So I bought a hard copy of the Press & Sun-Bulletin on Sunday so I could show my 18 year old son what the actual ballot would look like for his first ever trip to the ballot box – or as we know it, the voting booth. I explained how he would vote on the… Continue reading First Time Voters
Of course, I am going to start my day at about this time yesterday – Monday, November 3. I went grocery shopping yesterday. The schedule around my house has been extremely hectic and I had not been to the grocery store for any serious shopping in quite some time. I was out of sugar, out… Continue reading It’s One of Those Days
I have always encouraged my daughter, who is a senior at Niagara University and will graduate with a degree in elementary education and a minor in literacy, to stay in the Niagara area and student teach. My theory was that even the “city” school districts in our area are not true inner city school districts. … Continue reading City School Districts
Yes, I am off on a road trip at 7 am tomorrow morning. My kitchen table looks like it is time for a college visit so… … The soon-to-be 18 year old and his 14 year old brother and I head west along the Southern Tier Expressway tomorrow morning. Initial destination – SUNY-Fredonia. The high… Continue reading Road Trip!
The color pumpkin is one of my favorite colors. Case in point, the shirt I have on for the big concert tonight – I have floor tickets to see Little Big Town and Carrie Underwood – is pumpkin colored. My most requested baked good is pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. My favorite season of the year… Continue reading Pumpkin
No, not the kind where the whole family comes into town. October means family weekends at the various colleges my older children attend. That also means – ROAD TRIP! This weekend is family weekend at the University at Buffalo. My 21 year old son is a student at UB. He is also president of True… Continue reading October Means Family Weekends
I tend to not think of myself as selfish. I am sure, when the boys ask for something and are told I am busy or some other response, they think so. I am not. I just finished reading an article by Rebecca Pratt about putting yourself first. Pratt hits the nail on the head as… Continue reading Put Yourself First
I know we think that title sound preposterous. I would have thought so if I hadn’t just finished reading my local paper. Please bear in mind I have two college-aged children expecting absentee ballots for the election and I live in the Town of Union. I guess I need to be a bit more truthful. … Continue reading Voter Suppression by Government?
Remember the essay “Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”? I love that essay! It talks about how all those things we do in kindergarten are needed for life – getting along, sharing, napping. This morning I opened my email from Sparkpeople.com and found an equally good piece – how we can learn healthy… Continue reading Everything I Learned
My friend Lisa recently wrote a blog entry entitled “no bailout.” No, she wasn’t talking about her views on the recently passed government “rescue” plan, though she could have been. She was talking about tightening the familial belt and surviving the rough times that are already upon us and to come. Lisa got me thinking… Continue reading The Family Grocery Budget
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