well as Mikes brother's wife, Lorraine,
and his two nieces, Brenda and Robyn
Kay."

Spare Time: This busy mother

THE :STARS

insists she has some. In the morning,
Laura takes the family's puppy, Kippy,
for a walk. She loves hanging out
with longtime best pals Lynn Desen-
berg, Julie Kohlenberg and Lesley
On Friday, she runs
Chodak.
errands and spends an hour or so at
the store You're F ired, where she has
created a pasta bowl and a Kiddush
cup.

Finding Couple Time: Michael and

Laura make it a point to spend time
alone together. "We go out on a date"
once a week, Laura says. "We'll have
dinner or go to a movie." There are
also four, company-paid trips (each last-
ing about a week) every year, for
employees and their spouses.
This year's trips, she says, are Tuc-
son, Paris, Alaska and Australia."
When Michael and Laura are away,
the children's favorite baby sitter,
Rachel, oversees everything. "She's a
goddess," Laura states.

What Mom is Really Like: Laura

admits, "I'm kind of kooky." As she's
bathing the children, she likes to make
up her own lyrics to the classic song,
"Wipe Out."
"I'll sing, 'Wash your armpits, wash
your armpits; then your back, wash
your back...'
She also does cartwheels for the little
ones when she leaves the day care,
and says, "I have to remind myself that
I'm almost 40."
When it comes to discipline, Laura
says she does a lot of the classic 1, 2,
3 countdown — as in, "I'm going to
count to three, and if that mess isn't
picked up I'm going to be furious: 1,
2, 3 ..."
"I've done screaming, too. It's totally
ineffective, as are time outs. I'll bribe
and threaten — all those things you're
not supposed to do.'
Both parents advocate positive disci-
pline, and make frequent use of the
family's famous Sticker Chart. Children
receive a mark for each example of
good behavior. After so many marks,
the child gets a small treat.

To Sum It Up: Laura says, "I'm really

lucky. I do not have one complaint in
life." ❑

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