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43 Cents

43 Cents

  While out wandering a small town, I discovered this old abandoned gas pump sitting behind a building.  Immediately drawn to the decay and the rust, I began snapping away.  It was until much later I took a closer look at the print and realized this pump wasn’t even designed for a purchase higher...
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Vary Your Dairy

cow in field

Without becoming too political, the dairy industry has marketed their product well – “does a body good” and “got milk?” – all of us are familiar. The dairy industry is so influential that even the government has guidelines of how much of the stuff should be consumed daily. We are the only species that...
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28 Days of Generosity: Join the Community Experiment

28 Days of Generosity: Join the Community Experiment

“What could happen if we join together as a community in 28 days of generosity?”   Montrose Community Foundation has launched a 28 day experiment in generosity during the month of February.   What a fantastic idea! We all know how good it feels to share, to give, to be generous to family, friends,...
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Felt Valentines

Felt Valentines

Valentine’s Day is on it’s way! Even though Valentine’s Day is for lovers,  I like to give little gifts to the little loves in my life:  My kids. Here is a quick and easy project that costs less than $1 and will take less than ten minutes to make for your little loves. Felt...
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Move More, Eat Less

red pills with glass bottle

Over the holiday break we made our annual trek to Arizona to stay with my mom. While there I saw the first “bathing suit season is upon us” ad and said to myself, “Already?! It’s only the beginning of January for the love of Pete!” Maybe it does come a little earlier down there...
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Inspired in Virginia: The Seldens Landing Cardinals Care Club

Seldens Landing Cardinals Care Club

Unless you have College Students or Homeschool your kids, most students are back in school as your read this. It is that time at the first of the year that we as parents work to get back into a routine. Spring sports haven’t started yet but I and the kids need more structure in...
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The Untold Story

The Untold Story

  After years of seeing this trunk sitting up in my parents attic. . .I managed to convince my wonderful Mom to hand it down to me. I knew nothing about it other than it looked really cool, it was old, and it served as storage for our old toys for many years. Once...
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Class Halloween Parties

Class Halloween Parties

This year I decided to put my name in the hat for volunteering to help in my oldest’s classroom.  When it came time to delegate duties, I realized I was the ONLY parent that signed up to help organize parties and activities with my son’s teacher. I began feeling overwhelmed as the month of...
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Inspirational Quote

A person who has a cat by the tail knows a whole lot more about cats than someone who has just read about them.
Mark Twain

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