I have been uplifted by three straight days of robin sightings. The robins are back in the area my friends. I have seen a pair of them frequenting my deck. I wonder if they are the babies from last year that the mother robin so meticulously watched over. I wonder if they have come back [...]
I’ll be wearing Taylor Markel…
If I ever go to a major award show that has a red carpet for me to strut down, I am wearing a dress designed by Taylor Markel. Taylor is one of the designers in the Passion for Green Fashion competition being sponsored by West Acres Mall. Taylor's entry in the competition - which I [...]
Phillip McCollum rocks!
There are times when I am so proud of our students at NDSU. Last evening was one of those times. It started when I happened upon a Facebook post on a student-run unofficial NDSU Facebook page called Overheard at NDSU. Overheard is primarily used as a capture point for odd, funny, or annoying things that [...]
Wanted: Really Special Sparkly Wand
It is hard to believe that we are already barreling toward the end of yet another semester. It is this time of year that I am torn between jumping for joy that an extended break is near and lamenting the fact that I won't have the opportunity to see my students for a few months. [...]
And so I linger in the Butterfly Ball photo gallery…
I must confess, even though I had no butterflies at the ball I have looked at Forum photographer Carrie Snyder's Butterfly Ball photo gallery over and over again. There is something about all those daddies with their young daughters that I find settling. The young girls' happiness, the pride evident on the daddies' faces, the [...]
Fine tune that lens…
When I give presentations to classes or community groups about emergency management and how individuals can prepare for emergencies and disasters, I always feel like a bit of a Debbie Downer. I am, after all, cautioning them to prepare for something that may be a fairly frightening event that could cause harm to them, their [...]
Second chances…
Well, Sarah, Dusty, Lennon, Lucy, and Marley are in their new house. I dispatched my moving crew there on Friday (my sons Noah and Cory and boyfriend Mike) and I took the really tough job of watching my cute little grandbaby Lennon. I know, I played that just right. 😉 I also had Lennon here [...]
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