Father’s Day is coming up and it reminded me that on Mother’s Day weekend both local papers in Salt Lake City ran lists of recommended movies for watching on this day in May to celebrate our mothers. Among them were “Rocky,” which doesn’t feature a mother at all (but Rocky’s future wife does become a […]
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There are many reasons we procrastinate. Isabella’s manager at work gave her a project to complete by the end of the week. Isabella worried about it, but didn’t start until the day before it was due. She turned it in the next morning, but she was disappointed with her effort. I never do things good
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I sat watching the falling snow from my window yesterday and reflected on past years. Time is so fleeting. Our cute little six-year-old used to come home after school and spend hours sliding down the snow-laden hill behind the garage. She loved the splat her boots made in the mud puddle at the bottom.
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Our children’s lives can become clogged with school, sports, getting the video games they want, and thinking about what kind of entertainment is most important at the moment. How do we teach them the value of life itselfgratitude for the things they already have and the beauty that surrounds them? Slow down As we get
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My son was eight. He’d found a clown at a street fair who was twisting balloons into poodles and giraffes. Never one to settle for the simple, my son asked the clown for an octopus. I could see by the clown’s expression that he was thinking, “Great. An eight legged sea creature. Just what I
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Children are born liking sweet foods. And as they grow, toddlers are already testing their decision-making abilities and learning to decipher what is and isn’t food. They’re starting to learn that a lint ball from the corner isn’t tasty. As a result, it’s natural, for many children to become picky eaters. So how can we
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Maintaining a yard or garden requires that we deal with the weeds. Some put down weed barrier. This lasts about two years until the weeds grow through it and create a more difficult problem. Others put down mulch. This works for a couple of years until it breaks down and provides decent soil for weeds
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Now that Labor Day has come and gone, school is officially in full swing. Here are some fun books to get kids excited about reading and going back to school! David Goes to School David Shannon David, a rambunctious elementary school student, learns appropriate classroom behavior in this perfect picture book for young
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Materials 1 cup smooth applesauce 1 cup cinnamon Cookie cutters Drinking straws Ribbon or string 12 tablespoons glitter (A finer-grain glitter will give you a more cohesive dough that is easier to work with.) Directions 1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. 2. Combine applesauce, cinnamon, and glitter, and stir until a workable dough forms.
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