Before we sat down for brunch today at our house we had a less than two minute photo shoot together. First the kids…can you feel the love? Hunter hammed it up to get done so he could get to his pancakes, eggs and bacon.Then Elizabeth snapped pictures on my big camera of Nathan and me. Hunter took pictures on my…
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School program sweetness and creating memories
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We have a sweet second-grader in our home. She’s sincere, sensitive, thoughtful and cares for others more than any other child I have known. She is Miss E. Today we went to Miss E’s second-grade program where her music teacher Mrs. Wolff combined Valentine’s Day and President’s Day into one celebration of songs and every student had multiple lines.I see…
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The welcome wagon of a small town
Filed Under: Life in North Dakota Tagged With: North Dakota, prairie life, rural life 4 Comments
Small towns are quaint and enjoy a slower pace of life but are they welcoming? Nine years ago, my husband, son and I moved from the south suburbia area of Fargo to Wishek, a small North Dakota town 97 miles from a Target or Starbuck’s. Wishek was my husband’s hometown and people stopped to welcome him home.I’m a lifelong North…
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A full circle National Signing Day
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This morning, our son, Hunter signed his National Letter of Intent to play football at the University of North Dakota. For many close friends, family and community supporters, Hunter choosing football over college basketball came as a surprise last summer when he committed to UND. But to our family, it was not as much of a surprise as it was meant…
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Scholarship forms and applications don’t tell the whole story…
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Words fill in the blanks on media relations forms for Hunter’s college football signing day tomorrow and scholarship applications he is submitting. I think of so many people who impacted what he is writing down on the paper. There is a small army of people and of course the words don’t really tell the story. Today Hunter is a student in…
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