Today is the six year anniversary of the Galleria fire. It is difficult to believe it was six years ago, I can recall so many of the moments in the week after the fire like they were yesterday - they are burned into my soul. I still remember watching the fire in disbelief as multiple fire [...]
When I was young, October meant one thing to me - Halloween. As I got older, I came to also view October as the month of my mother's birthday. After my mother died in 2002, I came to view October as a month in which I memorialized my mother. In 2010, I came to know [...]
Three years ago today a five alarm fire destroyed the Galleria Apartments in Fargo. My sons lived in that apartment building in apartment 316. They lost their pets and everything they owned. In total, the fire displaced about 150 residents. It was a truly horrific event to watch. Three years later I still remember it [...]
Today is the two year anniversary of the Galleria Fire. It is a date that is burned in my memory and my family's history. My two sons, Noah and Cory, and their roommate, Alex, lost everything they owned, their pets, and their naivete about fire's relentless nature. It was a difficult experience and the loss was great. But I would [...]
We all have significant dates in our lives that are not on the standard calendar. Sometimes those dates are based on happy events such as a marriage, a significant life change, a child's birth, etc. Sometimes those dates are based on sad events such as a divorce, loss of a loved one or a dramatic change [...]
Today's blog is a special shout out to the former Galleria apartment residents. This is day 73 of their new normal. On one hand it seems like so much time has passed and on the other it seems like it wasn't all that long ago that we stood there helplessly watching the building burn. The [...]
Pasta, auction and baked goods - talk about an irresistible trifecta! Ah, perhaps I am revealing too much about my weaknesses with that statement. Actually I can add another thing to the list which will make it a quadruple threat - enjoying all the above for a good cause - it gets better my the minute...justified [...]
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