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I reside in southern Saskatchewan where I'm the mother of two grown daughters, grandmother of two (a gorgeous 13 year old granddaughter and a 2 year old precious grandson), both of whom I'm very proud of. I enjoy dancing, writing and quilting.

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: The toys I grew up with: 2 of 131

I truly doubt that anyone will really believe this. Either that, or they'll tend to think that I'm 101 years old and there were no such things as toys in my day. Well, I'm half that, and we did have toys back in the 50's and 60's. However, I came from a very poor family. It was enough for my parents to just put food on the t...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Raising daughters: 2 of 35

Raising daughters has got to be one of the most wonderful things that has happened in my life. I have two beautiful daughters who are 3 1/2 years apart. They are now both grown and on their own, long gone from the nest, but nonetheless, still such a joy in my life. I recall, while being pregnant with our first child, I had s...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Helping Kids Cope Stranger danger for children: 1 of 16

It is so heart wrenching to continuously see stories in the news about children being abducted, molested and even murdered. Children are much too precious, innocent and defenseless to ever have to experience such horrific abuse. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to be doing a lot of good just telling our children not to talk ...
Home & Garden > Real Estate (Other) Real estate investing: Look before you leap: 1 of 13

Real Estate investing has become big business these days. Whether one is opting to purchase a home for either the pride of home ownership or as a money making venture, much of the boom might be attributed to the growing popularity of the DIY home renovating shows on television. You can either flip a home, turn arou...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Tips House guest manners gone bad: 1 of 12

As the old saying goes, leftovers, laundry and house guests start to smell after three days. There may be a general rule in there someplace when it comes to offering your home as a place for out of town guests to stay. Even though they may be family, or a friend that you don't get to see very often, it isn't always a good id...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Halloween: 12 of 138

All Hallow's Eve It was at the stroke of midnight when they gathered at the iron gate Each donned in Halloween costumes All Hallow's Eve, to celebrate Walking into the misty graveyard Thirteen young kids in all for what was to be a childhood prank but would they live to tell the tale? Some of them were brave and cocky some w...
Relationships & Family > The Single Life Things to consider before dating as a single parent: 1 of 11

Whether you're an unattached, single parent or are divorced with children, there's a high probability that you will consider dating somewhere between juggling a career, maintaining a household and raising your children. After all, within the chaos of life, you are entitled to be happy too. Even though you are surrounded with...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: 10 things I hate about the world we live in: 25 of 230

It's certainly not hard to pick out 10 things that one hates about the world, especially in today's society. We as humans, who inhabit this world, are too easily giving up and destroying what should be a great place to live. My 10 choices are as follows: 1) Of course, war would have to be number ONE. It's really just a glori...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teens (Other) When is a teen ready for sex?: 3 of 26

When is a teen ready for sex? In actual fact, "no" teen is ready for sex. A teenager has not yet reached adulthood, by today's standards, so therefore is still classified as a child. The act of sex carries many responsibilities, as well as consequences. Teens are just not mentally, emotionally, and even sometimes physically ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Why I love Canada: 1 of 8

All countries have their advantages and disadvantages. Canada is no exception, but being that it is the place of my birth, I will always love Canada. On my father's side, I am second generation born, and on my mother's side, I am an original Canadian. Her ancestors had been here long before the explorers discovered this grea...