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Tag Archives: life lessons
T.G.I.F.
Actually, it wasn’t too bad. It did seem long, though. Maybe because our weekend was so busy. We, for the most part, have pretty relaxing weekends. That’s why I look forward to them so much. We’re usually at the ball … Continue reading
Question of the Day
Have you ever had to do summer school?
Posted in Question of the day, questions
Tagged childhood, children, differences, kids, life lessons, Question of the day, questions, simple questions, things
6 Comments
Top five regrets of the dying
It was kind of funny that I found this article today. This question is on my stick em note pad. I just hadn’t written it yet. I’m sure you have a few regrets. Maybe some are big and some are … Continue reading
Posted in bucket list, life lessons, regret
Tagged bucket list, change, life, life lessons, memories, regrets
8 Comments
What Do You Think?
Whoa! I just read this on our local news website and thought, “I wonder what everyone else would think of this!” The short version is Minnesota is starting a campaign to tell people that if they qualify for food stamps, … Continue reading
Posted in people, questions, simple questions, things, Uncategorized
Tagged activities, adults, behavior, choices, differences, fears, feelings, life, life lessons, opinions, people, questions, things, thoughts
10 Comments
Girl Scouts Updated
I loved being a Girl Scout. I just loved it. I loved the camps and the activities and the crafts and yes, I loved that ugly green dress and I still have my sash. I loved earning those badges that … Continue reading
Posted in activities, boy scouts, fun, girl scouts, kids, laughs, life lessons, memories, merit badges, people, relationships, things
Tagged activities, boy scouts, fun, girl scouts, kids, laughs, life lessons, memories, merit badges, relationships
7 Comments
Baby name remorse
Did you name your child something trendy or too common? Do you suffer from baby-naming remorse? Did you and your partner agree on names? Do you have an “instant memory” of any names from the past that don’t sit well … Continue reading
Posted in babies, baby names, behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, kids, life lessons, memories, memory, opinions, parent's, people, things
Tagged babies, baby names, behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, kids, life lessons, memories, memory, opinions, parent's, people, things, trendy
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Language immersion schools
What do you guys all think about this? I do know quite a few Canadian parents who chose to immerse their kids in French schools but I’m not familiar with all of these languages. What a huge choice. What other languages … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, good question, kids, language, life lessons, lifestyles, opinions, opportunities, people, school, teachers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, good question, immersion language schools, kids, languages, life lessons, lifestyles, opinions, opportunities, people, schools, teachers, things
15 Comments
Are you good with money?
When it comes to money matters, what is your greatest fear? Are you good with money? Who handles your money and does the bill paying? What are people’s biggest worries? Here’s a poll on what worries most Americans. Inspired by … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, life lessons, lifestyles, money, opinions, people, scared, things, worry
Tagged behavior, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, life lessons, lifestyles, money, opinions, people, scared, things, worry
11 Comments
Free To Be X, Y, or Z?
Many of you have heard the news story recently about the couple who have chosen to keep the gender of their 3rd child a secret. Yes, a secret. The child’s 2 older brother’s, the midwives who were there, and one close … Continue reading
Posted in choices, people, questions, simple questions, things, Uncategorized
Tagged adults, behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, family, fears, feelings, kids, life, life lessons, lifestyles, parent's, people, questions, things, thoughts
15 Comments
Mosquitoes Be Gone!
I got this in an e-mail and I thought it was pretty neat. Not sure if it works, but ya know what? Against mosquitoes I’ll try anything! Mosquito Spray…Worth a try I was at a deck party awhile back, and … Continue reading
Posted in choices, fun, funny, people, Question of the day, simple questions, things
Tagged activities, adults, behavior, choices, differences, eating habits, family, favorites, feelings, habits, life, life lessons, memories, people, questions, relationships, simple questions, things, thoughts
5 Comments
Pick Me, Dove!
How many of you watch reality TV? Any show, doesn’t matter which one. Have you ever thought, “Man, that would be so great to be on that show! Wish I could do it!” I like Survivor, Dancing With the Stars, … Continue reading
Posted in choices, fun, funny, humor, laughs, people, questions, simple questions, things
Tagged activities, adults, behavior, choices, contests, differences, emotions, feelings, friends, fun, laughs, life, life lessons, people, reality tv, relationships, things, thoughts
15 Comments
How early is too early to earn part of your own keep?
I know we’ve talked about this before but it was a long time ago and other than SKL, most of the others who come here, didn’t then. So, one more time. What brought this up was I was chatting this … Continue reading
Posted in babysitting, behavior, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, jobs, kids, life, life lessons, love, opinions, parent's, parenting, people, responsibility, teaching, teenagers, things, work, working
Tagged babysitting, behavior, choices, differences, emotions, feelings, jobs, kids, life, life lessons, love, opinions, parent's, parenting, people, responsibility, teaching, teenagers, things, work, working
16 Comments
Orange Banana Smoothie
Here’s a yummy snack alternative! 1 banana sliced 1 c. milk 1 c. orange juice 1 yogurt (any flavor) Mandarin orange slices (optional) ½ c. ice Combine all ingredients in blender. Start blender on low then move to high speed … Continue reading
Posted in choices, fun, funny, humor, laughs, people, questions, simple questions, things
Tagged activities, behavior, choices, differences, eat, eating, eating habits, emotions, favorites, food, fun, growing up, home cooking, humor, life, life lessons, lifestyles, people, recipes, simple questions, things, thoughts
7 Comments
A Historic Exercise
This is something that I do every now and again when I’m bored, or when I need something for mind to do instead of obsessing about my problem-of-the-moment. Sometimes I find myself doing it when I’m frustrated with what our … Continue reading
Posted in America, changes, choices, history, interesting, life lessons, opinions, thinking, thoughts
Tagged choices, history, learning, life lessons
18 Comments
A trip to the police station
I can remember when my boys were little. I don’t remember how old they were but they were under 10. I took them to the fire department so the firemen could talk to them and explain the warnings and dangers … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, child abuse, children, choices, differences, discipline, educating, kids, laws, life lessons, opinions, parent's, parenting, people, rules, things, Uncategorized
Tagged behavior, child abuse, children, choices, differences, discipline, educating, kids, laws, life lessons, opinions, parent's, parenting, people, rules, things
7 Comments
Do you have any secrets?
Oh, not nasty, juicy or headline grabbing secrets!!! Household secrets. Do you have simple ways of doing something that you don’t think other people do? Here are some tips from Eloise. She always has good idea’s but I want some … Continue reading
Posted in advice, chores, cleaning, differences, housework, life lessons, people, things
Tagged advice, chores, cleaning, differences, hints, household chores, housework, life lessons, opinions, people, things, tricks
14 Comments
Boys vs Girls
I have a tremendous amount of respect for Joel Northrup. He’s a home-schooled Iowa wrestler who qualified for State with the Linn-Mar Wrestling Team. When he got to his first round, he discovered he was paired with Cassey Herkelman of … Continue reading
Posted in abilities, behavior, boys, choices, competition, girls, learning, life lessons, opinions, parenting, sports
Tagged boys, fighting, girls, life lessons, parenting, sports, values
7 Comments
Who Does That?!
Today it is bitterly cold here. So cold, to quote Laura, it’s booger freezing cold! So cold that you don’t want to go anywhere even though you have to but you really want to snuggle with a blanket cold. Yeah, that … Continue reading
Posted in choices, fun, funny, humor, laughs, people, questions, simple questions, things
Tagged activities, adults, behavior, differences, eating, emotions, favorites, feelings, food, funny, habits, jokes, life, life lessons, lifestyles, problems, questions, relationships, simple questions, things, thoughts
24 Comments
At what age….
I was over at Mom Logic reading one day and was thinking back to when my kids were younger and they still liked to make things for people. Bookmarks or play-dough pots or pop-cycle stick picture frames and I remember how much fun … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, children, christmas, family, gifts, kids, life lessons, memories, people, things, traditions, Uncategorized
Tagged childhood, children, christmas, family, gifts, kids, life lessons, memories, people, things, traditions
22 Comments
His Mom was Careless
I saw this little boy’s picture circulating around the internet a couple weeks ago, and didn’t think much about it. It appeared, I think, as part of a post on a mom-blog site that I read, but I didn’t read … Continue reading
Posted in adults, boys, choices, costumes, feelings, gender behavior, Halloween, identity, parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged adults, behavior, children, choices, costumes, feelings, gender identity, Halloween, life lessons, lifestyles
16 Comments
Gotta Pay to Play
This story is sad and appalling. Gene Cranick lives in rural Tennessee, where there is no fire protection district, like many of us are accustomed to. His taxes do not go to support the closest fire department, but that department … Continue reading
Posted in accidents, America, blame, emergency, government, life lessons, outrage, politics, responsibility, taxes
Tagged government, life, life lessons, outrage, politics
24 Comments
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