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  • Distractions and forts

    Saturday, May 23, 2020 8:47 AM
        I’ve been sitting here trying to write for 15 minutes. Since I first sat down, the sound of someone yelling, “Mom!” has ricocheted through my office door once every 23 seconds. The well-thought-out ideas for this column are now scrambled in my brain.
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  • Cottage cheese revival

    Monday, April 27, 2020 10:50 AM
        I use cooking and baking for everything: mitigating stress, procrastinating, expressing love, etc.
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  • The muck between the hummocks

    Monday, March 30, 2020 7:34 AM
    “Run to the truck,” my usually calm, very level headed father yelled. My father never yelled at us.
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  • The brightest Star

    Monday, February 24, 2020 8:22 AM
        Eight years ago, Monika fell in love with Star, the little, chocolate-colored Jersey calf that she showed at our county fair.
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  • First come, first served

    Monday, January 27, 2020 10:18 AM
    We’ve rolled diced. We’ve drawn straws. We’ve picked numbers. It’s never easy (or fair, if you ask my kids) to determine who should get which job or which privilege.
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  • The gift of self-care

    Monday, December 23, 2019 10:16 AM
    Oh, what joy the holidays bring! Watching children carefully write their letters to Santa and then wiggle with excitement when gift opening arrives.
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  • Agates and plows

    Monday, November 25, 2019 1:05 PM
    I don’t remember when Glen started collecting agates.

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  • Exhale slowly

    Monday, October 28, 2019 10:29 AM
    It would be a massive understatement to say that this fall has been challenging. Nothing seemed to happen when it should.
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  • Perfect summer getaways

    Sunday, September 29, 2019 3:04 PM
        We started the summer with a family road trip to Wyoming. The decision to head West for my second-niece’s graduation party was fairly last-minute, but it was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made.
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  • The rest of the stories

    Monday, August 26, 2019 9:42 AM
        Thank you all for the kindness and concern you shared after my last column.
        I truly appreciate all of your caring words and gestures.
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