December 19, 2012 Bonnie Ware, a nurse in Australia, published a book called ‘The Top Five Regrets of Dying’. She has worked for several years as a nurse caring for people who are in the last 12 weeks of their lives. Over the time spent caring and consoling, she recorded their dying words and a common theme of regrets.
December 19, 2012
December 17, 2012 With the craziness that happened in Newtown, CT, it hit close to home for me. I am from Milford, CT, which is a half hour from the Sandy Hook Elementary. I went to Pumpkin Delight and have fond memories of my days there. I was 8 when we moved here to Maine.
December 17, 2012 I love ‘Schoolhouse Rock’! They are fun and gees, you might learn a thing or two along the way. The 'Schoolhouse Rock' website has links to the videos and words! My favorite has always been ‘Conjunction Junction’.
December 17, 2012
On Christmas morning, there's nothing worse than getting a bad reaction to one of your presents. This is especially prevalent among the younger crowd, particularly those under age 12. Why? Well, the kiddos don't necessarily have an understanding of faking appreciation and re-gifting later, so it just comes off as bratty behavior.
December 16, 2012 It was the night of Dec 16, 2011 when Ayla’s dad said he put her in her bed. That is the last time anyone says they saw the little 20 month old girl. Friday, the Maine State Police held a news conference to update the situation. They are still following up on leads, the case is still active and they still are looking for Ayla who was last seen in Waterville a year ago. But there are no answers.
How do you explain the unexplainable to children? Today, parents across the country, including myself, were faced with this -- fumbling over words while explaining the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown - located only 20 miles away from my own daughter's elementary school.
December 14, 2012 Never fails. You have all the cards written out, inserted the family photo and the note explaining everything that happened in the past year. But what don't you have enough of? Stamps!
December 14, 2012 ‘Lose It With The Y’ is a great program with the Kennebec Valley YMCA in Augusta and Manchester. It is a cool program. The fourth round of this program just finished. There were 14 teams that in the last few months lost a total of 590 pounds. Yes, lost weight in the holiday season. Some of us did better than other…but I am willing to bet we ALL feel better, I know I sure do.
