Tomorrow morning our family leaves for a weekend in Minnesota to attend my nephew’s wedding. Since my sister is much older than me, my nieces and nephews are closer to my age and I have always been very close to them. This weekend, my nephew Eric is getting married to the love of his life,…
Read More Another Reagan Story!
Just a few minutes ago, our daughter Reagan (age 4) was talking with my husband. Out of the blue, as most of her thoughts are, she says the following: Reagan: Daddy, when the four of you die and I am left all alone, I will have to build a For Sale Sign and put it…
Read More Mondays Matter: Week 23
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways To Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza GET TESTED 1 in 4 teens contracts an STD each year. 50% of the population will likely have an STD at some point in their lifetime. Nearly 1 million people are estimated to have HIV and…
Read More A Conversation with Grandma!
Last weekend our daughter, Reagan spent the weekend with my parents. She had been asking for a weekend at Grandpa and Grandma B’s all by herself. I wanted to share a funny conversation that they had. Grandma had been working on a quilt and told Reagan she had to go get a needle. Reagan asked…
Read More We have a winner!
Sorry it took me so long to announce the winner today. It was our last day of school and then we had 2 Little League games, so it has been a bit hectic. I wish all of you could win. Julie is a fellow book blogger who I have been the recipient of some great…
Read More Mondays Matter: Week 22
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways to Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza THANK A FIREFIGHTER! -73% of firefighters are volunteers, with 66% of more of fire departments staffed 100% by volunteers. -More than 100 firefighters die in the line of duty each year ACTION STEPS 1. When you…
Read More Mondays Matter: Week 21
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways to Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza LEARN CPR-4-6 Minutes after someone experiences cardiac arest, brain death starts to occur.-75-80% of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen at home.-95% of sudden cardiac arrest victims die before reaching the hospital.-CPR helps maintain vital blood flow…
Read More Mondays Matter: Week 20
Taken from the book Every Monday Matters: 52 Ways to Make A Difference by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly BozzaDONT FLICK YOUR CIGARTTE BUTTCigarette butts are the most commonly littered item.They have been found in the stomachs of fish, birds, whales, and other marine creatures that mistake them for food.Annual cigarette butt litter, end on end,…
Read More Review and Author Chat: Matrimony
Thanks to www.readinggroupguides.com our book club won an author chat with Joshua Henkin, author of Matrimony. About the book…It’s the fall of 1986, and Julian Wainwright, an aspiring writer, arrives at Graymont College in New England. Here he meets Carter Heinz, with whom he develops a strong but ambivalent friendships, and beautiful Mia Mendelsohn, with…
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