A year ago my grandson Lennon was born. It was a very joyous event and long in the coming. I waited a long time for his mom and dad to decide they were "ready" for a baby. I was ready years before they were. But I was made to wait...and wait...and wait - until June [...]
Tag: Sarah
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 [...]
More than a house…
A house, no matter how large or majestic, is really just a shell. It is what you put into it that makes a home. And it is what you take out of it that makes it hard to ever see it again as just a house. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. said, "Where we love is [...]
It isn’t really the art at all…it’s the artist.
My daughter Sarah and I spent the evening at a Coaster & Clipboard Frame Workshop at The Studio in downtown Fargo. The workshop was hosted by Kristine Wallin the gifted woman behind Bipolart. Kristine had all the supplies, treats, music, and guidance and all we had to do was show up ready to have fun. [...]
Pass the Miracle Grow.
It is interesting the things you grow attached to - things that aren't even yours. This is on my mind presently because my daughter Sarah and her longtime partner Dusty sold their adorable little house this past week. In May they will move on to another home and a new chapter of their lives. The [...]
A prescription for some of Sanford’s walk-in clinic doctors…
Moms know their kids. They know when their kids are not feeling well or acting differently. The same with dads - they know when something is just not right. This is the reality of raising children - you as the parent are closest to them. When kids are sick, parents do what they should do [...]
It did my heart good…
I went to Bismarck yesterday to attend a retirement party for a friend who is moving on to a new chapter in his life after a long career at the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES). It was an opportunity to not only wish him well, but also to see a lot of folks I have [...]
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