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Next PageCinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is a national holiday in Mexico, but it is also widely celebrated by Mexican-Americans in the United States. The holiday, which in Spanish means the Fifth of May, commemorates the Battl...
5/3/13 at 10:44 AM Prescription Drug Primer: What you need to know about Hydrocodone or "Hydros" 4/2/13 at 2:11 PM
Happy Easter Coloring Page 3/30/13 at 3:22 PM
Skills I Want My Boys To Have
Raising children is a slippery slope at times. We have to compete against friends and the media and our busy schedules to try to mold and grow children into productive members of society. I have one c...
5/3/13 at 9:52 AM Downsizing In Today's World 1/11/13 at 10:02 AM
Tears Of Pride and Joy 9/26/12 at 9:53 PM
Snacks for Families on the Go
PIC familiesalways seem to be on the go frompicking up kids at school, going to different activities, helping with homework,meetings, running errands and the list just goes on and on. But when is th...
2/22/13 at 1:53 PM Sibling Rivalry 2/15/13 at 7:02 PM
Listen, Educate, Ask, Discuss 1/14/13 at 2:48 AM
Getting ready ...
This is what we like to call Santa Claus Girls week. It all starts with an employee "sandbag" line to bring the toys, games and etc. up from the basement of the Herald. Santa Claus Girls shop year rou...
12/12/12 at 9:21 AM
What my mother left with me...
When we lose people in our lives it is interesting the things we hold on to. We may hold on to old photos, personal belongings,or mementos. Things that matter much more to us now than they ever did wh...
10/24/12 at 9:22 PM 1-800-TELL-MOM 2/24/12 at 3:44 PM
Parents of teenagers don't chug. 1/25/12 at 10:07 PM
Things I Learned from the Family Reunion
I learned all kinds of crazy things about my family from my family reunion. Somebody made a disc of pictures from my great-grandmother, and that was pretty instructive too. 1. My ancestors on my moth...
7/27/12 at 10:47 AM
Parents Day 2012
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7/20/12 at 9:38 AM Parents Day 2012 7/20/12 at 9:29 AM
Challenges of Single Parents 7/16/12 at 3:16 PM
For Better or Worse, Children Learn Financial Skills from Parents
According to the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) 2012 Financial Literacy Survey, 44 percent of Americans indicated they learned the most about personal finance from their parents or a...
6/5/12 at 7:36 AM
Happy Children’s Day
When was the last time you did something special for your child? Did you take him/her to the zoo to feed the animals, throw a party and invite his/her friends over, or made a special treat for him/her...
6/1/12 at 4:55 PM
A Great-Grand Perspective!
Since my last blog, A Moved Mom, I have been receiving several requests via email, my website, blog comments, etc. all with one very specific request: that my grandmother share her writings referenced...
4/28/12 at 2:14 PM
Dear Parents: Facebook and Internet Safety from Local Students...
Dear Parents - The Grand Forks Youth Commission exists to identify, promote, improve, increase and provide services and programs for young people in Grand Forks. We invite you to read through the fol...
4/19/12 at 11:00 AM
Losing control, but gaining peace
When my daughter stiffened, turned blue and fell on the floor in convulsions, I was terrified. What was wrong with her? By Julie Holmquist My 17-year-old daughter had always been incredibly healthy....
8/25/11 at 6:26 PM Peaceful pyrotechnics 11/10/10 at 9:24 AM
Hovering at a safe distance.
We are on vacation. I may have good intentions of continuing to post, but instead Im going to let myself off the hook and regale you withtales of old. Old as in from 2008. You know, before most of yo...
3/3/11 at 2:15 PM Deep Thoughts on Parenting 1/19/09 at 9:02 PM
#6 or so 1/15/09 at 2:37 PM
Hanging in there...
Today is the folks anniversary. After 33 years together, the happy couple is... still together. Yeah, theyre hanging in there. By a thread. A frayed thread with a match lit under it. But although the...
10/25/10 at 8:21 AM Lies lies lies... 10/5/09 at 5:47 AM
Needed: more mean dads and moms
Most of us who have children see them as priceless gifts. Being good fathers and mothers should be uppermost in our minds. Not our jobs. Not our material possessions. A friend sent me a story a...
6/16/10 at 7:00 PM
