So Proud Of Emily and Her Involvement With the St. Jude Math-A-Thon!

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So Proud Of Emily and Her Involvement 
With the St. Jude Math-A-Thon
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has been a long time cause close to my heart.
For years during my teaching career I ran the Math-A-Thon in the participating schools.
The Math-A-Thon is a way for students to help out and raise money to help with research done at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. It’s literally children helping out the lives of other children. How awesome! At first the students may be a little stressed to see other children their own age with cancer, without hair or taking medicines, etc. But, as they watch the videos and read about these children, they find out they are the same as them and just ordinary children. It’s not only about raising money, it’s about raising compassion for others. 
This year when I found out that Emily’s school would be participating in the St. Jude’s Math-A-Thon I could not have been any happier. The kids can choose to participate by completing Math problems on their grade level online or in a paper booklet. Emily completed all 120 problems in her booklet! She was quite proud of herself and I was proud, too!
and online at www.stjude.org/about
Disclosure: Personal Post by Diane Sullivan. All opinions are that of Diane Sullivan.
Contact me at ELGeorgia@aol.com or on twitter at .@3decades3kids.

Have You Ever Been To A Mother/Son Dance? #BoyMom

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Have You Ever Been to
A Mother/Son Dance?
Once of my favorite events of the year is the Mother/Son Dance at Adam’s school.
Last night was the first Mother/Son Dance at Adam’s high school. Honestly, I thought the tradition had been clipped last year. Adam’s school that he attended from PreK4 to 7th Grade closed its doors and he had to spend the 8th grade in a new school. That school did not host a Mother/Son Dance. It was pretty devastating to all of the moms who had become friends throughout the years and were waiting for the final 8th grade dance. 

As it turns out, Adam’s high school hosts a Mother/Son Dance. Last night was the first High School M/S Dance for us at his high school. It was held at Casino In the Park-NJ. What a wonderful night. I had a bit of a tug to my heart as we lined up for the photo. Every year I have purchased the photo and now I am SO glad I did! There are two missing pictures above(PreK4 and Kindergarten). In our last photo in 7th grade Adam was still shorter than me. Last night as I stood next to my son who is now taller than me by a mile, I could not help but beam with pride that we had been sharing this special cherished moment since he was FOUR years old! I also did have to hold back the tears as I looked over all of the pics from years gone by, it really does seem to just fly by in the blink of an eye. I never expected back at the first Mother/Son Dance when I was carrying my son around to dance the last dance(because he was too tired by 9pm) that I would be standing next to this young man all these years later. Just feeling blessed to have the memories.
Disclosure: Personal Post by Diane Sullivan.
Contact me at ElGeorgia@aol.com or on twitter at .@3decades3kids.

We Are Going To Disneyland! #DisneySMMoms @Disneyland

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We Are Going To Disneyland
Having a blog is a learning experience. Bloggers constantly are looking for ways to make their site
better and different ways to keep their readers interested. For the past few years one of the most
sought after by invitation only conferences has been the Disney Social Media Moms Conference #DisneySMMoms. I must admit that for the past couple of years I have checked my inbox over and over to see if somehow the magical invitation was there and I missed it. No such luck.
This year when the initial invites were sent out I felt that pang of rejection once again. Even though I knew that there would only be a limited amount of invites, I still wanted one. Of course I was happy to see many of my friends announcing that they were going to California, once again, I was not one of the club.
A few weeks later I heard about trickling invites going out. Holla! 
 The pixie dust covered invite was in my inbox. How exciting! I must admit that our family is a total Disney family, so we were ALL thrilled about the invitation. So, with saying that, I am honored and just beside myself to be a part of Disney Social Media Moms Conference this year. We will be grabbing a flight to California this April and having the pleasure of staying at the Disneyland Hotel Resort. Honestly, I’m not sure what will happen during the conference, but I have heard from repeat guests that I will be disappointed. It’s already a win, since I have never been to Disneyland with my family. I’m on cloud nine! We all are. I will keep you posted on all of the details and of course some magical giveaways along the way. Step one of course is to gather up some clothes for the trip. 
Since we will be spending 5 days in the Disneyland Parks we headed to our local Disney Outlet and grabbed some matching Disneyland tees, dresses, jackets, etc. We are getting ready and could not be any happier!
You can follow along  before, during and after the trip on Twitter at .@3decades3kids #DisneySMMoms.
Disclosure: I was invited by Disney Parks to Disney Social Media Moms Conference. All fees were paid by Diane Sullivan. All opinions are my own. Contact me at ELGeorgia@aol.com or on twitter at . .@3decades3kids

LIFETIME Premiere of THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL! Saturday at 8PM ET/PT

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Lifetime Premiere of The Trip To Bountiful!
Saturday- March 8th 8pm ET/PT

Fantastic news coming your way. I know where I will be Saturday night, March 8th at 8pm. 
This year’s Tony Award nominated Broadway revival hit The Trip to Bountiful comes to Lifetime on Saturday, March 8, at 8 pm ET/PT, starring  original cast members Cicely Tyson (The Help) and Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty), who are joined by Blair Underwood (In Treatment) alongside Keke Palmer (CrazySexyCool).
Based on Oscar®, Pulitzer Prize, and Emmy Award winning author Horton Foote’s Tony Award nominated play, The Trip to Bountiful is a courageous and moving story of liberation, as well as a humor-filled celebration of the human spirit.
In The Trip to Bountiful, Carrie Watts (Tyson) begrudgingly lives with her busy, overprotective son, Ludie (Underwood) and pretentious daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae (Williams).  No longer able to drive and forbidden to travel alone, she wishes for freedom from the confines of the house and begs her son to take her on a visit to her hometown of Bountiful.  When he refuses, Mrs. Watts is undeterred and makes an escape to the local bus station, where she befriends Thelma (Palmer), a young woman traveling home.  When Ludie and Jessie Mae discover she is gone, they call in law enforcement to help, but Mrs. Watts is one step ahead of them and convinces the local sheriff to help her on her journey home to Bountiful.
Foote originally wrote The Trip to Bountiful for television in 1953 and it made its Broadway debut in 1954.  The play was adapted into a motion picture in 1985, when star Geraldine Page won an Academy Award® for Best Actress and Foote was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.  In the 2013 Broadway revival, the play garnered four Tony nominations, including Best Revival of a Play, Best Featured Actress in a Play, Best Sound Design and a win for Cicely Tyson for Best Actress in a Play for her role as Carrie Watts.

Produced by Ostar Productions, The Trip to Bountiful is executive produced by Bill Haber (Rizzoli & Isles), Cicely Tyson, Hallie Foote and Jeff Hayes (A Day Late and a Dollar Short).  Michael Wilson, who directed the celebrated play, makes his television directorial debut with this project.

Big Apple Circus Luminocity Now Through March 16th Bridgewater, NJ

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  Big Apple Circus Luminocity
Bridgewater, NJ
Now Through March 16th!
Special thanks to Eric Andrews who attended Big Apple Circus on behalf of 3decades3kids.

Recently we were invited to attend the Big Apple Circus- Luminocity in Bridgewater, NJ. 
It was an amazing experience.
From the city of bright lights and theatrical performances comes the Big Apple Circus:
Luminocity. A production equally as impressive as the Broadway shows from which the circus draws it’s namesake. Allusions to those big city roots are everywhere, with New York City scenery, and its traditions configured to the quintessential acts found in a traditional circus.
   In only his second year as Ring Master of the Big Apple Circus, John Kennedy Kane leads a cast of unique acts like Rob Torres and Pierre Ginet, who will entertain and delight with their antics. The Duo Guerrero who capture an entire audience in bated breath, as they perform their act of balance and concentration high above the ring without the safety of a net. You’ll be nothing short of amazed by free ladder performer Daniel Cyr and the Acro Duo with their impressive feats of agility and strength. Catch a glimpse of what got Ty Tojo at 14 into the Guinness Book of World Records, and see Mongolian Angels performing their world renown aerial show. 


Imagine what it’s like to fly as the  DosovTroupe transform themselves into human projectiles. What circus would be complete without it’s fair share of animals, whom trainer Jenny Videbel communicates with a smile and much ease. All this to the back drop of a Live Band whose performance alone can hold the show.

   Whole family entertainment, both young and old will find something to be amused at visiting the Big Apple Circus: Lumonocity. The circus keeps with it s tradition of providing new and refreshing acts from year to year, guaranteeing you an entirely new show if you have been before in the past. With engaging opportunities for the audience’s participation, this two hour show-with a 20 minute intermission, never has a dull minute. Go see it for yourself.

Disclosure: Post written by Guest Writer- Eric Andrews. Giveaway/Review passes provided by Big Apple Circus. No other compensation was given for this post. Contact Diane Sullivan at ELGeorgia@aol.com or on Twitter at .@3decades3kids.