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These Nuts | August 10, 2022
My family spent the past week at the lake with my parents and my sister’s family. Before we left, my husband and I both independently and together read our 11-year-old the riot act about this: Absolutely…
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How I met your father | August 3, 2022
This Friday, August 5, is our 16th wedding anniversary. While it’s never explicitly stated, I can tell the undercurrent question in every one of my conversations with friends and strangers is this: How do I find…
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Last is Best | July 27, 2022
Kyle and I took the boys out to dinner at a popular family restaurant in Grand Forks. The small waiting area was packed with mostly grandmas and grandpas; and so when I realized one of the…
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Giant Boulder | July 20, 2022
I received a bike for my 12th birthday. My 12th birthday was important in that it was PRE-teen, meaning that I only had 365 days left to cast aside any youthful nonsense so as to stride…
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Potlucking | July 13, 2022
A lovely reader named Barbara (thanks, Barbara!) messaged me last week inquiring as to my go-to potluck dish, and I’m very glad she did because there are few social gatherings I love more than a potluck. …
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A journey of 974 miles begins with getting out of the house | July 6, 2022
The boys and I are on our way back from our third annual Fourth of July road trip to Michigan to visit Kyle’s cousins. We break the fifteen-hour drive into two days in order to test…
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Where the Wild Things Are: The Younger Siblings of Baseball | June 29, 2022
Behold, America’s Pastime. As the first buds of spring emerge on the branch, so do cleats on the baseline – ready to make and rake their own layers in the dusty tracks like so many generations…
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We are here to tell you your opinion | June 22, 2022
For those of you who don’t live in North Dakota, North Dakotans justify the fact that we deal with cold winters because the trade-off is absolutely glorious weather the rest of the year. This spring, however,…
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Cougar Woods | June 15, 2022
When I was in high school, my boyfriend said to me, “If you’re going to be in business, you need to know how to golf.” This was the late ‘90’s, when being “in business” meant wearing…
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Live, Lake, Love | June 8, 2022
In a surprising move, I made a last-minute Friday decision to take my family to the lake for the Memorial Day weekend after our expected houseguests cancelled their visit. It was surprising because I am not…
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