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Ready to Fly. Top Story - April 2022.
My son is currently in Montana at my nephew’s house for a couple of weeks. He is running, lifting weights, swimming, boxing, and shoveling snow (hoping to do some snowboarding too). I have spent my days trying to stay busy so I can distract myself from the fact that he is not here. He doesn’t exactly like to hang out with me when he’s at home (he’s 17 years old), but I know he’s here. On the occasions when he wants to talk to me or show me something I enjoy the interaction.
By Dawn Salois4 years ago in Families
What to Expect When She's Expecting. Top Story - April 2022.
Congratulations! You are going to be parents! Good on you two! Okay mate, I’m going to call you mate because mate, things are never going to be the same ever again… And by never again means before the little one or ones arrive.
By RG Hawkshaw 4 years ago in Families
Chocolate Applesauce Cupcakes. Top Story - April 2022.
Today was the ten-year anniversary of my grandmother’s death. I was 14 at the time, and 14-year-old me didn’t really have any understanding of death or grieving a loved one. So for a few years, it was just really sad. And as much as I despise myself for this, with each passing year I started to forget the anniversary altogether.
By Jenna Bygall4 years ago in Families
HOW TO MAKE YOUR SCHOOL PICTURE DAY A SUCCESS!. Top Story - April 2022.
Hey hey hey! It's SCHOOL PICTURE DAY and when I tell you we were READY this go round... we were READY! I'm not gonna lie... beforehand, I wasn't sure which outfits to select, hairstyles to do, etc... but in the end the photos turned out INCREDIBLE and more importantly, Jaxson and Jayla enjoyed every minute of their photo-taking experience!
By Socialite Sande4 years ago in Families
A Sign of the Black Dog. Top Story - April 2022.
There was a hope, and perhaps a dream, once… but those days have gone and passed. Inside the pub he walked into, a slogan runs along the back wall, beyond the pair of giant television screens. It’s written along the upper cornice of the ceiling. It’s short and catchy; something along the lines of: Good beer, good cheer, and a good ol’ time. In this once booming town, all the pubs are now the same; they are vacant; with the exception of a slogan running along the wall, somewhere.
By Delusions of Grandeur 4 years ago in Families
My Dad Has Dementia - Journal Entry #6. Top Story - April 2022.
It's been nearly a year since we had to put Dad into a memory care facility. It was getting to the point where he really didn't feel like his home was his home and he kept wanting to leave. There were accounts of him out walking down the street, waiting outside the house late at night with a box of clothes as if waiting for someone to get him, and other times walking purposefully in the direction of his childhood home.
By Lisa Akemi4 years ago in Families
A Bad Relationship With Mom. Top Story - April 2022.
Mothers. We need them. But so often we find them to be the source of great pain and anguish, from our adolescence to late adulthood. Relationships with moms are hard and can be tricky. Often times they fizzle out into a distant talk or rare communications until you begin to realize that every time you see her, she ages.
By E. C. Gabriel4 years ago in Families
Bridging the Million Word Gap. Top Story - March 2022.
We know reading to children is vitally important. We have all been told that we must read to our little ones. Whether we were told by our physicians, pediatricians, teachers, other parents, our own parents, or we read it in every baby book or blog post, we know reading is important. Now here's what I want you to know... (especially before you read the rest of this article) ...it is better to begin reading late than to not begin at all.
By Ashley Hansen | Truth and Table Teaching 4 years ago in Families
PANDEMIC PLAY DATE IDEAS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!. Top Story - March 2022.
If you are looking for a SUPER FUN Pandemic Play Date idea for your littles (as well as older kids)... I've GOT you! Did you know that you can actually RENT an entire movie theatre auditorium for your entire family to enjoy any movie of your choice in PRIVATE?! YESSIR YOU CAN! (And honeeeeey... we've JUST discovered this even though this has been an option for us these last two years of our current pandemic... we just didn't know about it!)
By Socialite Sande5 years ago in Families
A Letter to My 4 Month old Son. Top Story - March 2022.
My sweet baby, you are only 4 months old now, but I already have so much to tell you... I don't know how well I can put into words what you make me live every day, but I will try ... because with your appearance I have become so mature, so gentle.
By Maria Ostasevici 5 years ago in Families
