The Bare Look
Darlings, Selma Gomez is featured in a Vogue photo wearing a dress that I would get down on my knees and beg the designer to give me in the same design, add or take nothing away! The object of my madness is a latte-tone leather, lusciously colored and designed, featured with an oversized buckle and rushing […]
Justin Cronin’s “The Passage”
If you’ve been following my reviews, then you probably know I rarely check out a book on a whim. 99 out of 100 times I read a book, I have meticulously combed my way through prospective additions to my library to find that one that just fits whatever literary craving I have at the time. […]
The 60’s
The 60s were wild and magical, with the baby boomers coming of age. For the first time, kids sought life instead of waiting for life to come to them. If you grew up in the 60s, you’ll remember these icons.This decade of youth challegened parents in a way never seen before. If the 60’s was […]
New Classmates, New Friends
With a new school year comes new classmates and new friends. Some children are better than others with school transitions and making new friends at school. Help your child the develop skills necessary for smooth transitions and new friendships. Teach your child to march to his/her own drummer (be real). Teach that he/she is unique […]
Coping with Social Stress
Back to school can bring social stress for your child: new class-mates, new friends. No matter what age, this can cause your child to become anxious. To some degree, we all like “the known” vs. “the unknown” in our lives, as this is human nature. Some children have harder times with transitions to new situations […]
Toys with Hype
Do you remember when Magic Rocks, Sea Monkeys and Pet Rocks were all the rage? It seemed to incredible to be true, yet we all indulged our curiosity and bought in to the manufactures claims. Magic Rocks could have been from Mars with all the hype in advertising they got. Little did we know, we […]
Red Fall Fashion and a New Trend
Hello darlings, how many of you have golden blonde hair and have to constantly worry about your eyebrows matching the tresses? Worry no more! Dark eyebrows are the hot new fashionista model trend. It is now an instant style leader, to be “in the know,” with a blonde halo and dark brows. Remember Madonna, years ago with […]
Soccer Friends
My daughter just had a sleepover at our house with three of her friends. Aside from the fact I can sleep through a series of high pitched squeals capable of inducing spasms in a dog of questionable constitution when my exhaustion level passes from lethargy into comatose, I learned a couple of important things. First, […]
Where Can I Get JCHS Football Season Tickets?
I have been wondering about how to go about purchasing season tickets for the Jefferson County High School Football games. Do you have any information on who I need to call? Schools will be fully staffed this week so you should be able to contact Jefferson County High School to purchase season tickets. When you […]
Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman”
Anyone who has been following recent literary news has probably heard an intense amount of uproar regarding Harper Lee’s “new” book, Go Set a Watchman. Let me start off by saying this book was doomed in the public eye from the start. When an author writes a masterpiece like To Kill a Mockingbird and proceeds […]
A Dorothy Experience
Have you ever had an experience that made you feel as though you were no longer on this planet, in an alternate world? As Dorothy said, “Toto we’re not in Kansas anymore”. It is such an eerie, unfamiliar, feeling that creeps up and consumes you in such a way, that you feel “out of body”. […]
Preparing for Your Child to Go Back to School
How can you prepare your child for going back to school? Children have different responses to returning to school. Emotions run the gambit from fear and dread to sheer uncontrollable excitement. Most children fall somewhere in between, and vacillate between two or three reoccurring emotions. Some children hide their feelings, while some children act them […]
Is it Safe to Eat Fish from Douglas Lake?
Is there any real information on if it is safe to eat the fish on Douglas or Cherokee Lakes? I have heard that it is not safe and then I heard that it is. I would just like to know for sure. The best suggestion for information on the independent lakes can be found on […]
Motive
If you’ve ever questioned the relevance of motive, consider this interesting conundrum. My wife and dog both want a cat. If by chance you are a cuddly little feline, mens rea may seem pertinent to your prospects, given the disparity of greeting offered by each. I suppose the moral of this circumstance is not all […]
Back to School Already?
Can you believe it is almost time to go back to school? “Back to school” has traditionally been a time filled with a sense of a new beginning. A new school year, new teachers, new classmates, new school, new friends, new books and new clothes. Getting a new wardrobe of clothing was always necessary for […]
Parents As Teachers
Parents are the most important teachers in their child’s life. Children are born eager to learn, but parents need to help them channel that learning. Talking with children before, during, and after any activity helps them acquire the steps involved in learning.The more you communicate, the more rewarding your conversations will be, and the better […]
