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RURAL REFLECTIONSVacation?
A few years ago, a new form of vacation became fashionable; it was called the stay-cation. This was a vacation which you were supposed to perform in your own immediate area-maybe your own backyard. In...
6/15/13 at 7:29 AM
REAL MONEYWays to Guarantee a Great Family Vacation
Family vacations. These two words can evoke memories that stand up the hairs on the back of your neck, or bring a huge smile to your face and a warm fuzzy all over. Now that our children are grown an...
4/22/13 at 11:02 AM
TRAVEL MODETechnology, Bonding, and Vacations
I heard a statistic the other day that got me thinking about the influence of Facebook, Twitter, and the overwhelming constant newsfeed that bombards our everyday life with many times negative opinion...
3/27/13 at 9:48 AM It's been one of those days... I need a vacation! 8/31/12 at 4:41 PM
Vacation Planning... Help! 8/28/12 at 10:30 AM
HOME IMPROVEMENT WITH ANDY LINDUSWhy Hiring a Contractor in the Winter Could Save You Money!
1. Decreased time for an estimate & installation During the summer, contractors are booked with home improvement projects, but during the winter months, contractors schedules are a lot less ful...
1/4/13 at 9:38 AM
MIDDLE AGED PLAGUESnow Patrol: I Love You, but My Family Doesn't
The atmosphere in the car crackled with hostility. (How is that for a cheesy, spy novel introduction?) I had just taken over the wheel, prepared to drive the mind-numbingly boring section. The Norweg...
9/26/12 at 3:12 PM Please Stop Educating Me -- I Want to Learn Something 7/25/12 at 12:28 PM
THE NEW FORTYCross your fingers...
Things appear to be looking up for Oprah and Gayle. I daresay we are moving from the misadventure to the adventure portion of our trip (cross your fingers, knock on wood, throw salt over your shoulder...
8/7/12 at 12:51 PM Frolicking in the ocean... 3/19/12 at 9:43 PM
Merry matters... 3/18/12 at 10:32 PM
PEACE GARDEN MAMA IImama mondays: pirates, polar bears and prehistory
This was not part of our initial summer vacation plans: It was a possible Plan C that turned into Plan A that turned into one of the most well-received five hours of our family vacation in Minneapo...
7/23/12 at 11:20 PM mama mondays: pirates, polar bears and prehistory 7/23/12 at 11:13 PM
mama mondays: pirates, polar bears and prehistory 7/23/12 at 7:26 AM
STAFF BLOGIN THE SPIRITIt was them and it was me!
Maybe it was Mudhen. Maybe it was summer sunset nights. Maybe it was them, maybe it was me, but it sure felt right. My dreamed up version of the Pam Tillis song, Maybe it was Memphis, has been runni...
7/23/12 at 10:19 AM
LIKE A FISH OUT OF FARGOOur Detroit Lakes Weekend Part II: Hotel Shoreham & Fireside Restaurant
After spending a lazy morning lounging aroundThe Lodge on Lake Detroit, I shook Jake from his video game trance and summoned him to lunch. I choseHotel Shoreham, a small restaurant mostly known for i...
6/29/12 at 6:51 AM
THE DIRT: THE REAL DIRT ON GARDENING FROM A MASTER GARDENER IN MOORHEAD, MINNESOTAOff on vacation
We are off on vacation (again?) for the next week and a half--I can't wait!I tell you what, I feel like I'm hardly ever gone from work, but it also seems like I'm always posting blogs about "I'm going...
6/26/12 at 8:49 AM Off to Mexico 2/24/12 at 10:21 AM
STORM TRACKERVacation
I'm on vacation the next two weeks, so this blog may not be updated for a bit, but I'll be back....
7/31/11 at 6:06 PM Cold Vacations 2/19/11 at 12:11 PM
MODERN-DAY JANEAll fingers present & accounted for.
I had a crazy week last week, but that's almost become normal. It's to the point that when I have a day with nothing scheduled, I start to worry that I've forgotten something. But then the neighbor gi...
6/13/11 at 2:34 PM Just ignore the supersonic whining coming from my house. 6/1/11 at 3:04 PM
Good thing Mount Rushmore is in South Dakota. 3/4/11 at 4:39 PM
MS. SIMPLICITYTips On A Family Road Trip In A Small Car
Nostalgia cluttered my thinking with memories of those car rides we reminisce about with friends. You know the ones I am talking about: the one where your brother rode in the back window and you...
3/2/11 at 11:09 AM
STAFF BLOGPLAIN COUNTRYSay it 'aint so
Though, I liked school when I was a kid, I never was excited to go back in the fall. I loved summer vacation and spending my time riding horseback, playing with the neighbor kids an...
8/17/09 at 12:41 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING!Surviving the Family
I went to my family reunion this weekend and I'd like to provide a brief report of the major events. I didn't strangle any of them. They didn't strangle me. (This is the larger accomplishment...
7/21/09 at 6:30 AM Vacation 3/23/09 at 12:01 AM
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