A Little "Hump-Day" Inspiration
simplesahm | February 8, 2007 
I was watching the President’s State of the Union Address a few moments ago and was thrilled when he invited Julie Aigner-Clark of Colorado to stand for applause. The name Julie Aigner-Clark may not ring a bell to you, but if you are the mother of preschoolers (or even young elementary students) I’ll bet you’ve heard of Baby Einstein before.
I’ll never forget the first time I saw a Baby Einstein video. One of my girlfriends gave it to me when my daughter was teething. My baby was mesmerized the moment she saw the puppets and toys dance across the screen. I was stunned. Did my friend actually pay for this video? It seemed so silly, yet…my baby was clearly hooked. Within a few months, I obtained the entire Baby Einstein series. A few minutes of “me-time” later, I became hooked too.
Julie’s story is an inspiration. She was a middle-school teacher and homemaker who simply wanted to expose her infant daughter to the arts. Twenty million dollars, and a Walt Disney contract later, she was getting a standing ovation within the US Capital.
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