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Tag Archives: cheyenne
If only I owned a hair salon…
If I had a dollar for each time Cheyenne lamented – “Why can’t you just own a hair salon or something? Why do you have to be in emergency management?” – I would have a fist full of dollars. It … Continue reading
Tagged cheyenne, children, emergency management, parenting, risk, teen driving, teenagers
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14 years of sparkle…
Today is Miss Sparkle’s 14th birthday. And no, that isn’t an April Fool’s Day joke…well, at least not this year. As I say every year on this day, the universe was likely trying to layer on a sarcastic commentary when … Continue reading
Tagged 14, birthday, cheyenne, children, Miss Sparkle, parenting, teenagers, time flies
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Easter is a little different at my house this year…
One of the challenges of a shared custody agreement is that on alternating holidays your child is with the other parent. That reality pretty much shapes the way I view the activities I plan for any given holiday. For all … Continue reading
Tagged cheyenne, cory, easter, Humor, male bunny costume, parenting, Peter Cottontail
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Inside Out
I have a number of titles and I play many roles, but none more important than the title I so often hear uttered with exasperation by my teenage daughter – “MOM.” Under this title I play an interesting collection of … Continue reading
Tagged Andrea, cheyenne, Isa, Jadah, mom, parenting, proud, school, self esteem, STEM, West Fargo School District
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The gift…
I want to thank the middle school music teachers, Mrs. Larson and Ms. Schwartz. They gave me a great gift last year when Cheyenne wanted to quit playing viola. They convinced her to stay with it for another year. They … Continue reading