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I was married for 29 years to a great guy who passed away in 2002. We had a beautiful daughter together and she has given me two handsome grandsons. I have a fiance now and his two daughters have adopted me into their lives and they have given us 3 beautiful

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Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas Reclaim the holidays: 6 of 70
The holidays are fast approaching and once again we scramble to get ideas for gifts that will be long remembered after the holidays have passed. Let's remember that the holidays are treasures for our minds to drift back to and cherish. Time that is well spent with family and friends. Are you there? Can you see the faces? What... More..
Education > Homeschooling Good reasons for homeschooling your children: 6 of 33
Most people home school due to ensuring the child gets the one on one attention needed for academic reasons. Some children do not work to their true potential due to a very distractive environment. Others do quite well with it.Schooling needs are as individual as the student them selves are. Each one has their own pace of lea... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) The benefits of converting your swimming pool to a saltwater system: 3 of 12
Converting your pool to saltwater isn't all that hard and the benefits are great. No need for lots of harsh chemicals, you can just use salt. There are environmental advantages to this as well as it being cost effective.To do this you would use a salt chlorine generator. Salt will be used over and over again saving you money ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs My most humorous gardening (mis)adventure: 27 of 76
We had just bought our house,actually it was a camp and needed lots of work. The yard was more like a jungle and so we started out on a mission to get it so we could get in the back door without any critters attaching themselves to us. We started with weeding and moving rocks from around trees and after a few days of this it ... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: People we miss: 27 of 74
Wow, People we miss is a great topic, Everyone has someone that they lost at some point in time, The hows and whys never cease let alone the what ifs. But for a lot of us, it's not just missing the person, its healing within ourselves and learning to move on that is the most difficult.Honoring the person by remembering things... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Problems Parents Face Helping children deal with problems and issues relating to school: 15 of 39
One of the biggest thing with children in elementary school through high school is peer pressure. They feel they need to dress the best and be the best at everything in order to be liked and fit in. How do you help with that?Tell them it's OK to be who they are, teach them to focus on the things that they do the best and show... More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Rabies: Symptoms and treatment: 4 of 10
Rabies is a viral disease that causes inflammation in the brain.It is transmitted by the saliva of an animal infected with it.It is imperative if you have been bitten by an animal that has rabies or even if you don't know that the animal had rabies,wash the wound out immediately and get to a doctor right away.Symptoms of rabi... More..
Sciences > Disease & Illness Cancer-preventing foods: 6 of 13
Today more than ever it is difficult to understand how there are so many cases of cancer cropping up. Is it diet? Bad habits? Not enough rest? One thing Scientists and Doctors are finding is that certain foods and changing your diet can prolong your life.Eating more fruits and vegetables ranks among the highest ways to cut th... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Victims of drunk driving: 46 of 96
When you deal with a death from drunk driving, there is no closure. There is always the question of why? As it is to this day for me.We had just found out we were going to have a baby, we were very excited and were just talking about going to see my husbands brother and his two children before the baby came. We were making pl... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior Bedroom decor: How to design a High School Musical theme bedroom: 5 of 10
The first thing you will need to do is get the dimensions of the room, are there sloped ceilings, nooks etc. After you do this you will need to decide if you are going to keep the existing furniture. If you do not need to replace don't, you can always dress it up in the appropriate colors to match the walls and flooring. You ... More..