Currently November: Lots Of Things Are Going On!

Yay for November!  It's getting fifty-fifty closer to Jan when I'm the currently sponsor too I acquire to part my Kickstarter amongst a bunch of teachers!

I honey that Farley puts on this smashing linky every calendar month were nosotros acquire to acquire nigh how too thus many instructor bloggers are doing.  I honey to read them all!

Here's mine...

Listening:  Well, it was still.  Now my domestic dog is scratching at my door!

Loving: That my Kickstarter that volition last running December 31-Jan 31 is actually taking shape.  Hooray! You tin grade the axe run into a preview of it here.  Feel gratuitous to write whatever comments! The video is almost done too I but involve to complete working on the recipe pages.

Thinking: I convey been spending a lot of fourth dimension on my mass too the Kickstarter.  I sort of intend of it 24/7--but I convey waited too thus long to run into it come upward to life.  Anyway, involve to ready aside twenty minutes or to a greater extent than a solar daytime to brand certain I but focus on the menage unit of measurement : )

Wanting: My hubby has been sitting on a to create detail I've had for him for a while.  Don't desire to last a nag, but inwards companionship to run on my recipe pages for the mass I involve him to complete processing the pictures he took.

Needing: With all this work, an assistant would last nice!  Any ideas?  One friend of mine said looking into hiring an intern.

Reading: Story Sprouts 2014.  It came out final month!  I've create my stories inwards it, but I involve to complete reading everyone else's.  So far it is amazing!
  I promise everyone has a smashing November!

Fall Is Hither As Well As And Then Is The Mutual Frigidity Season!

It has been a stone oil 2 weeks amongst my kids sick, huband sick, in addition to and so myself getting the yucky coughing in addition to fever/chills too!  So, I haven't been able to teach much math travel done only I direct maintain been actively working on my book--big time.

My friend, Chris Johnston, over at webvidmedia.com finished my Kickstarter video concluding week.  I am totally excited to present it to you!  You tin run across it hither on my work-in-progress Kickstarter page (but my projection volition non hold upward alive until December 31).

Here are about of the fun pictures I got of vecino kids in addition to about of my friends' kids piece I was getting things together for the film...

It was so fun seeing how much the kids enjoyed the mass in addition to about of them actually got into ordering!  The other solar daytime I got to plow it into a image hardcover in addition to I had my miss accept a painting : )

Thanks for all of your back upward in addition to every mo yous tin country I am totally enthusiastic well-nigh my 1st mass inwards the Kids Menu Books serial to hold upward published.  Hope everyone is staying warm in addition to healthy!

Have a keen Veteran's Day!

Pre-Ordering The Pancake Menu! Forthwith On Amazon--So Excited!

Hey everyone, I accept been busy at function together with therefore kids tin accept to a greater extent than fun alongside math.  I made it together with therefore you lot tin instantly pre-order the Kindle version of my book--The Pancake Menu: What volition you lot order?  It's a novelty mass that helps kids practise math equally they play restaurant!  The Kickstarter to run inward Jan is to expose the impress book, only for the tech crowd I likewise accept the Kindle version!

Since I am nonetheless working on roughly of the pages, that is why it is alone for pre-order.  I'm together with therefore excited to fifty-fifty come across it on the Amazon site though : )

Actually, making the Kindle version is taking a chip of fourth dimension because the seem ratio is non the same equally the normal mass size.  So, I am reformatting each page to become into this version.  Here are 2 for you lot to see...

That agency in that location are no blank bars at the hand together with bottom of the enshroud when you lot stance it on your Kindle Fire.

In other things, I accept been working to learn onto local TV stations.  I accept made a yoke TV segment proposals together with I'd endure happy to percentage them alongside you.  This 1 is a cooking demo...

together with the adjacent 1 is mainly to assist kids similar math...

I promise everyone is having a overnice autumn together with staying healthy!  Hopefully you'll endure seeing me on TV shortly talking close my mass : )  Take care!

#Thepancakemenu Kickstarter Own Is Live!!!

I am beyond excited!

Today my Kickstarter went live too forthwith I tin inquire too become yous excited most supporting it : )  I can't facial expression to portion my awesome mass alongside you!  It's a slap-up resources for parents too teachers, but it can't become published into a hardcover without your help!  I solely convey the calendar month of Jan to heighten the coin to impress the hardcovers!  Please lookout adult man the video too visit backing it too sharing it alongside your friends : )

Here is a pinnable icon for yous to share.  I promise yous savor the project!

So, during this calendar month of Jan I volition live on occasionally making updates, simply they volition live on less math related too to a greater extent than mass related : )

I actually appreciate whatever support, whether yous tin portion most the mass yesteryear give-and-take of mouth, through social media, or emailing a few people that powerfulness dearest it!

Currently January--2015 & My Kickstarter Is Upwardly Too Running!!!

It is finally hither (well, almost) Jan 2015 (in only a span hours)!  I've been anticipating this for vi months!  I'm this month's Currently sponsor over at OhBoy4thGrade!  I accept been working together with waiting to portion my mass alongside everyone!  I launched the Kickstarter today!  I'll set the video afterward my currently : )  I require assistance to larn my mass published--please share/contribute today!

Listening:  Well, past times right away nosotros are consuming the donuts : ) It is a novel years tradition...

Loving: I accept been working on getting my mass published for several years right away together with vi calendar month agone I decided to run a Kickstarter afterward Reading Rainbow had a successful fourth dimension alongside their campaign.  It has been a proficient hateful solar daytime together with I can't facial expression for to a greater extent than parents together with teachers to discovery out almost my campaign.

Thinking: I actually had a bang-up year!  I don't accept whatever complaints.  I accept felt extremely blessed together with at that topographic point accept been only about bang-up things come about this year!

Wanting: I accept actually big goals together with I am doing all I tin to brand that happen.  It is yet uncertain until it happens.  So far the answer to my mass has been bang-up from friends together with family.  I promise teachers together with parents discovery it helpful together with kids relish it every bit much every bit they similar the mock book.

Needing: I didn't slumber good finally nighttime together with hence I am inward require of a proficient night's balance (probably a few to grab up)

Yes, I'm going to release my awesome novelty book!  I am confident the fundraising volition hold upwards successful together with I'll larn to snuff it along alongside my publishing goal. : )

Maybe, I'll become ahead together with release only about of my other books independently, or perchance I'll my other manuscripts volition hold upwards picked upwards past times a traditional publisher.

I wish I could hold upwards a invitee on Ellen (this month, if possible).  I accept been trying.  I submitted their online shape to become on the show, but I don't know if my Kickstarter is compelling plenty to become on the show.  I alive inward LA together with hence I don't actually require to brand whatever particular plans if they require a finally infinitesimal invitee ; )

So, hither is my video together with it links to the motility page.  If yous tin portion it, I'd hold upwards so, SO grateful!  I accept a pinnable picture for it from my postal service before today too.

Have a wonderful 2015!

Need Your Ideas In Addition To Back Upward Delight : )

I intend everyone is nonetheless inward opor-garai agency in addition to I'm hoping my fundraising efforts for my volume volition better side past times side week... The link is hither to read all almost my book: http://kck.st/1rA0zl7 or you lot tin scout the video below in addition to click on it to pre-order your copy.  It can't larn published without you!

Here is my video almost my fun hands-on math book/cookbook.  If you lot tin portion it, I'd travel so, SO grateful!  I exclusively accept this calendar month of Jan to enhance the coin in addition to then I tin accept my printer inward mainland People's Republic of China produce a volume social club for the hardcovers.  It is going to travel a corking volume for your kids/students--promise!

Last nighttime I got the press release fix in addition to was busy sending it off to a few media people today (newspapers in addition to online tidings sites).  I besides made copies of my flyer I am passing out to friends or people I run across in addition to speak almost my volume with.  If you lot want a re-create it is correct hither : )

I had a proficient start twenty-four hours of the displace only it has been tiresome the final pair of days.  This gave me fourth dimension to intend of ways to portion my campaign... Please permit me know if you lot tin intend of whatever other ways to portion it.

• Facebook/Twitter (check)
• Google + communities (check)
• emailing unproblematic schoolhouse principles (check in addition to nonetheless inward progress)
• emailing TN followers (check) & TpT followers (on my to-do list)
• printed flyers (I suppose I could transcend it out or in addition to then local schools at unloosen time...)
• thinking of running an AdWords campaign...

Any other ideas of how to larn the give-and-take out?  

Thanks for stopping by!

Kickstarter Project: Twenty-Four Hours 4 Together With Entirely 28 To Go!

It is 24-hour interval 4 of my projection beingness alive together with I can't believe how piddling fourth dimension 1 calendar month is!

I remove hold been working on my majority for years together with I'm create to endure acquire it out to the basis together with I'm devoting 1 entire calendar month to meet that it is successful.  I wanted to document the daily progress, thoughts, together with stuff.

First off, if you lot haven't seen my video--it's a must.  I dear it together with I promise it gets you lot excited to lodge the book.  From the video, you lot tin click it at anytime to acquire to a greater extent than close the majority together with read the motion page (or you lot tin dice to this link http://kck.st/1rA0zl7 and she it alongside everyone you lot know!)


Day 1, Wed, Dec 31st 2014 was launch day.  I decided on this 24-hour interval because I signed upward months agone to live Currently Linky sponsor at OhBoy4thGrade together with I idea a bunch of teachers would live dear to back upward it together with purchase it correct on the spot.  What truly happened was I got some to a greater extent than traffic, close 250 visits, but no backers from it.  Oh well, I had to launch the projection at some point.  I took a video of my launch of the projection but it was a piddling boring.  It took 2 minutes to launch it, but it seemed similar fifty-fifty longer.

My kickoff backer was my sweetness husband!  I together with thus had a pretty skilful reply from friends together with 1 $50 contribution from somebody I don't know that liked my husband's post close it on Google+.  The kickoff 24-hour interval seemed to dice yesteryear thus slow but together with thus I became elated when I had a $1,000 backer come upward from a church building friend of mine.  It totally made my 24-hour interval together with got my spirits up.  I was thus happy she loved my projection together with saw the value inwards it.  So the kickoff 24-hour interval I received pledges for $1400.

Day 2, Thurs, Jan 1st 2015 was slow, but a piddling to live expected alongside it beingness a holiday.  A few to a greater extent than pledges came in.  I continued my efforts emailing friends, straight messaging on Facebook, spending a flake of fourth dimension alongside the family, together with working on flyers to distribute.  I also got my press loose posted together with sent it to some media people (LA Times, Daily Breeze, online tidings people).  It is amazing how much fourth dimension the trying to e-mail together with straight message people takes!

Day 3, Fri, Jan s 2015 was withal pretty slow.  I started to wonder if I demand to beg together with plead for people to please, please, PLEASE pledge something, anything to my campaign.  I don't desire to audio desperate, but fourth dimension is ticking on if I volition live able to heighten plenty coin to produce this together with I desire to meet this through.  I went around to 1 house I knew in that place was a message board together with posted my piddling flyers (maybe some variety soul volition meet it together with aid brand a difference).  I couldn't convey myself to locomote out them on people's cars, but I was tempted to produce it.

Day 4, Sat, Jan tertiary 2015 a duet to a greater extent than pledges came inwards together with I'm upward to $1,620 of my destination of $20,000.  A friend of mine today asked--why that much?  I don't heed her asking--it does appear similar a lot, but when you lot add together upward my expenses...

• buying 1,000 copies of the hardcover (the minimum lodge to acquire a skilful printing toll inwards China)
• paying my video guy who did my KS video together with is working on the tutorials for the pancakes.
• copy editor
• logo designer
• daycare for my 2 toddlers thus I tin run on this project--before the motion (2x a calendar week for vi months) together with 5x a calendar week during this month
• USB together with barcode
• ebook formatting for a motion painting majority (kind of pricy for illustrated books
• Amazon gets their 5% cutting together with Kickstarter gets 5%
• Shipping together with packaging of the books

All those things add together up.  

Part of me wants to squall out to the basis that I remove hold this swell production that kids dear together with you lot demand to purchase together with and thus in that place is the shy business office of me that thinks I don't desire to disturb people spell they are out together with about.  They mightiness non desire to live bothered.  

So, I called my skilful friend from junior high up--she is awesome.  She is a creative type together with has a lot of friends who remove hold to produce self advertisement for their concerts, shows, albums, etc.  She gave me a skilful pep talk.  I shouldn't live afraid to speak to people.  I only demand to acquire it out there.  It's 1 month.  Many people are busy, but if I maintain posting something on my FB page or twitter feed they mightiness truly produce it, sign upward for it, part it.  If I don't produce anything, I can't promise to acquire anything.

I volition evidence to live bold together with accomplish out.  I remove hold done so, SO much run for this (I'd guess over 5000 hours) majority together with the serial it is the start of. I promise you lot tin back upward me: acquire a backer, part the project, speak to your friends together with coworkers, live excited for me. : )  The link is RIGHT HERE: http://kck.st/1rA0zl7 I'm proud of my book!

Thanks!

Giveaway! Everyone Loves A Giveaway--For The Whole Store!

Hey everybody! I'm running a giveaway!  I request aid getting the discussion out nearly my Kickstarter as well as I'd honey you lot to driblet dead my paid products inward my instructor stores! One winner volition driblet dead my entire shop of paid products : )

During this calendar month of Jan I am running a Kickstarter to issue the hardcover of my novelty book: The Pancake Menu. It's a hands-on math tool for parents as well as teachers piece existence a bill of fare & cookbook!

Here's how you lot tin give the sack aid spread the discussion nearly it as well as driblet dead my other instructor products for free!

By the way, if I bring over 500 unlike people meet this giveaway everyone volition driblet dead a FREE re-create of Trouble amongst Monkeys: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 house value tale

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Best of luck to you lot as well as give thank you lot you for helping my mass driblet dead it into the hands of kids who volition honey playing amongst it!  Watch the video to larn to a greater extent than nearly this awesome novel sort of kids book!

Kickstarter Project: #Thepancakemenu, 25 24-Hour Interval Remaining! Recall To Meet The Giveaway!

I'm getting a fleck worried, merely trying to decease along my spirits high.  Only 25 twenty-four hours rest for my kickstarter to fund or non together with I hitting the 10% score today.  I know it powerfulness locomote a bad fourth dimension of twelvemonth to run a Kickstarter, merely I'm inwards together with I'm running amongst it.  Many friends state they are going to purchase it, merely every threescore minutes that ticks yesteryear without a pledge is a fleck nerve-wracking! So, if yous haven't already--Watch this video, click on it to locomote taken to the Kickstarter page where yous tin direct a reward, together with banking concern jibe out amongst your Amazon draw of piece of job organisation human relationship together with part the swell word amongst your friends : )


I didn't direct house the possess on Dominicus merely I had prescheduled the post nearly the giveaway! I had a lot of people watch my page that twenty-four hours too. Hopefully, the giveaway volition help--I intend ii backers came from it already--Thanks!  You tin instruct into hither together with yous tin instruct into each twenty-four hours also : )
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Today my piffling kids went to twenty-four hours attention together with hence I could direct house the campaign.  I was yet emailing, tweeting, together with brainstorming people, companies, etc. that powerfulness contribute to brand this mass instruct published for sure.  A expert friend of mine has a piffling Castilian preschool, My Escuelita inwards Redondo Beach together with nosotros talked nearly having an termination for parents to convey their kids together with possess got a hands-on math activity, pancakes, together with writer reading (later on this month).  That volition locomote together with hence fun if nosotros instruct to.  She yet needed to produce a few things to finalize her calendar, merely I am actually looking forrad to sharing it amongst parents and, especially, kids!

Using Pancakes To Learn Math? Yup!

Everybody loves pancakes!  I love, love, honey them... I fifty-fifty made a book well-nigh them and I'm hither to exhibit you lot how you lot tin brand them assistance your kids amongst math : )

I'm linking upwards amongst my friend Jamie at Math is Real Life!

You tin link upwards your recent math posts equally well.  If not, nosotros promise you lot savour the ones that link upwards each calendar month : )--Every starting fourth dimension Wednesday!

Finding in addition to next a recipe to brand involves getting out mensuration cups, mensuration spoons, in addition to heating upwards a griddle to a medium temperature!  Fun, hands-on math, right?  I accept a friend who says she solely knows fractions good from doubling or tripling recipes : )

After you lot brand the pancakes the math fun doesn't accept to halt there--you tin pretend to pay for the pancakes yesteryear setting a toll per each one, or offering three for a sure enough price.  Then inquire questions... Which is the ameliorate deal? How much is that per pancake?

With my starting fourth dimension Kids Menu Book, children accept a ton of fun playing amongst the coin in addition to ordering sheets (working on math), finding how much they would pay to gild their selection of pancakes!

So, it's uncomplicated equally that!  Make or in addition to thus pancakes, pretend it's a eating seat in addition to pay for them, using pretend or existent coin i time you lot figure out the total.  Will alter require to survive given? It's actually fun to meet kids figuring it all out. If you lot require play money, you lot tin become to kidsmenubooks.com in addition to impress equally much equally card coin equally you lot need.

Maybe you lot tin explore in addition to inquire other questions... How much would my whole shape require to pay for getting 2 pancakes per student?  What if I needed to add together 10% taxation for my order?  Kids are smart in addition to they tin come upwards up amongst or in addition to thus interesting scenarios spell you're enjoying your pancakes.

Here's the video well-nigh my majority project.  I'm trying to raise funds (only Jan 2015) to position out it : )  Please assistance me larn the give-and-take out yesteryear sharing it amongst friends in addition to supporting it.

I'm Going To Live On On Proficient Forenoon America!!!

Whoa!  I can't believe it... side yesteryear side calendar week I'll last on Good Morning America alongside my book--The Pancake Menu.

I ran the Kickstarter inward March in addition to a producer of Good Morning America contacted me terminal weekend if I'd desire to submit my production to last considered to last on a segment of Good Morning America where they bring a host of Shark Tank come upward on in addition to heed to 2 products pitches in addition to the shark says which 1 he (or she) would back.

It's official that I'll last going!  I'm so, SO excited (and a flake nervous at the same time)!

I'll crusade in addition to boot the bucket on y'all posted : )  In the hateful time, I got my mass sample from my printer in addition to we're adept to larn on production.  Books volition last inward my hands mid June, gear upward for the July release!

Books Are Hither In Addition To Right Away On Amazon!

Hey everyone--Happy fourth of July!

I accept non bad news!!! The Pancake Menu mass shipment is inwards in addition to at 1 time on Amazon!  I'd dear for y'all to portion it in addition to reckon getting your re-create today!
   Although if y'all desire a signed re-create y'all tin social club straight from me on kidsmenubooks.com : )

 Here is firsthand what it is similar to become a shipment of K books, in addition to they are beautiful over-sized books similar this...

H5N1 friend did wrote upward a non bad article on the mass HERE on Medium.

Take care!

Barnes & Noble Wants My Book, But...

I was thence excited to larn the missive of the alphabet from Barnes together with Noble later submitting to their pocket-size press department.  It has about expert news--they would dearest to purchase copies of my book!  The bad news--they exclusively direct keep books from majority distributors together with wholesalers, which they attached a spreadsheet of 10 distributors together with iii wholesalers.

Distributors direct keep a large per centum of the majority cost, only they equally good advertise the majority for you, thence hopefully to a greater extent than copies of your majority would survive sold.  Book wholesalers solid your majority together with direct keep it inward their catalogue thence if a school, library, or bookstore wants to purchase it they can.

Besides the large fee to laid an trouble concern human relationship alongside Baker & Taylor (my preferred majority wholesaler) I equally good desire to brand kidsmenubooks.com await to a greater extent than professional.  I decided to run about other crowdfunding campaign!  Hence you lot volition run across the crusade inward the upper correct : ).

At commencement I was going to larn alongside Kickstarter again, only thence I looked into Indiegogo... They direct keep about features that I actually liked, mainly the flexible pay together with the extended 'InDemand' thence people tin purchase fifty-fifty later the crusade is over.

So hither it is... http://igg.me/at/thepancakemenu

My Indiegogo crusade to heighten coin for a redesigned website for kidsmenubooks.com together with to pay for laid fees thence The Pancake Menu tin larn into libraries together with bookstores!

Please considering supporting past times purchasing a majority for

• You, your kids or grand-kids
• Other solid unit of measurement members
• Your local uncomplicated school
• Your uncomplicated schoolhouse you lot attended equally a child
• Anyone who has kids ages 6-11!

My Newly Redesigned Majority Site! It's Beautiful Together With Functional.

Hello together with Happy Holidays!

It's that fourth dimension of twelvemonth to alternative out the perfect gifts for people inwards your life together with see alongside identify unit of measurement together with friends. I dear the chill inwards the air together with I'm excited to part alongside you lot my newly designed website for The Pancake Menu together with other fun Kids Menu Books!

You tin forcefulness out notwithstanding companionship the mass from Amazon, exactly you lot tin forcefulness out larn an autographed re-create along alongside the extra items, similar the play coin pack, apron, together with spatula!

Enjoy!