While the MOM Makeover winner won't be announced until May, you can meet some of the nominees on Thursday, March 31^st, during a 'Minute to Win It' competition at the Columbia Center Mall. Five nominees will compete in challenges starting at 9:30 am. KEPR TV will be on hand to interview the contestants and capture the fun.

If you can't join in the excitement, be sure to vote for your favorite mom for our 2011 June/July CoverMOM and mark your calendar for May 5th where we'll announce the winner during a fashion show and night of fun at Columbia Center Mall.

Candy and I had a wonderful time at Thompson Hill Cellars March 19th! We pampered ourselves with a Chocolate Spa and then enjoyed a delicious meal while we overlooked the Tri-Cities from the beautiful grounds of Thompson Hill Cellars.  We had a hard time deciding from the spa treatments.  Would you rather have a vineland Cocoa Butter and Strawberry skin replenishment, Cocoa butter & rose hip facial massage, Chocolate Mask and facial, or Lemon Cocoa Butter massage?

See, it's almost painful to decide because they all sound wonderful!  We decided on the chocolate facial.  When have you ever been able to lick your face during a facial? And enjoy it?  It was truly a great experience and dinner was well beyond our greatest expectations.  We had steak with a chocolate sauce that was to die for and the desserts, well let's just say, "We can't wait to go again!"  The best part is the dark chocolate is actually good for you!  (-:     Visit muterchocolate.com for more detail or to contact Maren.  Thanks again for a fabulous experience.  A very special Thank you to Maren, Malaina and Kelly for our treat!

The next chocolate retreat is April 15th!  Grab your friends now and reserve your chocolate spa day!  Mom's deserve some pampering andI can't think of a better way to treat yourself.  Don't forget Muter Chocolate has a coupon in MOM Magazine!  You will recieve a complimentary box of belgian chocolates when you attend the Cocoa Spa!  See coupon for details.

Have you seen the Apr/May issue of MOM Magazine in the Tri-Cities?

You can find these stories, and a lot more!

Cover MOM Angela Menedez - How does she do it?

Home is where the heart is

Tips for de-cluttering your home

Protection matters - keep a home inventory

Summer camps

Recipes - Asparagus

Tie dyed Easter Eggs

Kurt Yamaura is SuperDAD

Leave a comment and let us know what you think of this issue!

More than 1,200 fifth graders are gearing up to remind us that March is Music in our Schools Month. In celebration, the Kennewick School District will host the 30^th annual All-City Fifth Grade Choral Fest with two nights of performances.

Both shows are FREE and open to the public. The performances will take place at 7:30 pm on March 28^th and 29^th at the Kennewick High School Gymnasium located at 500 S. Dayton Street. Bring the family out for a night of musical entertainment while supporting local kids.

Time is running out to enroll in Washington's Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program at the current unit price. New accounts must be opened by March 31^st to secure the unit price of $117. GET is a 529 Prepaid College Tuition plan that helps families save for college. It works on a unit system where 100 units represent one year of tuition and state-mandated fees. The units value will be the real cost of tuition and fees of the highest priced Washington public university; however, you can use units at nearly any public or private university, community college or vocational school in the country. Units can also be used to pay for room and board, books or other higher education costs. They can even be transferred to another sibling or family member, including cousins, if your child receives a scholarship or decides not to attend college.

The GET program is backed by the full faith and credit of the state of Washington. That means if future tuition increases ever require the program to pay out more money than it has available, the Legislature would be required by law to provide funding to cover the shortfall.

Washington's program is so successful for parents saving for their kids' college the state is looking to make changes to the program for future enrollees after March 31, 2011. Don't miss this deadline and opportunity to start saving today! For more information, visit the GET web site at:  http://www.get.wa.gov/.

Do you want to make new friends, keep in touch with community issues and stay busy with a variety of activities? MOMS Club, which stands for Moms Offering Moms Support, is looking for new members to join the Kennewick/Richland Chapter.

Currently the Club has about 20 members who range in age from 25 to 45. While the children of the members range from zero to 16 years old, most of the kids who regularly attend the activities are under 5.

The Club is aimed to help at-home moms, whether they stay home, work from home or work part time. Meeting during weekdays, mostly in the morning, the group provides an assortment of activities such as: Workout Group, where moms take turns working out and watching the kids at a member's home; Special Events, where members take the kids out to tour fire stations, attend park play dates, visit local orchards; Holiday Parties throughout the year and even kid-free Moms Night Out events.

Members take turn hosting playgroups by choosing a location and providing snacks. You can try out MOMS Club for free before you decide to join by picking two events to attend to see if the group is right for you. If you decide to join the yearly fee is just $25.

For more information visit www.momsclubofkennewickrichland.com to find upcoming events that interest you.