I write this in week eight of the stay at home mandate. We’ve all had a different quarantine experience, and wanted to share our stories so that you know… You’re not alone… Yes, this is hard… And we’re in this together, even though we may physically be a part. Work and Homeschooling …
Read More »The Soccer Experience
It was raining. Not the rain for ten minutes kind of rain – but the kind of rain that has you drenched like a mop bucket – the merciless, pouring, pounding kind of rain. It wasn’t cold, so instead, you felt like you were pushed into a muggy puddle, dirty, …
Read More »Ballot Question Number 2: To Weed or Not to Weed?
A few months ago, Pat Hickey, a former member of the Nevada State Legislature and the current leader of the Nevadans for Responsible Drug Policy, asked if he could meet with me to share what he wants moms to know about the recreational marijuana question on the ballot. I honestly …
Read More »Organ Donation. The subject no one wants to talk about, but should.
If you’re like me, the mere thought of organ donation conjures up a wide range of emotions. On one hand, to me, it’s an easy decision. Of course I’d donate my organs to someone in need if I no longer had any use for them. On the other hand, if …
Read More »Cutting Down Your Own Christmas Tree, Nevada Style
If you were to live in the great state of Nevada, you would know that, if you were so inclined, you could go to the Bureau of Land Management office, give them $5 and get a permit to go out onto the National Forest Service Land and cut yourself down …
Read More »How the Fourth Pregnancy is Different from the First
I can remember back to my first pregnancy when I basically had nothing else going on in my life. I mean, I was working but only part-time, teaching a class at UNR, and going to graduate school and I’m sure I thought my life was busy but what did I …
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