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I am the 45 year old mother of three grown children and grandmother to two wonderful boys. I am married to a wonderful man whom I divorced and remarried.

I received an Associate of Applied Science with a certificate in Respiratory Therapy in 1994. In 2003

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.: 2 of 8

I will never forget that February in 2001. I was watching the race while I cleaned my house. Keeping track of whow my driver, Dale Earnhardt Sr, was doing My youngest child was outside playing but would run into the house every so often to catch up on the who was in the lead and where his favorite driver, Terry Labonte, was....
Health & Fitness > Sexual Health Should public organizations and schools distribute condoms?: 14 of 50

Having worked as director for a teen pregnancy program I must emphatically say that schools and other public organizations should distribute not only condoms but educational materials on sexual behavior, teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This especially holds true for organizations and schools in rur...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The Minneapolis bridge collapse (08/01/07): 15 of 41

The phone rings and I answer it. It is my sister-in-law Jan. "Turn on Fox News, she exclaims! Why? The bridge on 35 in Minneapolis has collapsed!" "Huh?" "I'm waiting for Katie to call me back and let me know if the kids are ok. She doesn't think the boys or their wives normally use the bridge but she is trying to reach them...
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) True gardening stories: My most inspiring garden experience: 31 of 82

Two years ago my husband and I purchased a double wide trailer in a fairly nice court. The trailer and the lot it was on were lacking the attention my husband and I would normally put into our lawn so we knew from the start that making this a place of our own would take some work. Our first year was spent beginning the remod...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Death of a loved one: 58 of 122

Riding into the Bowels of Hell John and I have been avid bikers for many years and loved our day long rides through the Wyoming landscape. These trips provided us with a new love and appreciation for the scenery we have been surrounded by for many years. This would be my first bike ride through South Pass and into Lander whe...
Health & Fitness > Childhood Disorders Are children overdiagnosed with attention deficit disorder?: 28 of 55

Having worked in a psychiatric hospital I have to say yes, too many children are diagnosed/misdiagnosed with ADD/ADHD. I saw many children, especially active teen aged boys, put on drugs to control these illnesses. My personal experience with these diagnoses has been quite interesting. When my oldest son was in 5th grade I w...
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Should US companies be required to provide equal pay to women and men?: 60 of 84

The question of equal pay for men and women will continue to be a hot topic until such equality exists. Many people, young and old alike, have been lulled into a false sense that the feminist movement of the 1960's and 1970's provided women with all of the equal rights which had been sought. There are even those with the nai...
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) What to do when you can't afford something you really want: 6 of 8

Getting something you really want but can't afford can be quite troubling to say the least but it can be done. The first step in this process is to determine if the wanted item is really a want or a need. If it is a needed item then your motivation to succeed in obtaining the item is very much enhanced. Take a computer for e...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Teens The 'I hate you' syndrome: How to calm adolescent rage: 7 of 7

Hearing the phrase "I hate you" from your child, regardless of age, stings worse than the hardest punch in the stomach imaginable. However, this is a phrase every parent will hear until their children become adults (sometimes even when they are adults). Keep in mind that children use this phrase as an expression of frustrati...
Sports & Recreation > NASCAR Should NASCAR sensation Dale Earnhardt Jr. join Nemesis?: 3 of 3

I watched eagerly to see who Junior would race for in the 2007/08 season and I must say I am glad his choice of teams. What I am not glad to hear is the reaction of his fans. DEI has done Junior no favors during his time with the race team, at least not since the late great Dale Senior died. What Theresa Earnhardt seems to h...