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2009 Columns
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Campers in training
Derek Boogaard adds modeling to his resume, 9/7/09
New normal and wrinkly, 8/31/09
Look what I can do, 8/24/09
The tooth fairy is on to you, 8/17/09
Thank you for the music, 8/10/09
Meeting Bret Michaels, 7/13/09
Hands to yourselves, 7/6/09
What’s your problem? 6/29/09
Girly day and bee spray, 6/22/09
While the kids are away, 6/15/09
Backwards and inside out, 6/8/09
Beware of bunny ears, 6/1/09
With two simple words, 5/25/09
The worst mom ever, 5/18/09
Become a fan of clowns and cheeseburgers, 5/11/09
Are you talking to me?, 5/4/09
Seeing red because of Agent Orange and the Mpls. VA Medical Center, 4/27/09
It’s clean because you can walk in it, 4/20/09
Learning to ‘Drive Wright’, 4/13/09
What if it were you hanging up on this wall?, 4/6/09
Oh look . . . a chicken!, 3/30/09
The Mazatlan Memoirs IV the end, 3/23/09
The Mazatlan Memoirs III, 3/16/09
The Mazatlan Memoirs II, 3/9/09
The Mazatlan Memoirs I, 3/2/09
What ever happened to pinball or pong?, 2/16/09
A birthday wish, an apology and a good laugh, 2/9/09
Have a nice day jacket head!, 2/2/09
The would-be intruder, 1/26/09
You just have to laugh, 1/19/09
True inner beauty, 1/12/09
Break day boredom blues, 1/5/09
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2008 Columns
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Confessions of a scrapbooking slacker, 12/29/08
Passport pandemonium, 12/22/08
Go brush your teeth!, 12/8/08
It's like jogging on the inside, 12/1/08
Secrets of the sectional sofa, 11/24/08
Wicked giggles in the backseat, 11/17/08
All in a mommy’s purse, 11/10/08
Thankful for just knowing, 10/27/08
Snoops and tattle tales, 10/20/08
Old fashioned?, 10/13/08
Stop bullying now, 10/6/08
If only I had a penny . . ., 9/29/08
Delano Middle School students take the stage, 9/15/08
Knock it off, or I’m pulling this car right over!, 9/8/08
It seems like only yesterday, I hope it’s tomorrow, or do I?, 9/1/08
One ballgame, six seats, and three generations, 8/25/08
See, Mom, we aren’t so bad, 8/18/08
Love thy siblings, or you are grounded! 8/11/08
Mommy has to do math when she’s a paper boy, 8/4/08
So good, so good, so good!, 7/28/08
Nice, calm, sleeping bees, 7/21/08
Mommies shouldn't mosh, 7/14/08
With the bass a thumpin', 7/7/08
Band-Aids are magic, but moms are not, 6/30/08
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, 6/16/08
Sleepwalking, 6/9/08
Ladies from the eighties, 5/26/08
Moms have strong stomachs, 5/19/08
Getting taken for a ride, 5/12/08
Stay where I can see you, 5/5/08
What does that mean?, 4/28/08
Did we miss the Fourth of July?, 4/21/08
Don’t miss a ‘Tiger-rific’ time, 4/7/08
Once a mom, always a mom, 3/31/08
Mom needs a math tutor, 3/24/08
Delano’s public schools are faced with overcrowding, 3/17/08
It's a touchy subject, 3/10/08
Mom, you aren’t a girl anymore, 3/3/08
I have to have it!, 2/25/08
What time is bedtime?, 2/18/08
Life in the parent lane, 2/11/08
Break a leg, 2/4/08
You know you’re a parent when . . . , 1/28/08
Press one for English, 1/14/08
Too old to play, 1/7/08
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Tiny Tales
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2007 Columns
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Stress-relieving sour notes 12/31/07
Mommy doesn't have eyes in the back of her head, 12/24/07
Just becuse you can, doesn't mean you should, 12/17/07
What's so funny?, 12/10/07
The tipsy-topsy tree, 12/3/07
You called the police?, 11/26/07
Wee-witty-wisecrackers, 11/19/07
Weren't you blonde?, 11/12/07
Moms shouldn't be allowed to text, 10/29/07
Oh, to be a kid again, 10/22/07
Back to school go my gnomes, 8/20/07
Raptor in the rafters, 7/30/07
Because I said so, that's why, 7/2/07
Oh, the pictures, 1,000 words, 6/18/07
Catastrophe averted!, 5/28/07
It's payback time, 5/21/07
Apparently, revisited, 5/14/07
You are my . . . sasnin?, 5/7/07
Things we never thought we'd say, 4/30/07
A cat without a name?, 4/23/07
Me . . . me . . . me . . . giving feels good, 4/16/07
Comedian in the net, 4/2/07
Apparently, 3/26/07
Sidewalk chalk, 3/19/07
A letter for Gramps, 3/12/07
First-graders in the White House, 3/5/07
Stand on your toes, downstairs, 2/26/07
Casper the . . . mischievous ghost?, 2/19/07
Mother Goose lives on our ceiling?, 2/12/07
And busses for all, 2/5/07
Applauding our dedicated community and the wise decisions of our not-so-tiny tigers, 1/29/07
Excerpts from a 5-year-old, 1/22/07
Mommy, are you 'my' fan?, 1/15/07
Just hanging out can be fun ... even with mom, 1/8/07
Naughty or nice, a child's wish list, 1/1/07
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2006 Columns
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Only through a child’s eyes, 12/25/06
Do you have a "tiny tale" to share?, 12/18/06
At school, we all have to follow the rules, 12/11/06
Is there a star in your eyes?, 12/4/06
Oh, the things you overhear, 11/27/06
Just one more time, 11/20/06
'The Star Spangled Banner' can be tricky, 11/13/06
Amazing accomplishments a big part of children's lives, 11/6/06
What did you say?, 10/30/06
Are hot lunches really hot?, 10/23/06
Sometimes two is easier than four, 10/16/06
Geography is hard to understand, 10/9/06
Don't they say the cutest things, 10/2/06
Do you have a "tiny tale" to share?, 9/25/06
The case of the automatic flush, 9/18/06
Super heroes and other tiny tales, 9/11/06
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