We try and instill many things in our children: integrity, manners, ethics, personal responsibility, etc. That is our job as parents. We do this by not only teaching our children well, but also by role modeling the behavior we expect from them. Ideally, our talk and our walk are the same and children learn more [...]
Author: Ms. C
TGIF!
What store do you get when you throw in a bit of Gordmans, Hobby Lobby, Target, Walgreens, Michaels, Kmart, Walmart, Menards and the Family Dollar Store?? If you are still puzzling over that question then you obviously haven't been to the new Big Lots! in West Fargo yet! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the new Big [...]
Lovely Rita…
Yesterday a very special young lady entered the world...a dear girl that we have been waiting patiently for...lovely baby Rita. Baby Rita is my brother and sister-in-law's first daughter. She joins my nephews, Paul and Danny, who are both teens and is the first girl grandchild on Narin's side of the family. Plus, she is [...]
Hot and wet…thanks Bruce Kelly!
Bruce Kelly got me all excited today. Bruce and I have spent the last couple of Wednesday mornings together talking about my blog on his radio show - Bruce Kelly and Company on TalkRadio AM 1100 - he is a hoot and I enjoy starting my Wednesdays with him. This morning he said something extra-special [...]
You are on notice – my squeal’s been hot-wired.
Squealing with delight...although it may not conjure up the most delightful image, you certainly can identify when it is happening as a squeal is so clearly a squeal - not a chuckle, chortle, giggle, shriek or guffaw. A squeal is that noise - most closely affiliated with the sound a pig makes - that is [...]
7 more hours…
Oprah sent me an email. Well, not Oprah herself - her network sent me an email. Oprah still has yet to realize how fabulous a friend I could be to her. I don't know how many really tight gal pals she has in North Dakota, but I believe I would be a top choice for [...]
October 24
Today is my mother's birthday. My mom passed away quite unexpectedly eight and a half years ago as a result of a massive stroke. Ever since then I have been more cognizant of how much all the things she taught me matter. I gave the eulogy at my mother's funeral. I typed it all out [...]
THE NEW FORTY 