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Improv LEGO Play

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July 28 2016:

We laughed and laughed and laughed so hard last night playing with these. It was Thomas‘ turn for family activity. He wanted us to choose from his pre-selected LEGOs. Lillian was adamant that she use her minifigures instead of his. So you can tell which were hers.

I chose the helicopter and the motorcycle. Larry, Curly, and Mo rode on top of the helicopter wings and motorcycle man rode for a while with his arms detached. It was a time for oceans of silliness and laughter and complete and total improv! So FUN!!

Blessings,
Thomas, Lillian and Camilla = Team TLC
See It. Share It. BE IT … Spread Love Everywhere You Go!

Wonderfully exciting news! We’ve completed the first book trailer for Thomas’ upcoming book, Biggest Little Photographer. You can learn more and pre-order here.

Carefree and Living it Up

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July 28 2016:

Team TLC sunset walk on the Damonte Ranch trail. So very cool! We saw a huge fish or two jumping and having a ball in the water. So carefree and living it up!

Plus got to see a few nutria swimming around. I had no idea there were fish in that water. Lots of talking, walking, observing, exploring, and discovery. I simply love, love, love our walks together …. and taking pictures …. Taking pictures inspires me! xoxo

Blessings,
Thomas, Lillian and Camilla = Team TLC
See It. Share It. BE IT … Spread Love Everywhere You Go!

Wonderfully exciting news! We’ve completed the first book trailer for Thomas’ upcoming book, Biggest Little Photographer. You can learn more and pre-order here.

Team TLC Announcement – How Can We Help – A New Service

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Errand Services

Is your “to do” list longer than The Great Wall of China? Team TLC is here to tackle those errands with Tender Loving Care.

*Who We Serve

  • Individuals – Have you simply run out of time to get it all done?
  • **Homeschoolers – We are a homeschooling family. We know.
  • Non profit agencies – Having run a non-profit for a couple of years, I know the tightness of your budget. We are here for you in those here and there times when you need a second hand.
  • Small businesses – I’ve been an entrepreneur since 2001. I know.

We serve the greater Reno area. Although, we are happy to assist those not local to Reno if there is anything we can do online for you!

*We are truly open to hear ideas about what others need help with “getting done”. We will be honest if it’s something we do not feel capable of helping with.

**From errands that keep getting put off, to researching products/curriculums, to sorting things like LEGO pieces, beads, nuts, bolts (we like sorting!!), to scooping the backyard dog poo.

Sample errands

  • Drop off clothes/pick up clothes at dry cleaners
  • Grocery shopping
  • Return books/pick up books from the library
  • Mail items/pick up mail
  • Deliver items
  • Pick up and deliver restaurant orders
  • Check on your home while you are out of town

Costs

  • Simple flat fee of $20/hour, with a minimum of a 2 hour purchase for the first use
  • 5 hours or more purchased in bulk receives a 10% discount

*We get as much done for you within the hour as humanly possible.
**For errands that incur additional costs, ie groceries, an estimated amount of the bill is collected in advance.
***24 hours notice needed for all requests. Less than 24 hours incurs an extra fee.

Who We Are

Team TLC = Thomas, Lillian and Camilla = One Mom + Two Kids = XOXO

Our Team = Nature lovers, Unschooling, Book Lovers, Writers, Nature based schooling, Practicing mindfulness and emotional connection, Inspired by photography, Tiny home dwellers, Minecraft enthusiast

Learn more about each one of us by going here.

Ready to Hire Team TLC

You can use this PayPal link, or we can email a PayPal invoice.

We accept checks and cash too!

Contact Us

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Team TLC October 2015

Blessings,
Thomas, Lillian and Camilla = Team TLC
See It. Share It. BE IT … Spread Love Everywhere You Go!

Wonderfully exciting news! We’ve completed the first book trailer for Thomas’ upcoming book, Biggest Little Photographer. You can learn more and pre-order here.

Peace and Bliss of Walking

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July 22 2016:

Last nights walk = Words cannot even describe the feelings of peace and bliss that filled my heart. Walking with these two, listening to song birds, looking at flowers, trees, and clouds, watching Thomas and Lillian play with reed grass, and taking pictures …. Beyond perfect! xoxo

Blessings,
Thomas, Lillian and Camilla = Team TLC
See It. Share It. BE IT … Spread Love Everywhere You Go!

Wonderfully exciting news! We’ve completed the first book trailer for Thomas’ upcoming book, Biggest Little Photographer. You can learn more and pre-order here.

Prints on the Way – Biggest Little Photographer

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July 24 2016:

These 2 are on their way!! 8 X 8 prints for those who chose this option when pre-ordering Thomas’ upcoming “Biggest Little Photographer” book coming in Fall 2016! Incredibly grateful for the wonderful support and encouragement from everyone who is sharing, liking, and pre-ordering. xoxoxo

Blessings,
Thomas, Lillian and Camilla = Team TLC
See It. Share It. BE IT … Spread Love Everywhere You Go!

Library Day and an Outpost

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July 22 2016:

Library day!!! Thomas built an outpost that brings energy from the ground to fuel robots and airplanes. Ok! Plus, we got some cool books and movies! xoxo

Blessings,
Thomas, Lillian and Camilla = Team TLC
See It. Share It. BE IT … Spread Love Everywhere You Go!

Wonderfully exciting news! We’ve completed the first book trailer for Thomas’ upcoming book, Biggest Little Photographer. You can learn more and pre-order here.

The Celebration of Life

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July 22 2016:

We’re reading Norman Cousin’s book, The Celebration of Life, out loud together. When I began reading the section about mesons, atoms, the neutrino, and Galileo’s infinite instants; Thomas was glued to the book and didn’t want me to stop.

We only read a few pages a night. He loves mesons (which I have never heard of or don’t remember learning about) and when I was describing infinite instants, he yelled, “I know what that is”, before I got to the section with the term in it. I am so incredibly blessed by this young man, his spirit, his heart, his light … xoxoxo

Blessings,
Thomas, Lillian and Camilla = Team TLC
See It. Share It. BE IT … Spread Love Everywhere You Go!

Wonderfully exciting news! We’ve completed the first book trailer for Thomas’ upcoming book, Biggest Little Photographer. You can learn more and pre-order here.

Walking and Mud Pie

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July 20 2016:

Taught Thomas how to make a mud pie on our walk Monday night. He was so excited to see the water level had gone down a bit to expose this little area. Great mud!!! xoxo

Blessings,
Thomas, Lillian and Camilla = Team TLC
See It. Share It. BE IT … Spread Love Everywhere You Go!

Wonderfully exciting news! We’ve completed the first book trailer for Thomas’ upcoming book, Biggest Little Photographer. You can learn more and pre-order here.

Minecraft Tips and Tricks by Thomas

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July 19 2016:

Thomas is starting a new series on his blog to share tips & tricks about Minecraft! If you’ve got any Minecraft enthusiast, they can subscribe to his blog if interested. Go Thomas Go!

Here are the first two posts:

“How to Build a Good Beginner House in Minecraft”

“Minecraft Zombie Statue and how to make Statues in Minecraft”

The 2016 Chromosome 18 Conference: Joy in the Journey

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Joy in the Journey …. Moments of Loving-Kindness During the 2016 Chromosome 18 Conference ….

Beautiful and Meaningful Bracelet

…. Then there was the mom who gave me this bracelet and said, “Y’all bust your butts to get here every year, and I want you to have this. I love you and your kids. I thought of you as I was making it.” This caused my eyes to sweat …. xoxoxoxo

C18 Trip July 2016 #122

Offered a Place to Stay + Embarrassing Moment for Me

I did not plan the driving part of our trip, except for the route we would take. I had decided that I would just drive until I was tired or about 7 or 8 hours and just get a room wherever we were at that point.

When we reached Las Vegas I thought we might make it to the Phoenix area. So I sent a text to an 18p- Mom friend who lives in the area as she had said to let them know if we are stopping there for the night.

After we left Vegas, I had no reception until we reached Surprise, Arizona which is on the outskirts of Phoenix. As I was inquiring about a room, all of her texts and messages came through on my phone (that had not come through over the past 5 hours).

She and her husband have a standing room at a Scottsdale hotel and offered to let us use it. I was so wasted and absolutely could not make a sound decision at that point as I had been driving since 7:00 am and it was about 9:15 pm.

I didn’t think I could figure out how to get there in the dark and Thomas and Lillian were so tired. It would have been 45 minutes without taking any wrong turns so I decided to take the room where we were.

I am incredibly grateful to them for offering and for texting and talking with me in my delirious state only to have me not take them up on their wonderful offer. I was quite embarrassed with myself … 😉 ….

After we were in our room, we received 2 more offers for a place for us to stay the night (which could be used on our way back through). One in Surprise, Arizona and one in Yarnell, Arizona.

National Parks Employee

There was the National Parks employee at Lake Mead … I saw that it would cost $20 for us to enter the park and drive down to the lake. I also knew we would only last about 15 – 20 minutes since Lillian has a tendency to overheat .. Big time.

Overheating so badly that she throws up for an hour. So, I explained about Lillian and she said .. “You want to go ahead and get her a lifetime pass and you can enter all national parks for free.” …. xoxoxo

Ticket Gifted for Ladies Night

The moment we arrived in San Antonio I had a message from another 18p- Mom that she was looking forward to seeing me and had bought my ticket for ladies night. She didn’t want me to miss out and wanted me to have a night out with the other moms. I had not planned on going due to the costs and had not shared that with anyone. xoxoxo

Duct Tape

Before we left I asked the hotel if they had any duct tape. And what do you know .. they had the engineering/electrical department bring some up to the room! Wonder if they’ve ever had that request? I had to make a little Rosey repair before we headed out. xoxoxo

Hotel Manager Kindness

Before the hotel ran the charge for the entire stay on my debit card, I forgot to tell them that we’d be checking out a day earlier than planned. They also added in $40 a day for incidentals. We were on this trip on a very tight budget, so I needed that extra night reversed and not to be charged the $40 incidentals.

The manager on duty went way out of her way to correct the charge. It took us two days but she got it reversed so we could run the lower amount through and they did not charge me the $40 per day incidentals.

In talking with her about parking and how I had looked online for less expensive parking while there (cost $40/day for the hotel parking), she shared with me how I could park for free for our entire stay .. just steps outside the front door of the hotel. xoxoxo

Painted Rocks

There was the mom who asked about commissioning Thomas to paint 10 rocks for her so that she can give them as “thank you” gifts. Thomas is so excited and he will save most of the money for conference next year. He’s finished the first one .. a shell with pearls on the backside! He wants to create seasonal themes. xoxoxo

Thomas Painted Shell Rock July 2016

Chatting and Veggies

During the ladies night dinner, I had a pounding headache. I rarely get headaches but something I ate at lunch didn’t agree with me. A beautiful and amazing 18p- mom sitting across from me, noticed my distress, and invited me outside onto the patio.

It was extremely loud in the room we were using due to all of our voices echoing and that was doing a number on my head! We stood outside and admired the river and chatted and took pictures. Later she ordered a plate of steamed veggies and shared half with me as everything except the rice had meat in it.

Here’s hoping you find the Joy in Your Journey. It’s there. Trust me. It is.