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Monthly Archives: April 2012
All She Wants To Do Is Dance, Dance, Dance
Steve Sokol is a lucky man. Also, he is a good man. See, for the last couple years I have been itching to go dancing. Dancing like I used to go dancing when I was a single gal. Except this … Continue reading
Posted in PLEASANT EVENTS
Tagged country dancing, dance party, double dating ideas, latin dancing, SNAP!, social dancing
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Inspirational Immigrants
I am the product of immigration. Sometimes I think back about my family more than six or seven generations ago and think about what their lives were like in Denmark and England in the early 1800’s. I remember being a … Continue reading
Posted in INSPIRING PEOPLE
Tagged America, charity, children, immigration, Migrant, migrant workers
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Checking Off Rockin’ Resolutions–With Dick Clark and SNAP!
I know it’s not January, but I’m still talking about resolutions. I am one of those “resolution people”. It’s one of the only ways I get things done. I LOVE New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (R.I.P Dick Clark) because it motivates … Continue reading
Posted in THOUGHTS ON HAPPINESS
Tagged Blogging, Brooke Walker, Crafting, Dick Clark, Networking, Professional Skills, Resolutions, SNAP!, Stay-at-home moms
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How To Be A Good Citizen–It Involves Snack Foods
Every Monday I post a “Pleasant Event” that I’ve enjoyed doing during the week. This week, in the end I’m not sure I really “enjoyed” this experience because it was really long and incredibly boring. But…I did it so I … Continue reading
Posted in PLEASANT EVENTS
Tagged citizenship, deligates, Gary Herbert, Jason Chaffetz, Mike Winder, nachos, Orrin Hatch, republican convention, snack foods
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Put The Glue Gun Down–There’s Something You Need to Know
I found this fantastically great website, Powerofmoms.com thanks to my friend Wendy Paul. She shared this article through a link on her facebook wall. The article was so fantastic; I just had to share it with you. The ladies who run this … Continue reading
Posted in INSPIRING PEOPLE
Tagged glue guns, Mother Guilt, pintrest, power of moms, Wholesome Family Activities
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Ready To Run (away from my problems)
This is a post I wrote for a new Blogger friend, Ashley. She authors with a cute and well-read fashion blog called Flats to Flip Flops. She asked me to write this for her weekly Thoughtful Thursday series. If you … Continue reading
Posted in THOUGHTS ON HAPPINESS
Tagged Climbing Mountains, half marathons, physical challenge, Running
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Driving My New Slug Bug Yellow–No.41
I’m not sure where my kids learned this, but over the last few weeks and months my kids have been enthralled with seeing Slug Bugs on the road. Luckily they haven’t started punching each other the way my brothers and … Continue reading
Posted in PLEASANT EVENTS, VOCAL SOKOL LOCAL
Tagged Family Cars, Random Fun, Slug Bugs, Test Driving Cars, VW Beetles, VW South Towne
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Jennie My Frienny
We moved into our house in January 2005 and I swear I did not see one person who lived on this street until April. I saw no cars. I saw no one at their mailbox. I saw no garage doors … Continue reading
Posted in INSPIRING PEOPLE
Tagged chicken nuggets., cooking, Friends, friendship, homemaking skills, How to make friends
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