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SOCIAL SECURITY: INFORMATION & UPDATESDuration of marriage for SSA benefits
Q: How long must a couple be married before benefits as a wife or husband are possible? A: This question is easier to ask than to answer because several exceptions exist to a general policy.When fili...
5/16/12 at 3:36 PM Survivors benefits – when is an application needed? 4/27/12 at 10:39 AM
Surviving Divorced Spouse benefits 4/9/12 at 2:55 PM
HEALTH WITH A HEALING TOUCHIt’s Time for Sugar Mommas (and Daddies) to Rethinking Breakfast, Snacks and Dessert
I was stunned by a recent article on CNN Health. The headline: Sugar Makes Up 16% of Kids Daily Diet. And this after Dr. Sanjay Guptas recent expose on 60 Minutes entitled, Is Sugar Toxic, where he re...
5/16/12 at 8:00 AM Beckam’s Story: A Smile Says it All 5/2/12 at 8:00 AM
Have You Heard the News? 4/25/12 at 7:25 AM
MS. SIMPLICITYHELP: What Do I Do With Those School Papers?
The school bell will soon ring for the last time until this fall. Parents everywhere are dreading the day that their child will clean out their desk and bring home the contents of their desk. Parent...
5/15/12 at 1:51 PM What “Gifts” Mean The Most To You? 5/8/12 at 11:51 AM
Create A Happy FIle 4/30/12 at 9:09 PM
PARENT INFORMATION CENTER25 Ways to Use Magnetic Letters at Home
Is yourrefrigeratorcovered with those colorful letters, but not spelling anything but M-E-S-S!? These 25 fun ways to use those magnetic letters will educate your child on writing, reading and vocabula...
5/15/12 at 11:20 AM Exercising is a Fun Excuse for your Children to Stay Healthy 5/3/12 at 12:31 AM
Where does the Time Go? 3/31/12 at 9:37 AM
LIVING EMPOWEREDWith an Ageless Attitude You're Never Too Old
It seems as though theres a common fear among women as they age; that they have an expiration date and once they reach a certain point in time theyre too old. Too old to try new things, go on grand ad...
5/15/12 at 8:00 AM Just in Time for Mother's Day: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Moms 5/8/12 at 8:02 AM
Growing Grass the Wrong Way 5/1/12 at 8:00 AM
LIKE A FISH OUT OF FARGOAsparagus For My Mother
I visited my mom's grave for the first time. For the first time in four years and for the first time, ever. On Saturday, it just felt right to sit with her for a while. Finding myself without flowe...
5/14/12 at 8:29 PM My Grandma's Grandma's Soft Ginger Cookies With Spring Rhubarb 5/9/12 at 8:29 PM
ON TVDesperate Housewives: Thanks from a (formerly) Desperate Mom!
I'm a little melancholy today. Not overly sad or distraught. Just a little wistful and sentimental. Last night I said "goodbye" to an old friend, "Desperate Housewives." Yeah, I know it's just a TV s...
5/14/12 at 1:28 PM
REAL MONEYTo Be Called a Mom
To be called a Mom is my proudest achievement. I dont need cards or gifts, but I sure do like a big ol hug from my boys. And if distance ever separates us Ive been known to tear up over a text messag...
5/14/12 at 8:09 AM Facing Student Loans after Graduation 5/2/12 at 7:01 AM
How to Think Like a Millionaire 4/27/12 at 10:20 AM
NOT ALONE MOMMotherhood – The Love Story (fifth and final in series)
I could think of no better way to honor Mothers Day than to wrap up the Motherhood series with this final installment, The Love Story. Sure becoming a mother can be one of the most challenging times...
5/13/12 at 10:08 AM Bye-Bye Baby 5/11/12 at 9:03 PM
Motherhood - The Action / Adventure (fourth in series) 5/9/12 at 9:11 AM
HEALTH BEATMaking the investment in maternal health
In between shopping for a Mother's Day card for my mom and browsing my recipe collection for a nice dessert to make for her this weekend, I came across Save the Children's annual State of the World's ...
5/11/12 at 11:50 AM The kids are going vegan 5/1/12 at 10:49 AM
When families clash during the doctor visit 4/13/12 at 9:43 AM
STAFF BLOGNIE ROCKS!Happy Mother's Day
Sunday, May13 is Mothers Day - a holiday that honors mothers for their love and dedication to their families. Mothers Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in May each year. Take the time to intervi...
5/10/12 at 12:10 PM Proms, Graduations and Parties - Celebrate Responsibly 4/24/12 at 8:00 AM
Celebrating Our Cultures 4/20/12 at 8:00 AM
MUSIC MOVESDefining Music Therapy... in Residential Facilities
There's been a lot going on in the schools I serve lately - we're hurtling towards the end of the academic year at the speed of light, it seems, and my kids at the ND School for the Blind and the ND S...
5/9/12 at 5:07 PM Rumor Has It... 3/30/12 at 2:44 PM
Loopy Stanley WORLD Premiere 2012! 3/16/12 at 11:21 AM
COLOR ME GREENWhat It's Really Like to be a Mom
Before I had kids I remember hearing the phrase, Youll never really understand what its like to be a mom until you are one. I have to admit to thinking that geez, I have a pretty good imagination an...
5/9/12 at 10:38 AM Spring Clean to Help Others Succeed 3/12/12 at 11:04 AM
Tomorrow's Child 3/9/12 at 10:30 AM
LIVING UNITEDVolunteer Call - Summer Lunch Program
St. Joseph's Social Care & Thrift Store is in need of volunteers for its free Summer Lunch Program for youth. See information below - volunteers are needed throughout the summer ...
5/9/12 at 10:31 AM Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has arrived in Grand Forks! 5/3/12 at 12:58 PM
12th Annual Polyester Party 5/1/12 at 2:45 PM
THE NEW FORTYHave you hugged your fire extinguisher lately?
There was a fire today in West Fargo. The house on fire was one that sits on Sheyenne Court (the street whose backyards abut to the backyards on my street). Mike caught sight of it at about 5:40 PM an...
5/6/12 at 7:50 PM Where is the sense in it all? 4/26/12 at 8:22 PM
It should be grand... 4/21/12 at 11:49 AM
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