Monthly Archives: January 2007

one can make a difference

Sometimes, all it takes is one dedicated soul – a neighbor, a relative, a teacher – to make a big difference for many students. In the biography “The Kids From Nowhere: The Story behind the Arctic Educational Miracle” educator George … Continue reading

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Boring baby boy Elijah

Newborns are – well – kind of boring. They sleep, eat, sleep, lay there drunk with milk and dozing off or stare cross-eyed at the world hovering over them. That described my newest grandchild who randomly waved his hands and … Continue reading

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Tea party in the tub

Our New Year’s gathering of the clan in rented condominiums included lots of time with the grandchildren and enough food for two such visits. My husband came with a bundle of ideas and places to go. He buzzed around like … Continue reading

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From the mouth of babes

Toddlers and pre-schoolers burst with enthusiastic interpretations of the world and the words and lessons they hear. My nephew’s wife, agreed to share some unique moments from her oldest child’s year as a three-year-old. Car trips with her only son … Continue reading

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Phones then and now

I know my children will never believe it – not my children with his and her cell phones, land line phones, Internet connections with two or three e-mails accounts apiece, big screen televisions and DVD players. They will not believe … Continue reading

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