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I just finished a two week visit with the three grands. (And two with the three ‘aint bad.) Their house is undergoing a refinement and they needed a place to stay. (Me, the effervescent grammy, with hand in the air) “Oh, pick me, pick me!!” They needed a place to stay. I needed them to stay with me. It was a win-win situation. It was also exhausting, and I’m not even their mom - who for sure was 100 percent more exhausted than me, especially since she is about 65 percent done growing grand baby number four. It was a loud couple of weeks. But it was also a time filled with giggles and laughter and no one wanting to go to bed. Well, except their mom. And me...
“I did it!” Six letters total to form three very small, very simple words, to create one of the shortest sentences in history, but when is the last time you uttered them together in a sentence? “I did it.” I’m spending a couple weeks with my two-year-old grandson and I&...
What if there was something that 100 percent of us could benefit from having in our lives? What if that something was not chocolate, coffee or wine? What sort of entity would this be? A radiant sunrise or the perfect vacation? Maybe your soul mate or a favorite pet? Finally finding your dream job...
We are living in serious times. And, while I don’t want to demean or diminish the seriousness of all the seriousness, I have one piece of advice that I hope can benefit us all. Sometimes, the best thing you can do for yourself is laugh. You read that right. In the midst of the dire, soberin...
Summer has finally arrived at the Polson Library, which means the return of our Annual Summer Reading Program. The “Color Our World” program runs from June 9 through Aug. 7. You can register yourself online at: https://northlakecolibrary.readsquared.com/ or in the ReadSquared app and record your ...
The White House just announced a sweeping plan that could ultimately cap U.S. drug prices at the lower levels seen in other developed countries. Administration officials have good intentions. They’re trying to shake up the plainly unacceptable status quo, in which American “citizens pay ...
Despite record- high wind and solar generation, the U.S. renewable energy sector faces uncertainty. Tariffs and potential repeals of federal funding are creating roadblocks to the further buildout of energy projects. Wind, solar, and other renewable energy projects have helped revitalize rural communities...
We measure things in increments. A cup of flour. A glass of wine. 98.6 degrees for a normal human body temperature. A standard sheet of paper is 8.5 by 11 inches. The wind is blowing at 11 miles per hour. You fill your tires to 33 pounds per inch. The barometric pressure at my house right now is 30. A pound ...
As a kid, I loved collecting shells on the beach - still do. There is something calming about walking on the sand, listening to the waves and looking for small treasures the tide washes up. I never found a pearl - not many of us do on the beach. You usually have to take a deep dive to find a pearl, but I ...
It starts as a slight twinkle in the eye, nothing more than a spark of an idea, the beginning of grand plans. Vacation: It’s more than a word. It’s a destination. The typical vacation lasts about a week, but the trip itself is frequently a multi-stage event. Stage one involves planning and can...
