Baby Hands
December 11, 2011 By · 28 Comments
Technically, I’m a grandma. I have a grandson, but I don’t consider myself a grandma. Some people think it’s because I’m vain about my age. Please. I am vain, but not about my age. I’ve never been shy telling people how old I am. It really is because of the weight that the title carries. [...]
Old Photos
December 6, 2011 By · 2 Comments
I grew up poring through photos. Yellow, faded, and crumbling. I held those images in my hands like treasures from the past. In those photos I saw smiling ghosts of youthful men that looked vaguely similar to the old men I saw at weddings and funerals. The smiling eyes of women with tiny waists peered [...]
Where Do Polar Bears Poop?
October 9, 2011 By · Leave a Comment
Saturday night was a busy one for our family. My daughter had a game to cheer at in San Diego and I had a party to host up in Laguna Beach. Since the Rah Rah Girl wanted to ride to the game with her cheer buddies, my husband drove our son to the game in [...]
Smart Technology to Safeguard Against Teen Drinking
October 1, 2011 By · 1 Comment
In 2008, an estimated 12.4% of persons ages 12 or older drove under the influence of alcohol at least once during the past year. The rate was highest among persons ages 21-25 (26.1%). SAMHSA In 2008, 11,773 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes, accounting for nearly one third (32%) of all traffic-related deaths in [...]
Ten
September 11, 2011 By · Leave a Comment
Ten years. We say we haven’t forgotten… but we have. The days, weeks, and months after the terrible events of 9/11/01, we all came together as a community. We came out from the seclusion of our homes and got to know our neighbors. We were reminded how precious life is, deciding to spend more of [...]
Why Animals Eat Their Young
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