Category Archives: small towns

Small Town Saturday Night

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Laura

Saturday, June 25 dawned grey and rainy, and got worse from there. Josh was refusing to fold his laundry, a ten minute task that he turned into 2.5 hour ordeal. One that caused him to miss the birth of a … Continue reading →

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TGIF

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Joy

Happy Friday All. Here’s to another Friday. I hope the week has been good to you. We’ve had illness, hurricane force winds and now freezing temps. We had snow on Wed morning. It didn’t stick and it was pretty. It’s … Continue reading →

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Doing what’s right for ALL the kids

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Joy

I’ve always stood behind public schools. Maybe because I worked in one for so many years. Maybe because I’ve had pretty good luck with them and my boys were happy there “for the most part.” I’m not really sure. It … Continue reading →

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What are postcards?

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Joy

Here’s a little laugher for you. I went to my town, size SMALL, for a post card the other night because I wanted to put it in the little box for one of the little buddies I was shipping off … Continue reading →

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Pick a Speed!!

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Sue

What would the world be like if we all drove the same way?  Would our commutes be happy and stress free or would we make each other more nuts than we already do?  I was coming home from town on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Is This For Real?!

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Sue

“HUTCHINSON, Minn. — A Hutchinson man may be charged with drunken driving after apparently driving his lawnmower to a convenience store to buy gas and more alcohol. Authorities say witnesses say the 42-year-old appeared intoxicated when he bought beer Thursday … Continue reading →

Posted in accidents, adults, alcohol, bad habits, beer, behavior, choices, dangerous, differences, drinking, drinking and driving, driving, dumb, lawn mowers, people, safety, scared, small towns, stupid people, things, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Gotta Go!

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Sue

No, not that kind of gotta go!  Gotta go to the store kind of go!  This morning, my son wanted to eat breakfast and guess what?  No milk.  I HATE that!  It is the number one way to ruin my … Continue reading →

Posted in adulthood, anger, behavior, breakfast, choices, chores, differences, disappointment, food, groceries, habits, life, life lessons, live and learn, milk, morning, people, prices, problems, products, quirks, shopping, small towns, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

When is it time to leave your kids home alone/Where have all the babysitters gone?

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Joy

I was reading this post today written by my friend Jen Henry over at Parent2Parent and it got us to talking about babysitters.  So my little brain went nuts.  I’d been thinking about this quite a bit lately so I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Small town gossip!!

Posted on June 28, 2008 by lisamike

Why is it that when you live in a small town, EVERYONE, and I mean everyone, thinks they know your business?  You know it usually gets started over something so small and explodes into something huge.  I don’t understand why … Continue reading →

Posted in bad habits, chores, emotions, fears, feelings, gossip, habits, hurt, hurt feelings, jealousy, judging, lie's, neighbors, people, relationships, rudeness, sad, small towns, thoughts, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Pick a Speed!!

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Sue

What would the world be like if we all drove the same way?  Would our commutes be happy and stress free or would we make each other more nuts than we already do?  I was coming home from town on Saturday … Continue reading →

Posted in accidents, anger, cars, choices, control, driving, emotions, feelings, laws, life, parent's, people, road rage, rudeness, rules, saftey, small towns, stress, thoughts, today's times, traffic | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments