Hi there!

A Back-to-School Countdown Calendar is the latest article from the LDS Families site at BellaOnline.com. It's a fun, simple idea that can help younger children prepare for and get excited to start school.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art3545.asp

Last week's article, "Grandma's Treasure Chest", is proving to be very popular. Many of you are reading it. For those of you who have e-mailed me about the article or forwarded it to a friend, thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the idea. It is a cute one.

After I posted "Grandma's Treasure Chest" I ran across a book, "The LDS Grandparents' Idea Book", by creative grandmother Fay A. Klingler. It seems like a wonderful book. If you are interested in learning more about her book, please return to the "Grandma's Treasure Chest" article and scroll down to the bottom to check it out.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art3543.asp

Next week I will be posting a Back-To-School Family Home Evening idea geared for teenagers, complete with a fast and simple treat idea.

Please visit LDSFamilies.bellaonline.com for even more great content about LDS Families.

To participate in free, fun online discussions, this site has a community forum all about LDS Families located here -

http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=392

I hope to hear from you sometime soon, either in the forum or in response to this email message. I thrive on your feedback!

Have fun passing this message along to family and friends, because we all love free knowledge!

T. Lynn Adams, LDS Families Editor
http://LDSFamilies.bellaonline.com

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