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Hey you! Welcome to April! OMG it was a hassle getting to April! We're all sorted out, and we hit the ground running. Coming in April, just in fucking time for Earth Day no less, are our EcoBags! The bag itself is natural heavy canvas and comes with a full size bar of awildsoapbar.com soap, lots of little samples from earth friendly companies and a cute little pamphlet giving you all sorts of power saving, resource saving and recycling ideas. We'll also be offering a bundle of the ecobag and a PunkyMoms shirt.

What else? I've planted flowers (ok, ok, I've sprinkled a shitton of seeds and am hoping some of them sprout), we're watching an orange tree grow (Malachai planted a seed a few months ago, and it's growing!) and I'm watching my kids grow like weeds. Summer is quickly approaching and things like camp and activities are taking over my brain.

This issue was supposed to be the zine, which is still in the works, but Sarah, our editor-in-charge of the zine, has had a bit of an upheaval in her life. She is still gathering goodies for the zine and it will come out, this year even!

Much love,

Jenn, Sarah & Winter

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Ticket System It's like tech support on speed. Really.

But Jenn, how do I use it and why is it different than using the Community Help area? Easy! Click the New Topic button, just like you are going to post a post. Select your ticket department (as of the writing, there is only Board Tech Support) and select your visibility (public or private). Public means everyone, including guests, can see your ticket. Private means only you, the admins and global mods can see your post. The click "add ticket" Voila, you're done for now!

Now, one of the mods or admins will see there is a new ticket, and will go read it to see if they can answer it. If not, it will wait for whoever can answer it, if they can, they will! Then you will see a red note next to the New Messages notification on the board that there is a reply to your ticket. Told ya it was super-easy!

I am quite geekily excited about this, I think it will speed up and make more efficient our board tech support.

The Missing Links

Some, but not all, of the links are now in a drop down menu currently called "The Missing Links"

I realize they display kind of funky on the pro theme, but they still work.

It drops down a bit too much on "Autumn Harvest", "Frosty", & "Chablis" (you can't see them right now). The Gli* theme doesn't have them as a drop down at all.

All the others seem to be in proper working order.

The dropdown contains:
Link to Us
Ticket System
Contact
Feedback
Donation Station
Advertise

Dear Douchy Dan,

Whenever we go out, I see kids who seem so well behaved. My kids are loud, obnoxious, and we run out of "happy quiet time" quick! What do I need to do, pre-threaten my kids before we go out to make them sit down and shut up? How do they do it? What The Crap Am I Doing Wrong?

Sincerely,
About to sell my kids to the carnival in the South East.

Dear ATSMKTTCITSE,

Any kid you see that is well behaved has been either threatened with punishment or that kid is a robot. So don't feel bad when you see other kids behaving like normal human beings while your kids are thrashing about like wild animals. I think a good place to start is at the dinner table at home. Make sure before dinner the kids have been able to run around and get some energy out. Then everyone needs to sit down and eat like a normal person. You can tell them they won't get dessert if they're douche bags. Once they have that semi-mastered it's time to work outside of the home. Go on a trip to the mall. Let them know before hand that they have to behave. Tell them exactly what they can and can't do. Give them boundaries. Once they cross that line you give them a warning. A second time you go home immediately. The next time you need to make a mall trip make it a big deal and go without the kids. When they beg to come tell them since they were bad last time they aren't allowed to come this time. But next time you will take them. This should be a good start.

But let me tell you this isn't an easy thing to do. It's a lot of trial and error. Take some of my suggestions and mold it toward your family's needs. If all else fails the traveling carnival idea isn't a bad one. They can travel, meet new people, and learn about different parts of the country. Good luck ATSMKTTCITSE! You'll need it.

Your Douchiness,
Douchy Dan

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Oh boy, do we have some civic minded mamas around here!

There are plenty of walks to support this month....
Deidre (PhotoAdele), Tiffany (Tiffany) and Kristina (Greybaby) are all walking for Multiple Sclerosis. Sam (Crazy Raccoon Lady) is walking for Juvenile Arthritis. Steph (Stephilis) is walking for March of Dimes. Maggie (Stormy Dawn) is walking for Epilepsy. Amber (DangerDame) is participating in Relay for Life for cancer.

To support any of these, check out their threads in the Punky Moms Save The World forum.

If you have a business and are trying to get the word out, you should consider having us review your product(s).

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Veronica C of Texas and Tara B of Florida won the Immature Couture onsies! Congratulations ladies!

Our planned constest host seems to have fallen off the planet, oh no! Immature Couture stepped in to fill the slot. We've got goodies from Creative Alterations next month!

Immature Couture is an edgy clothing company for the whole family. We offer a variety of styles that your child can wear to impress any grandparent or be ready to rock and roll in. We work with a mixture of new and recycled materials and always strive to find a balance between high quality and affordability. Everything is built to last so it can be enjoyed, loved and handed down.

For the boys, and the trendy girls, we are offering a 2t/3t wife beater tank with the skull tie on it.

To enter the Immature Couture contest, just fill out this little form! After you submit your answers, you will be redirected to the front page when your submission goes through. Click here for contest entry information.