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digital NETwork FredParent for savvy moms in the 'burg Fredericksburg Parent and Family Magazine Bedhead Photo Contest Have some crazy bedheads in the house? Smart Beginnings Rappahannock Area wants to hear from families and care providers about your thoughts on current accessibility and affordability of quality early childhood care, education and services for children from birth to age 5 and their families. The information will help project the need for services into the future. To complete a survey, please go to Snap a photo and submit it to FredericksburgParent.NET thru January 21. Voting will take place Monday, January 24 - 31. The photo with the most votes will win a gift card from Great Clips for 10 FREE kids haircuts ~ a $100.00 value! www.bit.ly/SBSurvey The Mommy Trader Movement A middle-income family with a child born in 2011 can expect to spend about $234,900 on that child from birth to age 18, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. With the economy still in recovery-mode, parents are tightening their belts and looking for ways to cut expenses where they can. Enter: Mommy Trader Movement, LLC (MTM). Last November, Melissa Palmertree, a then stay-at-home mom of three, took a hard look at what lay ahead: Christmas, three birthdays and a new season of clothes just around the corner. Then there was the problem of figuring out how to capitalize on all of the unneeded items cluttered around the house, without the huge fees that came with consignment. She launched an idea: a Facebook group where local moms and dads could buy and sell children���s and household items, for free. Overnight, MTM, commonly known as Mommy Traders, became a roaring success. Pamela Quinones and Jennifer Homendy soon joined the team, and just one year later, the small group of 20 friends has grown into a community of more than 1,700 families. MTM, now a registered small business, also provides information on local deals -- some of which are exclusive to members -- events, household tips and other money-saving tricks. They hold quarterly public sales, and now they have teamed up with FredParent to save you even more money, with special e-newsletters, articles and events. Stay tuned! If you are interested in joining Mommy Traders, log onto Facebook at www.facebook.com/ MommyTraderMovementLLC. 10 Fredericksburg Parent and Family ��� January 2013 Rachael Ray Delights Fredericksburg Check out our exclusive interview with Rachael Ray at www.Fredericksburgparent.net. FredParent is joining B101.5���s Chris and Dee in the Morning and Steamer���s Seafood in honoring a local teacher every month. November���s winner is Mr. Flaherty, a 7th grade teacher at Dixon-Smith Middle School in South Stafford. Check out Mr. Flahery���s nomination by student, Amelia S. Mr. Flaherty knows how to make things fun at certain times, but be serious at others. He���s always making jokes and being sarcastic! He is kind to every student and knows how to make someone���s day. We learn a lot from him, too. We play basketball to review material and when we need a paper, instead of passing them out like a normal/boring teacher, we all go to the front of the room and he throws them at us at different levels each time. He should be the A+ Teacher of the month because he is awesome from the way he teaches to the way that he treats his students. Thank you! To nominate your teacher, visit the FredParent or B101.5 website today!