemed fair? I love you all!!)
Adrienne Vose, Move More Fitness
Angela Pounders, The Master's Daughter
Jeff's Wife, Surviving After SUDEP
Kamber Petty, NoVA Outdoors
Lisa, Workout Mommy
Molly, Stilettos and Diapers
Nicole Dash, Tiny Steps Mommy
Samantha, Happily a Housewife
Sarah Meisenhelter, The Wild Ruby
Sarah Young, Healthwise Home
Winter Harris, Christ Centered Home Magazine
7/11/10
Review: Barefoot Books
When Prince William County Mom and Barefoot Books Rep Liz Garland emailed me about featuring her business, she told me to start by picking a book.
Which was, seriously Liz, a little bit daunting!
I went to the Barefoot website thinking that it would be the standard books that you see at each and every school bookfair, but I was quickly surprised (and overwhelmed) by the options that were so different.
I think my favorite thing about Barefoot books is that there is a little something in here for everyone, and the books are produced with such care and quality they are truly heirloom worthy (your grandchildren will love these books) and present worthy (because I doubt that the child you give them to will have anything like them). With my educational background in comparitive religion, I loved that there was a book of blessings of many faiths- I love teaching my children that we're all more similar than we are different, even if we subscribe to a particular faith (Barefoot's Book of Blessings). There are also classic tales from many of the world's cultures. I also really appreciated that there are so many offerings that are forgotten classics, at least at our house. It seems like even our bookshelf has become overrun by a certain someone whose name rhymes with Dalt Wisney- books about talking animals, cars, jungle creatures, and bugs have taken the place of some of the fairy tales that really should be providing a basic foundation for any child- if not for their moral, for providing a basic cultural background (or maybe I've just been reading a little too much E.D. Hirsch lately. Either way.)
Back to Barefoot. As I continued to look through my options, I ran across beautiful books on Pirates, Princesses- complete with dress up outfits!- and even a host of selections for families living natural/health focused lifestyles, including Vegetarian Children's Cookbooks and even books on Yoga.
When I finally decided I couldn't pick, Liz asked me the ages of my children (2, 4, and 6- one girl, two boys) and said she'd be able to help me pick the perfect book. With a vacation coming up that included a loooong road trip, Liz expertly picked The Three Billy Goats Gruff (one of those forgotten fairy tales!) which came with a beautiful book AND a CD. This was brilliant! Because I am one of those HORRIBLE mothers that refuses to have a DVD player in her car (and yes, I know that's a gateway to child abuse, my 6 year old tells me all.the.time about how unfair his life is), books are a favorite pasttime in the car. However, since daddy couldn't come on this trip with us and Grandma gets a little car sick, having this book on CD was great! (The only downside was that I should have, apparently, bought one of the gift packs, because we listened to The Three Billy Goats Gruff from roughly Richmond, Virginia to Charlotte, North Carolina. Mommy was then ready for more options!!)
Barefoot Books gets a huge thumbs up from me, not only because it saved me on our car trip, but because its local distributor setup allows me to support a fellow local mom, and because of their diverse options. It also gets a thumbs up from all three of my children- for a grand total of 4 thumbs up from PWC Moms.
Distributor Liz Garland is graciously giving away a free item of choice ($14.99 or under, please) to a lucky PWC Moms reader. To win, you may leave a comment here, and also, follow the link below to Liz's Facebook Fanpage and leave a comment there. (That's 2 chances to win) In your comment either place, please tell us your favorite book from the Barefoot Books website.(Giveaway is closed)
Thanks Liz, and Barefoot Books for this great giveaway!
Click HERE to see Liz's Barefoot Books fanpage.
Which was, seriously Liz, a little bit daunting!
I went to the Barefoot website thinking that it would be the standard books that you see at each and every school bookfair, but I was quickly surprised (and overwhelmed) by the options that were so different.
I think my favorite thing about Barefoot books is that there is a little something in here for everyone, and the books are produced with such care and quality they are truly heirloom worthy (your grandchildren will love these books) and present worthy (because I doubt that the child you give them to will have anything like them). With my educational background in comparitive religion, I loved that there was a book of blessings of many faiths- I love teaching my children that we're all more similar than we are different, even if we subscribe to a particular faith (Barefoot's Book of Blessings). There are also classic tales from many of the world's cultures. I also really appreciated that there are so many offerings that are forgotten classics, at least at our house. It seems like even our bookshelf has become overrun by a certain someone whose name rhymes with Dalt Wisney- books about talking animals, cars, jungle creatures, and bugs have taken the place of some of the fairy tales that really should be providing a basic foundation for any child- if not for their moral, for providing a basic cultural background (or maybe I've just been reading a little too much E.D. Hirsch lately. Either way.)
Back to Barefoot. As I continued to look through my options, I ran across beautiful books on Pirates, Princesses- complete with dress up outfits!- and even a host of selections for families living natural/health focused lifestyles, including Vegetarian Children's Cookbooks and even books on Yoga.
When I finally decided I couldn't pick, Liz asked me the ages of my children (2, 4, and 6- one girl, two boys) and said she'd be able to help me pick the perfect book. With a vacation coming up that included a loooong road trip, Liz expertly picked The Three Billy Goats Gruff (one of those forgotten fairy tales!) which came with a beautiful book AND a CD. This was brilliant! Because I am one of those HORRIBLE mothers that refuses to have a DVD player in her car (and yes, I know that's a gateway to child abuse, my 6 year old tells me all.the.time about how unfair his life is), books are a favorite pasttime in the car. However, since daddy couldn't come on this trip with us and Grandma gets a little car sick, having this book on CD was great! (The only downside was that I should have, apparently, bought one of the gift packs, because we listened to The Three Billy Goats Gruff from roughly Richmond, Virginia to Charlotte, North Carolina. Mommy was then ready for more options!!)
Barefoot Books gets a huge thumbs up from me, not only because it saved me on our car trip, but because its local distributor setup allows me to support a fellow local mom, and because of their diverse options. It also gets a thumbs up from all three of my children- for a grand total of 4 thumbs up from PWC Moms.
Thanks Liz, and Barefoot Books for this great giveaway!
Click HERE to see Liz's Barefoot Books fanpage.
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