I never knew of the FFA organization as a student. But my husband Nathan was a FFA member. Now we raise a next generation of FFA members. Together in June we attended the 87th annual State FFA convention in Fargo, N.D. to attend a banquet with our FFA member son Hunter, my parents, friends and many FFA supporters. It was our…
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Storms, rainbows and moving to college
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Nathan and I helped move Hunter to the University of North Dakota yesterday. It’s a new chapter. Summer school and football workouts happen this week and then this weekend it’s the Lions All-Star Class B basketball practice for Hunter with eleven other boys. They play the Class A boys in Fargo on July 11 and in Bismarck July 12. After the…
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An Anika update on her birthday!
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It’s been six weeks since Anika fell down the stairs at our house resulting in a concussion, skull fracture and broken left arm. And TODAY, July 1 is her seventh birthday. Before the day ends, I want to update on her joy of today and how far she’s come over the last six weeks. Anika is our baby girl and…
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Be Different: a graduation celebration
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It’s been a month since Hunter’s high school graduation and I am finally getting time to share about it. There are many pictures to share and this will be a long post for those family and friends who were not able to travel to join us. Plus, I just want to document the day, event and weekend as much as…
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Aneta Turkey Barbeque with Grandpa
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Recently, I drove around Aneta, N.D. on a golf cart with my 91-year-old grandpa, Oscar during Aneta’s 56th annual turkey barbeque. I like to say Aneta is a town of 250 people, 50 of whom are in the nursing home, which is the town’s largest employer. The community comes together every year to slow roast turkeys over hot coals. This…
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