Cheyenne shared with me a couple of weeks ago that I was the oldest mother in her class. Of course I immediately queried how she knew that. Here is how the conversation went: Me: "How do you know I am the oldest mom?" (Is it time for plastic surgery, a cane, what?) Cheyenne: "I just [...]
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Got standards?
Let's face it - standards change. At least they do in my world. Standards in my world change from season to season. For example, the standard for the attractiveness of my feet and toe nails changes from the summer to the winter. In the summer it is all cute high heel sandals and exposed feet [...]
My brain made some calculations…
Today I woke up with an urge to buy a stationary bike. I think the seed was implanted yesterday when I saw a kid furiously riding his bike home. Somewhere between the kid and opening my eyes the next day my brain made some calculations about my current weight, the length of time until spring [...]
Snow shuffle…
Lately my pace at NDSU has been significantly slowed by snow and ice coupled with a healthy fear of breaking a hip. The way I shuffle around campus these days I truly look like a poor old woman who has lost her way. Small steps and always looking down to navigate around the really nasty [...]
Climbing the ladder…
Spot is curious. If you leave a ladder where he can get to it he feels compelled to climb it. In the instance above he climbed triumphantly to the top and surveyed the landscape. Funny thing, climbing up was apparently much easier than climbing down. Spot was a bit humbled when I had to climb [...]
Honoring a Hometown Hero…
Last year Sara Lepp won a Hometown Hero award for for efforts in the 2009 flood fight. As you may recall, the agency she works for, FirstLink, handled the major information and volunteer management piece of the flood. It looks like she may be reprising that role again this year. I get tired just thinking [...]
February is “Vaporize a Bully” month!
I am not a fan of bullies. I imagine most folks feel the same as I do about bullies. Yet, too often bullies go on to bully another day because no one stands up to them and puts an end to their tirade. I am not sure exactly how bullies are created. I have heard [...]
THE NEW FORTY 