Opinion
With all the economic uncertainty, one would understand if people were tighter with their money during these times of a worldwide pandemic, and economic crisis. But the opposite is true.
Throughout the pandemic, a new study shows that Americans have been donating to charitable causes in record...
Every once in a while some group, or for entertainment purposes, someone brings up how there are questions we should know the answers to.
As I was growing up I would see this done on TV shows where they tested people’s general knowledge about U.S. history, events and people who had recently been...
Third grade teachers are super heroes.
Kids come into their classrooms with maybe a slight grasp on basic addition and subtraction and they somehow elevate that knowledge to the world of multiplication tables, division (short and long), fractions, measuring, and figuring out things like area and...
I don’t know about anyone else, but I miss being able to actually go to a movie theater. To me there is almost this magic to the entire experience. From getting a popcorn and sitting in a darkened theater and just putting my entire attention on what is happening on this huge screen. Watching the...
Doesn’t it seem like 2020 just flew by?
With many months of business shut downs, students in school and not in school, and masks being mandated it seemed like this year would never end.
I can’t believe most of us made it through.
Many of us have suffered through COVID-19 one way...
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Does your family set a goal each year?
In 2021, my family will be focusing on basic life skills.
Throughout the past year, we, like many families, have hunkered down and spent more time at home together. And, over the course of this pandemic, my husband and I have come to realize...
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Many who have read this opinion piece in the last year have seen that more often than not I’ve tried to keep it light and sometimes attempt to provide something for people to smile about. Some might wonder why with the state of our world. All the things that are going on, the COVID-19 pandemic,...
For New Year’s Eve I spent part of the evening in a virtual get together where the focus was on stories. These could be stories from the last year or from past years. Some of the stories had to do with cooking, some were accomplishments, others were about a pie missing an ingredient or the...
Christmas is over.
You’ve unwrapped your gifts.
Now you have to decide what to do with the things you were given. Some gifts are easy . A soft blanket or throw, clothes, books, or garage tool rack are great gifts that are easy to put to use.
However, sometimes we receive something we’re not...
Does your family set a goal each year?
In 2021, my family will be focusing on basic life skills.
Throughout the past year, we, like many families, have hunkered down and spent more time at home together. And, over the course of this pandemic, my husband and I have come to realize how few basic...
