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I Miss Daddy!
When Hubby started in the oilfield last year, our daughter wasn't really phased by his absence. I'm not sure if she just didn't notice it or if she was just used to Daddy being gone whenever the Arm...
4/19/13 at 12:29 PM 12 Ways to Survive When You and Your Man Are Butting Heads 3/13/13 at 11:06 AM
10 Things NOT to Say to an Oilfield Wife 2/28/13 at 11:44 AM
The Cold War
It seems to me that winter would have no exciting news if we had no cold or flu outbreaks of which to report. I long have suffered from colds myself and have explored many different forms of p...
1/19/13 at 7:45 AM
Teaching adults to chill out
Discipline helps teach children right from wrong. There are many ways to teach your child both good and bad behavior. However, there are times when parents also need to be disciplined. When respondin...
12/5/12 at 9:03 PM
The Power of Positive Thinking
It is a fact that the world we live in is not perfect but then again that phrase alone is relative to your thoughts and how you respond to external stimuli. Regardless of who you are, there will be hu...
10/8/12 at 4:12 PM
Post Graduation Tips To My Son
The countdown is on for my oldest child to leave the nest. I am feeling the twinges of guilt suddenly worried that I didnt teach him everything he needs to know before he leaves home. I keep...
5/23/12 at 3:31 PM Things I Wish I Knew When I Was A Teenage Girl 1/30/12 at 5:12 PM
8 Days Until Christmas......Do As I Say, Not As I Do 12/17/10 at 9:57 AM
Priestly Advice
Monday we celebrated the memory of St. Alexis Toth, and I'll post something on him in the near future. For today, I'm going to give another cross-posting. It's perhaps not the best way to use a blog, ...
5/8/12 at 2:25 PM
What Does It Take to Be an Expert?
I have no letters after my name. Okay, officially I have a B.A., which in today's climate stands less for Bachelor of Arts as it does for Buy Additional -- credits, tuition, college time -- leading t...
4/5/12 at 1:19 PM
Getting along with others is an art form
This morning I pulled this ruby red book with gold trim off the shelf. Its one my sister gave to our mom on her birthday in 1966. Titled, The Joy of Words, its 224 pages are filled with selections fr...
2/17/12 at 4:40 PM
PIC - Becoming a Love and Logic Parent®
PIC proudly sharesBecoming a Love and Logic Parentmodules. Parent Information Center shares these modules through a six week series beginning September 12th at Century Elementary. Throughout this s...
8/31/11 at 5:32 PM
New website for N.D. teens
BISMARCK A new website aims to make the transition to adulthood less scary for teenagers. The North Dakota Department of Human Services Independent Living Program has launched www.nd.gov/ndyouth. T...
10/10/10 at 9:11 AM
Advice from leaders
Henry Dormann’s book Letters from leaders: Personal Advice for Tomorrow's Leaders from the World's Most Influential People is a collection of letters and advice from some of the most successful...
4/2/10 at 6:53 PM
The Dating Game
Attraction used to be simple. You spotted a cute boy on the playground and dreamed that he liked you, too. The only thing you had to worry about was one of your classmates finding out about your crush...
3/5/10 at 11:47 AM
Practical advice for regular folks...
These days I have to constantly remind myself that regular folks are not in the intense information loop I am in on the H1N1 virus. Regular folks are worrying about regular things and this topic is j...
8/29/09 at 3:32 AM
