Can you believe that 2 of my daughters friends (who are in the 1st grade) were sent notes home from the school to inform the parents that their children were overweight? I was appalled by this. They are first graders for Gods sake! What kind of undue stress are adding to our kids. I get nervous when Morgan says she is fat or that she eats to ( Read more... )

We're all gearing up for the Holidays. Getting excited! Went to our 2nd parade this past weekend and had a great time. Alex came with us and complained on the way there saying, "don't ask me to come next year," but seemed to be ok with it once the parade got started. The important thing is he went. He and dad took turns holding Bo so he could ( Read more... )

While I don't consider myself an extremely religious person, taking a "to each his own" sort of attitude I took an on-line quiz to determine which religion and I am. I am more of what our Preacher calls a "C and E" person, someone who attends Church at Christmas and Easter. To my surprise I scored 100% Catholic and 100% Christian. Who knew ( Read more... )

About Six years ago, before her passing, a wise philosopher described to me something that she tried to daily that made her feel better about herself and her place in the world. Since having this discussion I've made an active attempt at the same practice ( Read more... )

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