It was always my goal to raise strong, assertive children. In addition, I was particularly determined to instill in my daughters a sense of equality. I never wanted them to feel as females as if they were secondary or needed to be submissive to males. I wanted them all to be comfortable in their individuality and fierce in their defense of [...]
Tag: Sarah
I sat at the virgin table…
Tonight I went with my niece Emilie and my daughter Sarah to see Thunder from Down Under at the Dakota Magic Casino. Sarah purchased the tickets for Emilie's 21st birthday and like the good aunt I am I said I would go along to help celebrate. Sarah also gave Emilie 21 dollars so that she would [...]
Added value…
Two of my former students are getting married today - Sarah and Tyler. I will attend their reception this evening where I am sure I will also see a bevy of other EM alumni that remain close to them. Sarah and Tyler are not the first pairing to come out of our program, there have [...]
Face time equality…
For the past five years or so, I have created a family calendar each year and distributed it en masse to the family each Christmas. I do our family calendar on Vistaprint.com - far and away my favorite printing site. The calendar is filled with family photos from the past year. It isn't as if the family calendar has ever [...]
Mama knows best.
When I moved to North Dakota in 1997, my two oldest children were teenagers in high school. They were not fond of the idea that they were moving from Orange County, California to Kindred, North Dakota. When we arrived in small town North Dakota and settled in on the corner of Elm Street they captured their [...]
The littlest fundraiser…
I need a reality check. My daughter Sarah takes my grand baby Lennon to a local daycare. She pays $160 a week for 11 week old Lennon's care (which I understand is fairly reasonable for infant care in this area). Daycare sure has gone up over the years. I cannot imagine how some parents can afford to go back to work. [...]
Lennon exploded and I almost imploded.
Mike and I had the day with Lennon. Sarah and Dusty took off to the cities for a day trip, so they brought him over first thing in the morning and he stayed until a bit after 4 PM. He is such a good baby and very easy to watch. We love having him here. [...]
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