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Some people have normal mothers | December 29, 2021

Kyle and I are those kind of people who take a funny (“funny”) Christmas/Hanukkah card photo every year. This year, our ten-year-old took one look at the final result and said with a level of exasperation…
Santa and the Sewing Machine | December 22, 2021

I have kind of an unusual relationship with Santa. Probably the weirdest part about it is the fact that we have any relationship at all – because, you know, I’m Jewish. For Jewish kids, Santa is…
Dear Miss Amanda Silverman

I recently wrote about my part in the 1997 Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. I received the following handwritten letter from Alden L. Burris of Inkster, N.D. shortly after returning from New York. I’m a hoarder of letters…
You Betcha: a guided meditation | December 15, 2021

You’re sitting in your favorite armchair, which was initially pretty expensive but purchased for 75% off thanks to a coupon book you bought from your co-worker’s fifteen-year-old so his class could go on a field trip…
A little North Dakota Christmastime Niceness

Kenzie Dorsher of Dorshie Designs and I will be donating 100% of proceeds from this awesome ND sticker to the St. Joseph’s Food Bank in Grand Forks. Check it out!
A&E’s Great Restaurant | December 8, 2021

My family just got back from a trip to New Jersey to celebrate my grandpa’s 95th birthday. (Here’s an interesting fact about my grandfather: he was a practicing dentist for 63 years – even after a…
Getting somethin’ done | December 1, 2021

My husband, Kyle, is a hockey agent. My little sister, Erica, is a movie/television casting director. Both of their jobs are about finding talented people and putting them in the right place(s) to maximize that talent. …
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade | November 24, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving! I am very grateful for all of you lovely readers. In appreciation, I am going to share with you a little-known fact about myself: I once danced in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. To be…
Shorty | November 17, 2021

I am a 5’2” full-grown human, which is a perfectly good size. It was a perfectly good size when I lived on the east coast, where either the quantity or average height of other fully-grown humans…
Mrs. Teacher | November 10, 2021

I bumped into one of my old teachers at a concert the other evening. I say “old” in that she was previously my teacher, and also because she retired shortly after I was in her class…

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