Category Archives: Family

Mary Cornforth Cawood: Teacher Gifts

Posted on 8 May, 2013 by mcawood

The end of the school year is quickly approaching and students and teachers alike are counting the days until their release – I was informed last night that there were exactly 10 days of school left!  How best we thank … Continue reading →

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Karah Levely-Rinaldi: The dresser, episode II – “Return of the Stinkeye”

Posted on 16 April, 2013 by krinaldi

So, here I find it two weeks since my last update on the dresser project with my 13-year-old. There’s no empire or light sabers but plenty of clashing to go around. I don’t want to get all negative about this … Continue reading →

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Judy Purser: The oddest relationship in the world

Posted on 14 March, 2013 by vdaehn1

I have a confession to make: My daughters-in-law and I are WEIRD. There are four of us: me, the dreaded MOTHER-IN-LAW (cue the screeching violins from “Psycho”), and my three near-perfect daughters of the in-law persuasion. And here’s another confession … Continue reading →

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Karah Levely-Rinaldi: ‘They grow up too fast’

Posted on 6 March, 2013 by krinaldi

“Enjoy them when they’re young – they grow up too fast!” Did you ever want to punch anyone who told you this when your kids were babies? OK, not REALLY haul off and hit them. I will admit, though, that … Continue reading →

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Mary Cornforth Cawood: Fueling young athletes

Posted on 5 March, 2013 by mcawood

My girls have become calorie-burning machines. I continue to be amazed by the amount of food consumed at our household! Between gymnastics, swimming and an after-school running program, as well as normal growing, they are steady grazers.  There are many … Continue reading →

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Christina Olcott Mundell: Our kids, a year after their family split up

Posted on 14 January, 2013 by vdaehn1

I found out my parents were divorcing through a phone call. I was a junior in college. Newly engaged. Busily planning a wedding, going to school and working to support myself. I remember thinking it was odd that my mom … Continue reading →

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Lauren Bonk: More than ever, we need hope

Posted on 21 December, 2012 by vdaehn1

You’d have to have been living under a rock if you missed all of the social media reactions to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Even the mainstream news sources covered some of the most viral … Continue reading →

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Kristi Davis: 37 is going to be a blast (even if life isn’t as I planned)

Posted on 12 December, 2012 by vdaehn1

I turn 37 this week, and I remember a time when I never thought I would ever be this old. I remember thinking that anything over 30 was just ancient and I was never going to be that woman who … Continue reading →

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Karah Levely-Rinaldi: When the bottom drops out

Posted on 10 December, 2012 by krinaldi

‘Til death do us part. I don’t think most people go into marriage, save Elizabeth Taylor or a few others, with any other intention but being together for life. I know this was my intention at age 23. I am … Continue reading →

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Lauren Bonk: 37 weeks … and counting

Posted on 7 December, 2012 by vdaehn1

The worst thing any baby authority can tell a pregnant woman about a healthy pregnancy is that, at 37 weeks, they will be considered full-term. OK, so I know that’s not the worst, but I would just rather go on … Continue reading →

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