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New Literary Icons
For mother’s day, my husband bought me two books. One was a Lorrie Moore book entitled Who Will Run the Frog Hospital and the other was The Best American Short Stories, 2004 which was…
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Traveling Kids
As I said yesterday — we are in Florida for my brother’s graduation. This means we spent seven hours in the car two days ago and will be spending another seven in it today…
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Frightful Sizes
I am in Florida visiting my parents. We walked in to lovely faces, happy embraces and the most grotesque thing I have ever seen – a television the size of a football field in…
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Cancer-Causing Chemicals from Tobacco Smoke Found in Baby Urine
Scientists have detected cancer-causing chemicals associated with tobacco smoke in the urine of infants whose parents smoke. The finding, detailed in the May issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, supports the…
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27 Emilys
CNN reported that “for the 10th year running, Emily is the most popular name for infant girls in the United States, according to figures being released this Mother’s Day weekend from the Social Security…
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“If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.”
There are have been a few women in our history who personify strength and beauty with the same intensity. Katherine Hepburn was one of them. I don’t know many women who don’t hold her…
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The Best Way to Save Money is to Eat In
Get Rich Slowly brought attention to a helpful post on the Educating the Wheelers blog entitled, Lazy Person’s Guide to Eating More Meals at Home. They stated that “Cooking at home is an excellent…
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Mama’s Kitchen
I heard a wonderful piece on NPR today – it was called Hidden Kitchens. Apparently it comes on every Friday (this was the first time I have caught it) and today it was featuring…
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Romania Violates Rights of Infants and Children with Disabilities
This story was too horrendous for me to not mention on FamilyResource.com. I’m not sorry for showing this image of one of the abused children. This is a shocking story that everyone should know…
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Belonging
It’s a lovely feeling when you find where you belong. I don’t know that it happens to everyone, but it has happened to me. For years I have wandered around, looking for a neighborhood…