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Patrick Swayze Hospitalized
Patrick Swayze has pneumonia and has checked himself into the hospital. The pneumonia is a result of his chemotherapy treatments for pancreatic cancer. Swayze has bee...
Disaster Preparedness: Eart...
By: kellyarmstrong
Yesterday, at the Earthquake Preparedness Seminar at the Embassy, I made my first New Year's resolution in years: to finally get properly prepared for a disaster. I w...
New Respite Worker??
By: mamabear
I interviewed a new respite provider today, and I have high hopes that she's going to work out. She's young, but she has the common sense of a much older person... an...
Surviving the Holidays
It's definitely white and wintery in the Northwest. My boyfriend and his daughter arrived from L.A. last Wednesday right before the snow hit and we've been virtually ...
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Quite contrary to some beliefs, there is a great swath of America that are first generation Middle Class Americans and this, despite the fact that the economy isn't doing...
We won! In Spite of Ho Ho Hobo Santa!
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As tradition has it, everyone sits in the hot seat when they open Santa's gifts. And we get to wear a Santa cap, too. It's always a load of fun no matter what's under the...
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Okay, suppose, like me, despite your best intentions you end up with a cold. You probably have enough life experience and advice from your mother on how to get through on...
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| 9 days ago
December 25, 2008. I am now 28 months old. I am so glad I get to spend Christmas with my mom this year. Last year, I did not even get to see her or talk to her. My mom wa...
Bubble Wrap Just Got So Much Better
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| 2 days ago
I know that I am not the only person who loves getting boxes in the mail. The best part for me is the bubble wrap that is stuffed in with my goodies. I will sit for hours...
A Parent Rant....
kkwhitmore
| 6 days ago
When I was a teenager, my mother drove me crazy. She wasn't all that smart (I knew so much more than she did by virtue of my "worldliness"..) and then she would ruin my p...
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frontporch
| 21 days ago
This is a repost from last week. It is not my intention of slamming the boards with reposts and I apologize. While attempting to 'redo' the site all the posts were accide...
New Year of 2009
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| 8 days ago
Ok so the topic of the moment is the New Year of 2009. Everyone has written or is writing their New Year resolutions. Sadly I fall into the latter category. Anyway, since...
2008 Year in Review
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| 8 days ago
Greetings Friends, Family, Casual Visitors, This post is my first attempt at a holiday year-in-review for myself and Vero, and generally a way to get in touch with everyo...
big noise...hm
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When I switched on my bedside radio at 7:30 this morning, the weather report stated that the temperature in my part of Saskatchewan was -33. I believe it— the furnace o...
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The Audacity of Fulfillment
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I'm fairly certain I'm entering a third-life crisis. My birthday is next week, and in one year I will turn 30. And I am just not where I thought I would be when I was...
Yaa, Gibson, Yaaaa!
Looking back on 2008, an old fart now who is not quite gone and certainly not forgotten--- Remember that god-awful primary debate that ABC's Gibson and Stephanopoulos...
How to Outsmart a Thug
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After thousands of complaints from consignment and thrift stores, and hand-made toy makers, the Consumer Products Safety Commission has made exemptions to the Consume...
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I Have A Secret
Elle Rae
| about 5 hours ago
It's true, I have a secret. Well, sort of. If you're reading this it will be no secret to you. However, if you are a member of my family or a friend, then yes, I'm keepin...
New Year in Barcelona!
angeles
| 2 days ago
Oh , yes! You know? Our plans didn't include the idea of visiting my family in Barcelona. What's more, we didn't even plan this trip. After having spent Christmas time wi...
Words of Inspiration...
parpornratn
| 2 days ago
In this economy, there is no job security anywhere. It’s easier to start your own business than to look for a job. All dedication and hard work you put into your busine...
Bubble Wrap Just Got So Much Better
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| 2 days ago
I know that I am not the only person who loves getting boxes in the mail. The best part for me is the bubble wrap that is stuffed in with my goodies. I will sit for hours...
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Wadena News felt this picture of some carrots sent in from Fosston needed no explanation. Once in a while Everett throws a choice word into his conversation and I do my p...
Martin Luther King Jr. Revisited
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Tribute To Jett Travolta
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As many of you already know John Travolta’s son Jett passed away on January 2. This memory video was sent to me on Myspace, I thought it was so beautiful I wanted to sh...
Recovering From the Post-Ick Icks
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| 3 days ago
Okay, suppose, like me, despite your best intentions you end up with a cold. You probably have enough life experience and advice from your mother on how to get through on...
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claire
| 6 days ago
So, I haven't started looking for other jobs yet. In the meantime, I've been doing some transcription (and I might start looking for means of obtaining more transcription...
