Shared history with Mom

May 9, 2012 By 2 Comments
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My mom and I share a lot of history. All moms and daughters do. Tonight I spent some time on Facebook looking for pictures that would share that history with you. I came across this one, which is funny because to most people, it's a blurry picture of graffiti. But to Mom and me, it's so much more. I went to the same overnight camp that my mom attended about 25 years before. We sang the same songs, sat at the same campfires, played the same games... While we were there at different … [Read more...]

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Magic Kingdom Fireworks

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Need a little magic in your day? No matter your age, two minutes of Magic Kingdom fireworks at Disney World will always make a difference. Yes. We tried, very hard, to get the lady in front to sit down. There's always someone, right? … [Read more...]

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Children’s Book Week

May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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How can you celebrate Children's Book Week in your home or community? Read together Pick out one of your (or one of your parents’) favorite books from childhood and introduce it to your child at bedtime. Go to the library Spend some time at your local library.  Even a few minutes here and there in our busy schedule will help instill a lifelong love of books. Get writing Write a book! Sit down with your family and write a story together, taking time to illustrate it. Surely, this … [Read more...]

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When a friend dies (with advice to college-aged kids)

May 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
advice for students on the death of a friend

I have to stop starting my morning perusing Facebook and twitter. Because, inevitably, there's always a mention of, or a link to, something that just makes me pause... and pause for a few minutes more than necessary in our busy mornings. Today, it's the story of a student at Lafayette College in Easton, PA. On Saturday, amid parties and celebration, Freshman student Everett Glenn died of cardiac arrest in his dorm room on his birthday. 6abc news reports that his mother shared that he had been … [Read more...]

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Under reconstruction

May 7, 2012 By 2 Comments

Hi friends! Finally! Over the next few days, please join me as I reconstruct the Julieverse at Just Precious! So, pardon the dust, the mess, the confusion that occurs when you make  few changes in life. Who's ordering the pizza? It's going to be a crazy few days... … [Read more...]

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When schools ban sweets, are they going too far?

May 3, 2012 By 26 Comments
sweets are banned in Colorado schools

This week in Greeley, Colorado, the school board announced a ban on all sweets in the schools, as reported by FoxNews. No rewarding students with candy. No birthday celebrations with cupcakes. No bake sales. No off-campus fundraisers selling sweets. Everything served must be pre-approved by the schools. There is only one cake recipe that can be made--it includes black beans--in the cake. The district says the kids love it. What?! I am adamantly opposed to fundraisers held at fast … [Read more...]

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