I have been humming a familiar song over the past week - Baby Mine. You most likely remember this song from the animated Disney film Dumbo (if you are old enough to remember that film). If not, take a listen to Bette Midler's version paired with footage from the film...it is the sweetest song. It always reminds [...]
Tag: parenting
Get behind me in line…
On Saturday, The Forum published an Associated Press article about a woman from Max, North Dakota. The story was so short that I will include it in its entirety here. "COLEHARBOR, N.D. – A 29-year-old Max woman was cited for careless driving and no child restraint after she was caught driving while breastfeeding. Authorities received a [...]
If you take your mama’s bathroom necessities…
There are two bathrooms in my home. One is Cheyenne's and the other is mine. In both these bathrooms we store extra toilet paper under the cabinet. I try and always keep a couple of rolls under the cabinet - mostly I have four or more under there. When Cheyenne runs out of toilet paper [...]
This is for the mothers…
This is for the mothers...the women who have given away a piece of their heart and their sanity to raise a child. This is for the mothers...the supporters of dreams and the counselors in times of disappointment. This is for the mothers...the women who have proudly worn spit-up and macaroni necklaces. This is for the [...]
It should be grand…
Today I am headed to Bismarck with Mike to watch his daughter Erin's prom grand march. It has been a number of years since I have attended a grand march. My last one was with Cory who is now 24. I recall Cory's prom experience as being relatively painless for me. Boys are easier when [...]
Big choice: mitigate or distance?
I received an informational email today from one of Cheyenne's teachers about a service project out in the community that STEM's seventh graders were going to participate in at the end of the week. The email encouraged parents who would like to participate to let the seventh grade team know. Well, Cheyenne wasn't home when I [...]
4,748 days trumps 1,000!
This is a big day in our little part of the universe. Can you guess what it is? I know one of your first guesses might be that this blog post is the 1,000th blog post of The New Forty. 1,000 days and 1,000 entries...that is pretty big considering where I started and my initial [...]
THE NEW FORTY 